WHOOPS! MISTAKES IN THE MARCH SNOFLYER (Mar '10) - Apologies to WSSA President, Jim Kingman, for the inadvertant ommission of his article. With all the e-mails swirling around, Jim's was misplaced. Please read his message here.
The March Snoflyer makes reference to District 1 North and District 5 South needing replacement Representatives. While it is true District 1 North has been vacant, District 5 South is currently represented by Paul Younie. District 6 has recently become vacant and this is what should have been mentioned in the Snoflyer. (Sorry Paul!)
THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS (Mar '10) - The threat of SB 6813 has passed for now as the Senate Ways & Means Committee pulled the bill and reinstated separate budgets for State Parks, Fish & Wildlife and DNR. The House budget doesn't contain the merger proposal.
It's important to note this victory was accomplished due to people making calls and sending e-mails. YOUR voice does make a difference!
WSSA COMMENT LETTER ON FOREST PLANNING RULE (Feb '10) - Dick Coppock, WSSA's Land-Use Co-Chair, prepared a letter on the Forest System Planning Rule on WSSA's behalf. Read it here.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS CONCEPT PLAN AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW (Feb '10) - Tim Schmidt at Easton State Parks sent out the following announcement:
"Here is an electronic copy of the very draft plan for Crystal Springs Sno-Park. As you know there are a variety of users that frequent Crystal Springs. The plan is the first attempt at providing parking and services to these users. Please review the attachment and notes and forward any comments to Nikki Fields at nikki.fields@parks.wa.gov. There will be the opportunity to review new versions of the plan as they evolve. If you have questions or need further information please give me a call at (509) 656-2586 or (509) 350-0029 (cell)."
Click here for the Crystal Springs Concept Plan.
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!
COMPLAINTS ABOUT GROOMING OR SNO-PARKS?! (Jan '10) - If you have complaints about trail grooming or the conditions of a sno-park, there are several things you need to do. First, contact your local grooming council and see if this is an ongoing problem and if a solution is in the works. Second, you need to complete a "Sno-Park Grooming Comment Form" and submit it to Washington State Parks. If you do not complete the comment form and send it in, State Parks has no documentation to reprimand contractors or terminate contracts. (A phone call does not constitute documentation.)
And remember, you can submit a comment form for outstanding service as well! The comment form can be found here.
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 matt.mead@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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