Borrego Rock and Gem Club BRAG Borrego Springs

BRAG: BORREGO ROCK AND GEM CLUB

stromatelite collected by borrego rock and gem club BRAG

Next Meeting: November 10 at 10:00 AM, start at the ABDNHA meeting room, 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs. Guests are welcome to attend. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at 10:00 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month at ABDNHA's Borrego Desert Nature Center located on 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA. ABDNHA field trips are generally held the second Saturday of the month, October - May. Trip information will be posted in our calendar and on this page when confirmed. For more information about BRAG : Contact : bragmail@yahoo.com Bob Veborg

If You Are Big on Rocks, Minerals and Geology, then the BRAG Club Should be Big with You. Got rock? The Borrego Rock and Gem (BRAG) Club is for people who want to learn about rocks and minerals, general geology and participate in geology related field trips and lectures. The club has been rocking since February 2003. BRAG club membership is obtained through joining two organizations - ABDNHA (Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association) and CFMS (California Federation of Mineralogical Societies). ABDNHA membership allows the club to use ABDNHA's facilities, office equipment, display and web space. Additional information regarding ABDNHA can be found at their website: www.abdnha.org
	BRAG CLUB MEMBERS ON FIELD TRIP
CFMS membership allows the club to have liability insurance, take part in CFMS-sponsored field trips, and have access to CFMS videos, books and other teaching tools. Further information regarding CFMS can be found at their website: www.cfmsinc.org
Cost breakdown of BRAG Membership fees *ABDNHA Basic Membership - $25.00 / year** You can also join ABDNHA at a higher level if you wish to support desert education. BRAG club dues - $16* Additional members of the same family $10 BRAG fees include CFMS Membership and insurance. TOTAL: $41.00 per year
How do I Join? DOWNLOAD MEMBERSHIP PACKET For online membership, download the BRAG membership packet. Fill out the BRAG Membership Application Form in the packet, and send the application, together with payment, to the address on the form.	FULGURITE Collected on a BRAG Club field trip to Imperial County, California. Fulgurite is a hardened clump of sand with a hollow spot in the center. It is formed when lightning hits it, the electricity causing fusion.

For online membership, download the BRAG membership packet. Fill out the BRAG Membership Application Form in the packet, and send the application, together with payment, to the address on the form.