Obsessive
Hero Member
- Apr 16, 2017
- 604
- 861
- Detector(s) used
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XP Deus/MI-6 w/ HF/XF/LF
Tesoro Cibola / Land and Sea pinpointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-james-city-metal-detecting-0125-20200128-2mzxgzq6cjbjhma6iwbnnj7dxi-story.html
The county plans to set up a designated area for metal detecting on the man-made beach front at Jamestown Beach. The program will launch as a seasonal activity between October and April. Staff is now creating rules and policies to regulate the program. The idea behind the time frame is it’s a less busy time of year for the park, and it’ll give staff a more controlled environment to see how it goes, Perkinson said.
The beach at Jamestown Beach is appropriate for recreational metal detecting because it’s man-made, so holes can be dug and refilled without major impacts, and it lacks sensitive archaeological and environmental areas that make other county parks a bad fit for the program, Perkinson said.
Elsewhere in the Historic Triangle, York County permits metal detecting at Yorktown Beach, though not in areas with vegetation or the part of the beach owned by the National Park Service. Permits aren’t required, York County spokeswoman Gail Whittaker said in an email.
The county plans to set up a designated area for metal detecting on the man-made beach front at Jamestown Beach. The program will launch as a seasonal activity between October and April. Staff is now creating rules and policies to regulate the program. The idea behind the time frame is it’s a less busy time of year for the park, and it’ll give staff a more controlled environment to see how it goes, Perkinson said.
The beach at Jamestown Beach is appropriate for recreational metal detecting because it’s man-made, so holes can be dug and refilled without major impacts, and it lacks sensitive archaeological and environmental areas that make other county parks a bad fit for the program, Perkinson said.
Elsewhere in the Historic Triangle, York County permits metal detecting at Yorktown Beach, though not in areas with vegetation or the part of the beach owned by the National Park Service. Permits aren’t required, York County spokeswoman Gail Whittaker said in an email.
