Washington State needs all Th'ers Help--NOW!

[K Wills]

Washington State needs all Th'ers help--NOW!


If you remember, several years back many of the hobbyist in the US helped Washington State open their state parks to metal detecting by contacting those need in their government. In return, Washington State folks have helped other states to learn how to open their state parks as they did. This is what our hobby is all about--"Helping one another when needed!"
However, not every state park was opened to Washington State hobbyist, so the nice folks in Washington State have ask us ALL to support their new bill SB 5205 that will open all their state parks to our hobby by immediately filling up the email of one Senator on the Natural Resource Committee that has stopped their alike Bill's in the past, Sen. Ken Jacobsen. This Senator needs to know just how many want this Bill to be passed and for him to understand we are not a small special interest group that he should care little about. So we have acquired his direct email address that allows us not to go through his government email where you are required to show where you are located in the US. This way he does not know if you are in his district or not.
We pled with each and every one of you, take just a minute of your time, email Sen. Ken Jacobsen and ask him to vote "YES" for Bill SB 5205 at this email address: jacobsen.ken@leg.wa.gov Please do not put this off; remember someday those you help support today may be helping you in the future as well. Sincerely, Keith Wills

Thank you very much, Keith Wills

 

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[bhershey]

I received your message about SB 5205, on metal detecting in Washington State Parks.



Under current law (RCW 79A.05.190), the legislature authorized the recreational use of metal detectors on state park lands. Metal detecting is permitted at more than 60 state parks, totaling nearly 7,000 acres, throughout Washington. Contact your local state parks office for information about specific parks.



In some places, limits are placed on the use of metal detectors due to concerns about threatened and endangered species and about archeological and historic resources. Some state parks are fully open to metal detecting, others are partially open, and some are fully closed. In closed areas, state parks employees periodically survey areas to make them available for metal detecting, depending upon funding available for such work.



Users of metal detectors must register first with Washington State Parks and comply with posted regulations. Rules are summarized in a brochure title