Merchandise Certified Trip Leader Patch A stitched patch for members who complete the ARE field trip leader program.
Merchandise Rockies Field Notebook Water-resistant pages with specimen grids, Mohs scale prompts, and locality notes.
Publications Fossils in Public Lands: Member Brief A short member brief summarizing what can and cannot be collected on public lands, and how to document fossil finds.
Publications ARE Quarterly: Spring 2026 The spring issue of the association journal, featuring chapter field reports and a feature on responsible collecting.
Annual Meeting Rockbound 2026 Annual Meeting Four days of field labs, certification clinics, publication sessions, chapter leadership, and member exhibits.
Certification Mineral Identification Mentor An advanced track for members who teach identification and review others' specimen documentation.
Identification Calcite Identification Sheet How to confirm calcite using hardness, cleavage, and the dilute-acid reaction test.
Identification Quartz Identification Sheet Field identification cues for quartz and its common varieties, with a decision path for separating it from lookalikes.
Field Guides Responsible Collecting on Public Lands Plain-language guidance on permissions, site etiquette, and leave-no-trace collecting across public land jurisdictions.
