Newsletter
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
President's Message: May 2026
It is getting warmer outside and I have the gold itch!
1. Spring is here. Grab your pans and let’s go because gold is $4700/oz
2. Our April outing was a great success. We held our annual Freedom/Redbird maintenance cleanup and dual outing with the Kitsap Gem and Mineral Society. We had about 12 people show and great weather for the event. The claims are fresh and ready to go for all members wishing to mine this year.
3. There was a WWGPAA Claims Committee Meeting at 0900 before the general Chapter meeting at 1000.
4. At the May 9th 1000am meeting we discussed more about the claims that are being investigated as well as discussion about our upcoming June Oregon Claims outing.
5. The May outing has changed slightly. Kitsap Gem and Mineral Society has cancelled their outing which subsequently also changes our opportunity. We will be joining the Claims Committee for some true prospecting over near Blewitt Pass. Come for the chapter meeting and see where they are going to new horizons and making a new claim for the Chapter. Place and Time to be decided soon.
6. Our 2026 Calendar is out. Please review it and make plans for a fun year.
7. Please see our Membership Coordinator to update your 2026 waiver and receive your 2026 dashboard pass. A reminder that reservations are now being taken for our September Cape Disappointment outing.
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 Carl Kresnel.
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.