[NHCOLL-L:5132] Re: Nation Parks collecting

[O'Brien, Mark]

My guess is that one should assume that any NP or National Lakeshore includes the exposed beach area up to the low tide mark, unless specifically designated a marine sanctuary.   However, I am sure that those with more knowledge will chime in here.  In Michigan, one has the right to walk the beach (including privately-owned beaches) along the Great Lakes, but only as far as the wave-affected area, and that only allows one to pass through.  Were one to take a shovel out and start collecting anything, then that would be considered trespass.

Mark


On 12/14/2010 8:25 PM, "CSTURMJR at pitt.edu" <CSTURMJR at pitt.edu> wrote:

Folks,

Hopefully, someone has researched this question or knows the answer. It is
illegal to collect on lands under the jurisdiction of the National Parks
Service unless one has a permit. This, to me, is very clear for a
terrestrial site. If you are within the area of a park's boundary, you
don't collect. Where, however, is the boundary of a park that includes
marine shoreline? Does the park end at the high tide line, the low tide
line, some distasnce offshore? Does anyone have info on this?

Thanks.

Regards,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm

President
American Malacological Society 2010-2011

Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
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