Welcome to Tracy Wildlife Associations Web page.

Updated January 5th 2025

Next Board meeting Monday February 2nd 2026.

All Members Welcome at Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

Photo galleries have been updated but still have some issues. Working on a solution .

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Please take pictures during events to share here on the website. please email them to Tracywildlife@gmail.com

On behalf of your Tracy Wildlife Association Officers and Board of Directors let me extend our sincere wishes to you and yours for a happy and safe holiday season.

As your president, I want to thank you all for a great turnout at our events in 2025! Our 2nd Car Show was a great success with over 110 cars registering. Our Rib and Chili Cook-off was a great time and our Picnic as always had a great turnout. We finished off the summer with our Blues, Brews, and BBQ in October. We are planning more events for 2026, depending upon weather conditions we may be doing a Halloween Event. Thank you to our grounds keeper Rod Jenkins and camp hosts Jerry Fegett, Katie Lo. Our dedicated staff have continued to provide excellent service during the year. They keep our facilities clean, safe and beautiful, they make sure we all have ice and wood available.

In 2025 We have added a self-serve wood station for campers that arrive later in the day and after the groundskeepers have ended their shift, there is a drop box located at the office for wood fees and guest camper fees. The new added campsites are being used at our events, I have been told the members really like them. We are working on the addition of 2 new showers in the group camp site area to be completed in early 2026. We are working on updating our playground area with newly donated, up to date equipment, also to be completed in early 2026. We are in the process of adding a recycle dumpster for cardboard, glass and cans to be in compliance with San Joaquin County and the State of CA. Stay tuned for more improvements! I encourage you to keep informed. (tracywildlife.org)

We will be suggesting a constitutional change at the general meeting that will address the term limits we currently have for the officers and directors. I encourage all members to review the proposed changes that members will be able to vote on if you are present at the general meeting on March 28, 2026.

Timothy Wilson – President

Tracy WIldlife Association

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Proposed changes to Section 14 of our CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS which will be on the ballot coming up on March 28, 2026

BY-LAWS CURRENT TEXT

ARTICLE I Section 14: There shall be term limits of two consecutive terms to any elected office, not to exceed six consecutive years of total service. Upon completion of two terms, the member must vacate a position on the board for a period of one year, at the end of which he will qualify to run for any open position on the board. If a current position on the board is unopposed at any election, the term limit clause will be waived. Term limits shall commence with the 3/27/04 election. (Approved at the annual meeting of 3/27/2004)

PROPOSED BY-LAWS, ARTICLE #14 TO BE REVISED AND ADOPTED ON 3/28/26, IF APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP

ARTICLE I Section 14: There shall be two (2) consecutive term limits to any elected office, not to exceed six (6) consecutive years of service in any one position and upon completion must vacate the position for a one-year period and thereafter, shall qualify for a future position on the Board with the following exceptions:

A. A Director or Vice-President may run for a position in an upward line of progression to the office of Vice-President or President. Any member desiring to run for the vacating position of Vice-President or President must meet the minimum requirements and have preferably served a minimum of one year as an elected or appointed Board member.

B. Upon completion of two consecutive terms, a candidate desiring to run for any of these three expiring positions, Board member, Vice-President, or President stands unopposed in an election, the term limit clause shall not apply. Any remaining time in the vacant position filled by Board appointment shall not count towards term limits.

Why This Proposal Matters!

PROS:

· The Candidate can still be voted out by the membership during the election process following each term

· Continued Positive Leadership

· Continued Experience in Position(s)

· Continued Positive direction for Association’s benefits

· Continuation of current projects

· Continuity among the Board of Directors

· Supported by the current Board of Directors

CONS:

· Possible Loss of experienced leadership

· Possible Loss of forward direction

· Possible Stoppage of current projects

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A complete election letter will come in the mail in early March with details of the complete ballot. Please plan on attending the General Meeting and Elections on Saturday, March 28, 2026 to vote. Breakfast will start at 7:45am and the meeting will start at 10:00am.

Be sure to bring your membership card and identification to receive a ballot.

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!IMPORTANT!

To enter the gate – place the cards flat surface in front of the reader, it’s not necessary to sweep the card or even touch the reader, then the gate will open. Wait until the gate opens fully before proceeding, after you pass through the gate, stop until it closes automatically. DO NOT STOP IN THE PATH OF THE GATES OR TRY TO FOLLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE!!!   If you have guests you must use your card to admit each vehicle.  Envelopes for guest camping fees will be provided at a drop box near the office or from the groundskeeper/camp host. You are responsible for collecting the camping fees and dropping them in the drop box outside of the office. If you have a problem with your card, there is a walk in gate to the right of the main gate. Park off the road and notify the groundskeeper. There will be a $20 replacement fee for each card lost.