WSSA'S SNOWMOBILE EXPO & SWAP MEET IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER (Jul '10) - Click on the 'Expo & Swap Meet' link at left for details and check out the promotional video below!
SUMMER SNOFLYER IS POSTED (Jul '10) - Click here to check it out!
IDAHO WILDERNESS BILL RECEIVES HEARING - YOUR INPUT NEEDED (Jun '10) - Idaho's Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (CIEDRA) Wilderness bill had a subcommittee hearing on June 16th. It is important for us, as Washington neighbors and sometimes Idaho snowmobilers, to weigh in on this with Senator Cantwell who is on this committee. This Wilderness proposal contains some prime snowmobiling areas in Idaho. And remember, there is NO snowmobiling in designated Wilderness areas. Check this link for the current SAWS (Snowmobile Alliance of Western States) alert: http://news.snowmobilealliance.org/2010/06/idaho-wilderness-bill-testimony-on-the-hill-june-16-2010/ Contact information for Senator Cantwell can be found here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
LEGAL ACTION FUND FUNDRAISING AT ISC (Jun '10) - WSSA would like to thank the Western Chapter of the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) and the full ACSA for donations to our Legal Action Fund. The $1,000 from Western Chapter and $1,500 from the ACSA is earmarked for our continuing Lynx battle. Several out-of-state snowmobilers attending the recently concluded International Snowmobile Congress (ISC) also made contributions and WSSA would like to thank them as well.
We still have a long way to go and need your support too! If you haven't made a donation, please consider doing so today. (Click on the 'Donate' button above.)
UPDATE ON LEGAL ACTION FUND FUNDRAISING - YOUR DONATIONS STILL NEEDED! (May '10) - The Butte Busters Snowmobile Club, the Methow Valley Snowmobile Association and the Tri-River Snowmobile Club, all pledged $1,000 to the WSSA Legal Action Fund. These clubs challenged the other snowmobile clubs in the state to match them, or donate whatever they can. The Spokane Winter Knights quickly met the challenge and donated $1,000 as well.
In an unprecedented move, the Snowmobile Alliance of Western States (SAWS) heard about the challenge and upped the ante with a $1,500 donation.
A HUGE thank you is extended to these clubs and SAWS!
A special thanks to the Snomads Snowmobile club as well for donating funds raised in their 'snowmobile golf tournament' this past winter.
Remember, This lawsuit was initiated to protect YOUR riding areas here in WA, but has far reaching effects across the entire Northern U.S. Please check out WSSA's fundraising letter here for details and to see how to donate. (To donate online, click on the 'Donate now...' button at the top of this page. Note: If you don't log in to your WSSA account, a credit card transaction fee may apply.)
E-NEWS FROM THE ACSA (Apr '10) - Latest news from the American Council of Snowmobile Associations can be found by clicking here.
YAKAMA NATION'S MT. ADAMS AREA CLOSED TO SNOWMOBILING (Jan '10) - Read the details and view the map here.
WSSA IS ON FACEBOOK (Jan '10) - Search "Washington State Snowmobile Association" on Facebook and become a fan!
WSSA WEBSITE (Jan '10) - WSSA is up and running on our new website! If you find a problem or can't find something you are looking for, let us know! (Contact Matt Mead, WSSA Publicity Secretary, at snoflyer@wssa.us.)
The @wssa.us e-mails have been re-instated. If you have a problem contacting someone, please let us know.
SNOW TRAILS TV IS HERE! (Dec '09) - View SnowTrailsTV here on the WSSA website. Scroll down this page and find it on the right. Enjoy!
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS INTERVENE IN WSSA'S LYNX LAWSUIT (Aug '09) - Six environmental groups have filed a motion to intervene in the lynx lawsuit filed by WSSA and the Wyoming State Snowmobile Association. The groups are Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Northwest, Friends of the Wild Swan, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and the Lands Council.
Tim Preso, an attorney for the groups, stated "the critical habitat designation that's being challenged was a very important step in trying to ensure the survival of the lynx, but also to allow for the recovery of the lynx... we want to ensure that that critical habitat designation can do its work."
This 'intervene' is in addition to a separate lawsuit filed in May by the Sierra Club, Alliance of the Wild Rockies, Native Ecosystems Council and Center for Native Ecosystems claiming not enough lynx habitat was designated.
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