by Shannon Poe | Oct 10, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
The picture here was taken today. This is in front of the Bear River sign at the entrance to the public area near Auburn CA. We drove there today and AMRA pressed to be included (on your behalf) in a meeting with Senatorial, Congressional, and Assembly staff members...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 10, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
Roasting marshmallows, not forests If you have fond memories of roasting marshmallows around the campfire, and making s’mores with the kids, you may be surprised to learn that you’ve been doing it wrong all this time. Fortunately, the U.S. Forest Service has finally...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 10, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
About Britt and Zak Ketchum and their loss of homes, shop and vehicles in a rabid wildfire in California last night. I just got off the phone with Britt and he’s well……Britt. I could tell it’s stressful, but Britt is never angry, never down and...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 9, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
We have just been notified that two of AMRA’s beloved members (one a lifetime member) have both lost their homes due to raging fires last night near Loma Rica. Britt Ketchum lost his home, all his mining equipment (so many dredges we can’t count), his...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 8, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
We’ve long held that the EPA is the most dangerous regulatory agency within government. They are attempting to be Congress by unilaterally rewriting the definitions of our laws so they can escape scrutiny by the very public who they are supposed to represent and...