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2019 Glass Butte Gathering, Glass Buttes, Oregon Take Special Note – The timing of the annual Glass Buttes Knap-in corresponds to the Oregon Schools Spring Break Calendar. In 2018 Spring Break is March 23rd through March 31st, and the knap-in starts the Saturday before and ends the Sunday after! Second Special Note and Reminder – The Glass Buttes Knap-in is held on Federal Land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM does not permit commercial activity or organized events. This is an informal gathering of people with a common interest. As a condition of using the Glass Buttes area the knappers provide sanitation facilities (Porta-Potties) and insure that the area is cleand of all trash at the end of the event. The cost of these Porta-Potties is not insignificant and historically, one or two knappers have gone out on a limb and spent their own money up front to rent them. It is these same knappers (or Host) that police thea area at the end of the event. Donations from those attending will help insure that we will be able to meet our commitments to provide sanitation facilities and keep in the good graces of the BLM! Donations are absolutely voluntary but please donate if you can. And pack out your trash! Our Host, Rocky Male, is planning on providing a community breakfast - DONATIONS are greatly appreciated and will help make this an ongoing activity! Rocky is also planning on hosting a community Pot-Luck Breakfast as well as a Pot-Luck Dinner! All help, donations and contributions are welcome! And Come PREPARED! While two of the last three years have seen moderate to good weather, those of us at the 2011 GB Knap-in experienced some tough conditions. Not bad enough to keep away the hardiest of the knappers but tough nevertheless! As always it will be primitive camping – bring what you’ll need and plan to pack it out as well. Porta-Potties are the only amenities that will be provided. To see a checklist of useful items to bring go here: Glass Buttes Checklist A further reminder. There are specific rock collecting guidelines for collecing in the Glass Buttes area. The regulation promulgated by the BLM can be seen here: Glass Buttes Handout Also, if you have other interests in all the other aboriginal skill sets: food/fire/water/tanning/cordage/herbs/basketry/etc., etc., etc. - this is one of the best for networking/sharing/learning. Again, the weather is THE wildcard for this event . Point of contact is Rocky Male ( Directions: Get to Glass Buttes by driving to the Central Oregon Highway - Hwy 20 and the driving to milepost 77. A dirt road goes south towards two volcanic peaks, Little Glass Butte is on the east and Big Glass Butte is on the west. The main camp is approximately 2.9 miles south of Hwy 20.
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). Rocky will be providing the Porta-Potties (and firewood) so keep him in mind when the donation bucket goes around. 
