Courtesy WA Department of Natural Resources Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an ...

Courtesy WA Department of Natural Resources Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an ...

Federal officials have closed a popular rockhounding location in northeastern Washington because of the damage caused by years of illegal digging. The U.S. Forest Service announced in a news ...

"The root reason a lot of people do it is just because they enjoy getting out and finding stuff," says Ed Lehman of Marysville, longtime rockhound and leader of this Washington State Mineral ...