Welcome to the Prescott Gem and Mineral Future Rock hounds of America program, affectionately called the “pebble pups”.  The goals of the pebble pup program are:

To educate the area youth to safe rock hounding, mineral/fossil collection and identification, the lapidary arts and to foster the individual talents to promote responsibility, accountability and leadership roles in their community and within the Prescott Gem and Mineral Club.

We will be following the merit badge program, as outlined by the American Federation of Mineral Societies (to review, please go to http://www.amfed.org/kids.htm) .  This program is designed to continuously repeat, so youth that join in the middle of the cycle, will never need to catch up or make up sections.  

Each month, either a meeting or field trip will be scheduled.    Meetings will consist of guest speakers and mineral identification (a mineral of that month for educational purposes).  These meetings will be held separate from the monthly club meetings.  

If you would like more information about the youth program, please contact:

 Karyn Bee, Youth Chair at 928-237-4876.