They Want To Take Away More Wilderness

Democrats Push for More WildernessDemocrats have been waiting twelve years for a chance to make more public lands inaccessible to the public. Now that they hold majorities in both Houses of Congress they are positioning themselves to throw away the keys to three million acres, closing them to gas, oil and mineral exploration, as well as most recreational uses. Congressional aides say Bush would probably sign such legislation. Currently, there are about twelve wilderness designation bills pending in the House and Senate. "It's almost like the floodgates have opened," says Myke Bybee, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club. Democrats think their support of environmental issues like wilderness will give them an advantage in up-coming elections and perhaps help them retake the White House. A spokesman for the Senate Energy and Resources Committee said "The environment has been, is and always will be a top priority for Democrats." A few Republicans are joining the Democrats wilderness binge too. Retiring Virginia Senator John Warner, a Republican, along with Democrats Sen. Jim Webb and Rep. Rick Boucher, has introduced the Virginia Ridge and Valley Act, which would place 43,000 acres of the Blue Ridge Mountains into wilderness. The Wild Sky Wilderness Act, which would create a wilderness area 90 minutes from downtown Seattle, is most likely to pass this year. The 107,000 acres would include 15,000 previously logged acres, which proved to be the stumbling block for passage between 2003 and 2006. Former Republican Representative Richard Pombo, then Chairman of the House Resources Committee, wouldn't let it out of Committee because he didn't think those logged areas qualified as wilderness. Colorado's delegation is pushing wilderness designation for 265,770 acres of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. Two bills yet to be introduced would evict the public from several hundred thousand acres in California and Utah; a compromise with the Republican delegation has whittled about 9 million acres off environmentalists' demands to padlock the gates to 10 million acres of canyon lands. Critics remain steadfast in their opposition. "The problem with wilderness designations is that there's no recreational access unless you can hike up there," says Greg Mumm, executive director of the Blue Ribbon Coalition. "It's only good for one elite demographic." Independent Petroleum Association of America officials also look at the ramp-up with alarm. "It has now become part of the environmental activist's playbook to reduce access to almost all federal lands that could safely produce American energy supplies," says Dan Naatz, a vice president for the Washington, D.C. trade group. If Democrats successfully take over all branches of government in coming years, how long will it take them and their environmental buddies to close down the rest of America?

Exploring Historys Treasures Exciting Journey Into The

Search For Templar Treasure

For More Information: Frank W. Pandozzi, CEO Exploring Historys Treasures, Inc Detector99@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release:

June 4, 2007

Exploring Historys Treasures Exciting Journey Into The

Search For Templar Treasure

Chittenango NY - Who were the Knights Templars, and why did they operate in secrecy? What were their intentions? Did they bury untold wealth in secret vaults and massive treasure rooms around the world? If so, what were these treasures? Are the treasures more than gold, silver and precious jewels? Are the treasures documents of great historical significance? If they were, could these documents be so significant, that if uncovered they would change the world, as we know it today?

Exploring Historys Treasures, the first television series that brought exciting episodes of history and treasure to viewers worldwide, now attempts to uncover the truth behind the myths and legends of the Templar secret society.

For centuries, stories about the Knights Templars have perpetuated one legend after another. Researchers and treasure hunters alike have searched for the truth behind those stories. However, with all of the fact, fiction and controversy that has been told or revealed, EHT now plans to bring to light the reality of the Templar goals, secrets and riches bringing legend to fact.

Exploring History’s Treasures believes they have uncovered the answers to who the Templars were, and how, why and where they buried their treasures.

With resources never before accumulated into one network of researchers, explorers, treasure hunters, businessmen and women, investors and equipment, Exploring Historys Treasures has positioned itself to answer the above questions and uncover the Templar Treasures.

In addition to the Templar search project, Exploring Historys Treasures has gained enough reputation to become involved in projects other than the Templar search.

The production company has the rights to film the related Oak Island Treasure Story in Nova Scotia as well as to search, recover and film treasure-hunting projects in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. In addition, Exploring Historys Treasures will assist in the search and recovery of buried treasures in the Mid-west and western United States.

Frank Pandozzi and Mike Austin, the partners behind the success of Exploring Historys Treasures, has put together an exciting portfolio of treasure hunting projects that are exciting investors and potential investors from around the world.

This total portfolio package is intriguing because the risk for invested dollars is spread amongst the entire treasure related schedule thereby mitigating the normally expected risks associated with “treasure Hunts.” The normal portfolio contains 15 to 25 carefully critiqued projects at any one time.

Also, in addition to getting a return from the recovery of various treasures, the investors have the advantage of earning a return from the distribution rights for the filming of any search and recovery effort.

Interested parties can contact Frank W. Pandozzi at detector99@yahoo.com ###

Another Archaeologist Attacks Our Hobby

He apparently failed to read my page at http://www.metal-detecting-ghost-towns-of-the-east.com/beginner-metal-detecting.html

where I stress in detail that anyone metal detecting should dig a proper plug and then fill in the hole when done.

I need not comment any further.

“Comments: I am an archaeologist who happened upon your page while researching a makers mark from the civil war era. I am horrified, completely appalled at how you people are glorifying looting historical sites. Your so called hobby is destroying our country's history, making it difficult for professionals to accurately investigate and preserve sites for our future. Your ethical section is a joke. Instead of suggesting that people fill in their holes after digging, perhaps you should share with the laws on looting and potential fines, which I personally feel should be reinforced even more. I know that simply telling people what they are doing is morally wrong will not stop you "relic hunters". Perhaps the fines or some time of community service or jail time will. I am truely disappointed knowing how hard archaeologists are working in extremely harsh conditions, tediously and methodically surveying and excavating sites while looters carelessly destroy them!”

Exploring Historys Treasures Expands To Water Recovery

Exploring Historys Treasures, 506 Valley Drive East, Suite 101, Chittenango, New York 13037 detector99@yahoo.com

For more information contact:

Mike Austin

rmaustin@logbuilders.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 2, 2007

Exploring Historys Treasures Television To Include Deep Research And Recovery Filming

Chittenango, NY – Exploring Historys Treasures TV series, a production of Frank W. Pandozzi Productions LLC, has recently purchased a state of the art Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).

The ROV will be used to locate, recover and film, sunken ships, and or salvage operations in both fresh water and oceans around the world. The ROV was manufactured in Italy; it is called the Prometo, and is named after the Greek God Prometheus.

The movie quality ROV is capable of high resolution filming in under water use. It is outfitted with a multi feature manipulator including a palm-mounted camera for depths up to 400 meters.

Exploring Historys Treasures produces a television series and DVDs. Episodes feature history, metal detecting and treasure hunting. Exploring Historys Treasures began in 2003.

For more information please visit www.exploringhistorystreasures.com

Frank Pandozzi detector99@yahoo.com

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Texas Needs Our Help

We were assigned a House Bill number HB 1016 today for our House Bill to open Texas State Parks to metal detecting activity across the state.

Now is the time to contact your House Rep in your area and express to him how much you want him to vote "YES" on this Bill. I have a sample letter below that you can use or change into your own words.

This Is Very IMPORTANT---We know they are going to throw every thing they have at us in the House; since that is where the Texas Parks and Wildlife stopped our Bill in 2001. So we must contact every House Rep in the state by each of us being responsible to contact their own Rep and make a strong argument why metal detecting Should Be Allowed in Texas State Parks. PLEASE get this to all members of your club, any friends, neighbors and etc. I want the House to be swamped with letters from all over the state, please!

Also, if possible, please forward any responses you get from your Rep to me so I will know whom I must visit that was against the Bill when I get to Austin and also prove to Rep Chuck Hopson who sponsored our Bill, that we are working hard on our end.

Thank you all for your help in this, without it we would have no chance at all. This part of the legislature will be our toughest group to win over.

When the committee assignments are finished, I will let you know who are the committee members that I will have to face in Austin, please write them too when I get that info. to you.

SAMPLE LETTER Dear Honorable Rep.____________ date: I contact you today to request your support in favor of HB 1016 Bill in the House.

The major facts for voting "YES" on HB 1016 Bill is that 38 other states in America allow this recreational activity of metal detecting on "pre-disturbed public use areas" of their state parks that have no archeological or historical significance where we find lost coins and jewelry that many times allow us to return to the original owner and at the same time creates a means of physical activity to keep us healthy, especially for our many senior citizens here in Texas. These 38 current states that allow this recreational activity also had the same concerns of protecting our many natural and cultural resources as we do and as is the duty of the state of Texas, however these states found a way to co-exist with this activity by designating areas for the activity to be allowed that has no archeological or historical significance; public use areas.

The Army Corps of Engineers has allow this activity on their lands in "designate public use areas" since 1989 without incident nationwide, which they too have been successful in the protection of their many thousands of significant resources all those years.

Let's not forget that most all Texas county and city parks currently allow responsible metal detecting activities on their properties and are also able to protect their significant resources and co-exist with the activity. There just is not any reason why Texas can not also allow this legal and responsible recreational activity within their state parks. The Texas Parks and Wildlife have been against it, but allow all other recreational activities and sports on Texas State Parks. This is nothing more than discrimination against our activity and the many thousands of taxpaying folks here in Texas that enjoy the activity for recreational and family purposes.

We request that you please vote "Yes" to HB 1016 and allow the people of Texas the use of their State Parks.

Sincere thanks for taking the time out to listen and considering supporting this Bill. I will be more than happy to discuss this Bill anytime with you. Your supporter, ________________________ Folks, if you think the following (below) will also help with your letter you are sending to your House Rep, then please feel free to use it. BILL Analysis: DIGEST AND PURPOSE

Current law establishes that no ground-disturbing activities can be conducted on state lands without prior permission from the Texas Historical Commission (THC). This prohibits hobbyists from metal detecting in state parks where visitors are currently allowed to participate in other activities such as picnicking, fishing, camping, and swimming. As proposed, this Bill amends the Natural Resources Code to permit the use of metal detectors in state parks. The bill also amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to direct the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to allow recreational metal detecting in designated areas of state parks as determined by the Parks and Wildlife Commission. The bill also further protects parks by prohibiting the removal of objects, implements, or artifacts listed in the Antiquities Code of the Natural Resources Code.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 191.0525, Natural Resources Code, by adding Subsection (j) to provide that this section does not apply to recreational metal detecting in designated areas of state parks. SECTION 2. Amends Chapter 13B, Parks and Wildlife Code, by adding Section 13.1021, as follows: Sec. 13.1021. REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL METAL DETECTING IN STATE PARKS. (a) Requires the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to allow recreational metal detecting in designated areas of state parks subject to rules adopted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission. (b) Provides that this section does not authorize the removal from state park land of any object, implement, or artifact the removal of which is prohibited under Chapter 191 (Antiquities Code), Natural Resources Code. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2007.

Florida Trouble: Archaeology And The Government!

Archaeology, our government and various states are at it again.

This was an email that was sent to me. I have kept the names off the post for privacy reasons. Please read: It's important that we stay on top of this and do whatever that is necessary to help and to stop this kind of non-sense.

Thanks Frank

"About 5 months ago I received an email from someone named Whit inquiring about an arrowhead I had for sale on eBay. She claimed she was a 4th grade school teacher from the Orlando area that was doing a school project on native Americans and wanted to learn more about arrowheads etc and wanted some info on one I had up for auction. I told her not to bid on any as I would give her 1 to help her with her project. She kept emailing me for several months asking me to take her kayaking so she could see how I did it and kept asking about a few points I had on eBay for sale which I once again told her please don't bid as I would be very happy to just give her one. A few more weeks whet by and the Spirit of the Suwannee show was coming up and I invited her to come up and I would show her around and introduce her to some other of my fellow collectors. She came up and I showed her around, noticing she kept asking me how you tell the difference between a land find and a water find but never thinking twice about it. Couple more weeks go by and she calls saying her boss had given her half a day off and she could come up and get a point. I told her just drive to my house and I would show her my collection and find a point that would work for her. She brought over a very nice project board and a text book she said she was using to teach the class. I gave her a very nice point, one I had turned down offers to sale because I really thought I was doing something nice. She seemed really happy and went on her way...two weeks later I was arrested at work and fired on the spot, issued a search warrent on my house to which they took my computer, kayak, every artifact book I had and my entire collection of artifacts that took me 15 years to acquire as well as my bottle collection. The 'teacher" was and under cover agent of the DEP and was wired at the show as well as at my house. Getting me on tape telling her what beach the arrowhead was found on. I have 5 misdemeanor charges as well as 5 felony charges against me right now including the felony charge of trafficking stolen state property for the arrowhead i GAVE her. I have about lost all faith in our government. Hope this story can help others as well and bring me some help in my case to find these people who think we work for them instead of the other way around."

Archaeology and archaeologists are behind this kind of non-sense.

Read More Here!

Here is a law you should get to know!

Revised Archaeology Law 1979

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In Regards To Florida Issue!

Folks, I agree with this:

Frank

Some people don't get it about the war on terrorism just like they don't get it about the attack on our hobby. The terrorists are not just after my head but all Christian's and Jews heads. The war on my detecting hobby is not on just my hobby but on everyone's hobby. The war on our hobby in Florida is just as much our war as theirs and the war against our hobby in Texas is as much theirs as ours and the same in all states their fight is our fight and as in terrorism you have to fight the battle wherever it pokes it's ugly head up. To lose any battle in any state, in any county, in any city for any park, any school ground, any beach any public or private place or land is A loss to all of us every where. Not only do we loose that place, that city, that county, that state but we give grounds for every person against our hobby to point that loss out and use that loss as grounds to take the use of all places from us in all cities, all counties and all states including public and private lands. We don't want to loose our heads or our hobby and these people are not just simply going to go away because we stick our heads in the sand and pretend it isn't so. We have to make A united stand here and now and let all know that we are not about to give our hobby away. Remember what Kennedy had to say in his famous speech. "Ask not what the hobby can do for me but what can I do for the hobby?". It's that time folks! What ya gonna do? WELL???

The US vs England Archaeologists!

England Praises The US Treasure Hunter!

Many times metal detectorists have assisted the England Archaeologist in locateing artifacts.

And in return England has thanked us.

Why can't the treasure hunter in the US get the same respect.

Frank

Texas Law

This was sent to me a while back. Again, I have omitted names. I also omitted words that affected the length of the article but not the intention. However, all of this information can be authenticated.

This will show that we must fight, and fighting wins, when it comes to protecting our rights as treasure hunters. Frank

The Texas Historical Commission has had an agenda for sometime now to systematically close all county parks to metal detecting here in the state. Their reasoning is to use the state's Antiquity Act to scare the county commissioners into believing that they have broken state and federal laws by allow this activity of metal detecting within the public lands of the county parks for the last 20 years.

They have already shut Harris Co. parks down and when they attempted to shutdown Travis Co. parks, a metal detecting club would not accept this sitting down, so they fought back.

It was proven that no state or federal law has or was broken by allowing this activity in county parks. It was also discovered that the state's Antiquity Act is there only to preserve "known" landmarks and burial sites and was not created to remove existing recreational activities from public lands as the THC has done here.

Thus the THC was discovered as folks that would say anything or do anything so to accomplish their end goal in the state. To add to their aggression, the THC tried to convince the county commissioners that if they decide to allow this activity in the future, then those properties which the THC had already preformed a natural resource survey on before allowing the parks to be built, would again cost the county for more in-depth surveys of the natural resources within those parks so to allow metal detecting activities in the future. Such surveys could cost as high as $5000. per acre as stated by the THC.

The THC is attempting by this move, to scare the commissioners into keeping their parks close because of the extreme cost for a survey that was already preformed by the THC once.

However a solution had already been offered for the same problem many years ago when the national policy with the Army Corps of Engineers properties was created governing their lands and the use of metal detectors on them, the solution is the wording of: "designated pre-disturbed public use areas" where the bulk of the coins and jewelry are lost and where surveys had already been preformed for any possible natural resources.

As you will see below, is the new Guidelines to Metal Detecting in the Travis Co. Parks.

This ruling will open other county parks that are now closed and support our hobby on those public lands for many years to come here in Texas.

Guidelines and Procedures Regarding Use of Metal Detectors in Travis County Parks Description: Metal detecting as a recreational activity is allowed within portions of certain Travis County owned parks. Metal detectors may not be used on any prehistoric, cultural or historical archaeological site, any human burial location, Travis County preserves or reserve land, LCRA owned property, or athletic fields, and shall be further restricted to areas listed below. Where Applied: These guidelines and procedures are applicable on all Travis County owned Parks. (LCRA leased parks are not included in this authorization) Enforcement Emphasis: Travis County personnel will ensure adherence to these guidelines and any applicable laws. Violation of these guidelines and procedures may result in prosecution and/or the loss of the privilege to use metal detectors within Travis County owned parks. Users are expected to work cooperatively with Travis County personnel and report any violation. Rationale: Travis County recognizes that there are legitimate uses of metal detectors that should be allowed in designated Travis County owned parks when they do not infringe on specific Travis County stewardship responsibility for operation of Travis County facilities. This responsibility is pursuant to the State Antiquities Code found in Chapter 191 of the Texas Natural Resources Code. Users acknowledge, and also accept, this responsibility if they pursue metal detecting in the County Parks. Guidelines Metal detectors may only be used in Travis County owned parks in the following disturbed areas: · Playscapes · Picnic areas · Parking lots · Volleyball courts · Basketball courts · Tennis courts · Trails and sidewalks · Boat ramps · Fishing piers *Note: Travis County reserves the right to exclude areas listed above if they are in or adjacent to sensitive areas. If in the future the State Historical Commission designates a site as an archeological landmark, then no metal detecting may occur there. Procedures Each user must obtain a free, annual Metal Detecting Permit from the Travis County Parks office before using metal detector on Travis County owned parks. Users can contact park personnel for information by telephone or by a personal visit at the parks office. Extraction and removal of objects located with a metal detecting device shall be: · Conducted only with a hand implement, e.g. hand trowel, screwdriver. · Limited to a depth of six (6) inches below the surface and a diameter of six (6) inches. · Refilled and ground surface returned to its original condition. · Limited to designated areas. Any trash or debris generated by metal detecting activities will be removed from Travis County property or placed in a trash receptacle. Items of prehistoric, cultural or historical archaeological nature must be either left in place and park personnel made aware of the items location and description, or turned over to the parks office. Park personnel at the parks office must review items found. Metal detecting activity may not conflict with other special events or rented use of parks.