Newsletter
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
July President's Message:
July 2025
The Sun is out adventure awaits !
1. The season is upon us. Grab your pans and let’s go because gold is $3318/oz near a new all time high.
2. June’s outing was a lot of fun for several of us. It was fantastic seeing a few members at our Red Bridge Campground outing. We found some bits of gold and even quite a few garnets. We definitely prepared for rain, so we still had a good time. Beebee was able to experience her first ever fishing experience and we even saw in the wild a sneaky river otter. Hats off to Karla, Rodger and the Benson family members for making it a fun fireside with s’mores.
3. Our July 12th meeting has been cancelled due to a forest fire in the Tahuya State Forest. August will be the next Board meeting and general Chapter meeting.
4. Our July outing will be the weekend of July 18th-20th at our own Oregon claims Trout Hole and Grandpa’s Dream. It is a great time of year to be out on Grave Creek. The water is low and the gold is good. If you need better directions/map , please contact me and we will make sure you get them. Directions: Follow I-5 south into Oregon past Glendale and take exit 71. Turn left onto Lariat Drive and continue straight turning into Sunny Valley Loop. Cross the 1 lane bridge and turn right onto Placer Rd. which turns into BLM Rd 34-5-10 (Stay to the left on the rudimentary paved road) First access is at 8 miles from the bridge… an “8” is painted on the road with claim sign on the right. Be sure to get your copy of the 700pm (Oregon’s version of Gold n Fish Pamphlet) here: [https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Documents/700pmNPDESgpSdredge.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAYnJpZBExTTNtcFBmdE9LTEZiSjRCdgEecoFEBFu45FQ8bqWgha8dhYpSgVqEjUuVES_WetWvlMGu4-YrdnGPkwpduEY_aem_cMd1knxc5J8czhxBCeFFhg](https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Documents/700pmNPDESgpSdredge.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAYnJpZBExTTNtcFBmdE9LTEZiSjRCdgEecoFEBFu45FQ8bqWgha8dhYpSgVqEjUuVES_WetWvlMGu4-YrdnGPkwpduEY_aem_cMd1knxc5J8czhxBCeFFhg)
5. It’s not too early to start thinking about attending a dirt party for LDMA/GPAA participation. Burnt River Camp – Oregon: September 6-14
Blue Bucket Camp – Oregon: September 27-October 5
More found here: https://myldma.com/.../dirt-fest-event.../dirtfest-2025...
6.Our new schedule of 2025 events is out. Posted on our FB page as well as here.
7.Please see our Membership Coordinator to update your 2024/2025 waiver and receive your 2024/2025 dashboard pass.
8. The newest version of the Gold and Fish book is on WDFW’s web site for download here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/02150
9. Reminder to all the claims are still open and turn your claims work forms into our claims manager Paul Onstott. 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
Miguel and Rebecca have the 2024 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 Miguel and Rebecca 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 Paul Onstott. Happy diggings.