Who We Are
Stanhope Beach, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada | Photo by Leo Kenney
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ISCS History
The International Sand Collectors Society is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) educational organization that was formed to bring together people interested in the collection and study of sand.
From formation through to today, the Society’s purpose is to promote the hobby and collection of sand gathered for personal gratification, amateur study, and/or professional study.
The Society is interested in growing – both in members and in sand-related information. It hopes to further its assistance in education and to all those who have a serious interest in sand, its study, and research.
Our goal is to organize and standardize the hobby so that its worldwide members can more easily correspond and exchange samples and information with each other.
The International Sand Collectors website circa 2009
ISCS Members
ISCS members vary widely in age, occupations, and sand interests.
To some, the hobby is strictly a unique, informative, and relaxing pastime with opportunities to exchange sand samples with members if they so choose.
Teachers and professors employ sand as teaching tools in their classrooms and as study material in a vast array of scientific experiments.
Others use it in their art and photography.
But most members use sand as the keepsakes of pleasant past vacations and events.
All this diversity truly makes us an international brotherhood of arenophiles! The ISCS is blessed with the enthusiasm of its members: in their dedication, their generosity, their desire to exchange knowledge and information, their willingness to help promote the hobby, and their eagerness to share their unique experiences.
