Newsletter
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
August 2026 President’s Message:
The Sun is out adventure awaits and I’m not sunburned yet.
1. The season is upon us. Grab your pans and let’s go because gold is $4076/oz.
2. July’s meeting was great success with a new potluck meeting location in Belfair State Park. The sun was perfect, and the laughter filled the air amongst friends. To share a meal amongst other prospectors in a beautiful Summer day we are truly blessed. The July outing as metal detecting at Fort Flagler looked like great fun. Small treasures were found amongst the beach sand and everyone had a great experience. Thank you to all of those that were able to attend both of these events.
3. August 1st at 0900am will be the Board Meeting for Chapter Officers. Be ready to discuss and prepare for the September elections discussion as well as review of the minor changes to the Chapter Bylaws.
3. Our August 1st meeting will be slightly out of the normal path as the meeting will be on the first Saturday at 1000am. This is to support the two outings in August and ability to work within the wetted perimeter area. We will be discussing the rules of the Gold and Fish Pamphlet working in the wetted perimeter areas and how to determine which dates are applicable.
4. Our August outings will include two outings. The first outing will be the weekend of August 8th to support working in the wetted perimeter at Yellow Jacket Creek. Remember this is a GPAA sponsored claim and must be an official GPAA member or be the guest of a GPAA member. Membership can be purchased ahead of time or the day of at https://www.goldprospectors.org/. Location and parking is found at geo location 46.432325, -121.838347. Just on the bridge side of the Cispus Learning Center in Randle, Wa.
5. Our second outing this month will be at our very own Freedom Redbird claims on August 15th. Come on out and enjoy the best time of summer and finally the chance to work in the wetted perimeter.
6. Don’t forget our upcoming September meeting will be our annual Chapter Officer elections. We need your help and support to keep the chapter running.
7.Our new schedule of 2026 events is out. Posted on our FB page as well as here.
8.Please see our Membership Coordinator to update your 2026 waiver and receive your 2026 dashboard pass.
9. The newest version of the Gold and Fish book is on WDFW’s web site for download here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/02150.
10. Reminder to all the claims are still open and turn your claims work forms into our claims manager. Happy diggings.
As always we are small scale miners.
Stay healthy
Eric
WE ARE SMALL SCALE MINERS
Membership
You don’t have to be a member of GPAA to be a member of our chapter. You are welcome to mine on the claims that the chapter owns, provided you adhere to mining policies, rules and procedures. No dues are collected. Chapter funds are raised through bake sales, raffles and various other activities. Meeting minutes and By-Laws available for review at chapter meetings.
Please note: Only GPAA members can become chapter officers. Also, non-GPAA members must be with a GPAA member to use GPAA claims.
Claim Passes & Chapter Emergency Contact Info. Rodger and Karla Benson have the 2026 year claims passes available and will have them at meeting upon review of your emergency contact information.
If you no longer want to receive email notifications or to be a member of WWGPAA please notify Rodger or Karla at the meeting. Thanks.
The new version of the Gold and Fish book is on WDFW’s web site for download here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/02150 . All the claims are still open and turn your claims work forms into our claims manager. Happy diggings.