Newsletter
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
April 2025
Hope everyone is safe and healthy.
1. The weather is warming up. Season your pans and ready your plans because gold is $3000/oz near a new all time high.
2. April is our Board Meeting at 0900 where we will discuss Chapter business, including an update on the Claims Committee. All are invited to join if you like to listen in on our Chapter’s direction.
3. Our April Chapter Meeting will be on April 12th at 1000am at the Elim Lutheran Church in Port Orchard. It is our first of a semi annual bake sale auction. Outbid Eric or the other Eric and cherish how sweet the treats are. Additional discussion on upcoming outings.
4. Our next outing scheduled for 2025 is April 19th 1000am at our very own Freedom Redbird claims in Sequim, Wa. We need your help in our annual site maintenance and cleanup. Come checkout the new trail being blazed into the downstream area of the Freedom claim past the waterfall and enjoy a tailgate potluck for lunch.
5. Come help us find new claims to explore. The Committee will be meeting at 0900 at the church Saturday May 10th at 0900 before the regular chapter meeting. It is recommended to review the BLM MLRS system. This meeting we will be reviewing requirements and mapped areas to possibly explore and prospect.
6. 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: April 26-May 4 ..or..September 27-October 5
More found here: https://myldma.com/blogs/dirt-fest-event-schedules-1/dirtfest-2025?_pos=4&_sid=11ac910c0&_ss=r
7.Our new schedule of 2025 events is out. Posted on our FB page as well as here.
8.Please see our Membership Coordinator to update your 2024/2025 waiver and receive your 2024/2025 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 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.