This summer’s prospecting season is just around the river bend and everyone is anxiously awaiting the 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition. Participants and Gold Prospectors Association of America staff alike are getting excited about what this season will hold for us at our Cripple River camp near Nome, Alaska! Every year brings new experiences and with the many changes taking place, this year is expected to be a participant favorite!

The United Nations is haunting El Dorado County. Critics of a 20-year-old U.N. document called Agenda 21 are becoming more vocal, blaming it for any number of ills in the county.

El Dorado County's Board of Supervisors Tuesday put off indefinitely further discussion of the controversial Agenda 21. Board Chairman John Knight had agendized a proposed board resolution to "endorse rejection of  its radical policies and rejections of any grant monies attached to it." Agenda 21 came out of the "United Nations Conference on Environment and Development" in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It is commonly referred to as a blueprint or action plan for "sustainable development" worldwide and includes involvement at the global, national and local levels. In its simplest terms, it is predicated on the assumption that much human activity has a potentially deleterious effect on the environment. Agenda 21 (for the 21st century) states that by working together the international community can reduce environmental degradation while improving the lives and prospects of people in the developing world.

Global warming believers unmasked by Climategate

The Mountain Democrat is publishing a four-part series examining and explaining the issues associated with United Nations Agenda 21:

"In searching for a common enemy against whom we can unite, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill .... All these dangers are caused by human intervention in natural processes, and it is only through changed attitudes and behavior that they can be overcome. The real enemy then is humanity itself." (The First Global Revolution, the Club of Rome.)

Will you live your dream this summer? It’s no secret that the record storm of November 2011 has dumped acres upon acres of fresh gold on the beaches near Nome, Alaska. Due to the high gold prices and the growing populartity of gold prospecting in Alaska, the real challenge is going to be how to prospect near Nome this summer without claim jumping on someone else’s property. We have the answer — the 2012 Alaska Gold Expedition!

Get the 2011 season of Gold Fever on DVD

This story is not so much about discovery, as it is about the how and why discoveries are made …the reason behind the search. In a series traversing hill, cave, desert and tundra, Tom Massie stops at nothing in his search for gold. Full of history and horseplay, shrugging off hazard and hardship, this is about the journey of a man who sets out for gold — but in return will find so much more.

This collector’s set is packed full of your favorite Gold Fever moments from 2011 as well as never before seen footage in 13 commercial-free episodes:

LDMA camps offer adventure, camaraderie

Have you ever wanted to visit a Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association Camp, work a common gold operation in which you spilt the gold and its yours to keep? GPAA Outings offer you the chance to meet some really good new friends and “family” and enjoy the camaraderie and fellowship of other gold prospectors in a fun and safe environment.

 

What is the benefit of joining a GPAA chapter?

A GPAA local chapter is simply your local prospecting club. They are free to join!

Participate in chapter outings, cleanups, community events and then have fun with raffles, potlucks and more. Local chapters members are people who share your same interests and want to get learn about gold prospecting, metal detecing and gem and treasure hunting.

The Nugget Man

Watch a short video of Will "The Nugget Man” Wilcox (1929-2012). Will was a longtime Lost Dutchman’s Mining Association member and author of The Nugget Man. He passed away in April at the age of 82. The Nugget Man will always be remembered for his two-pound gold nugget and by LDMA and GPAA members who were fond of listening to his tall tales.