Welcome to Tracy Wildlife Associations Web page.
Updated January 29th 2025
Next Board meeting Monday February 3rd 2025.
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 [email protected]
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Greetings Fellow Members. 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 2024! Our 1st Car Show was a great success with 76 cars registering. Our Rib 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 late September. We are planning more events for 2025. 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 some incredibly challenging times. They keep our facilities clean, safe and beautiful, they make sure we all have ice and wood available. 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 the wood fee and guest camper fees. The new added campsites are being used at our events, I have been told the members really like them. I encourage you all to look at our website 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 29, 2025.
Timothy Wilson – President
Tracy WIldlife Association
Membership:
Lost Gate Keys will be replaced at a cost of $20.00 each. Staff members have keys on hand to help you get a replacement, keys that fail to open the gate can still be turned in for a no-cost replacement.
Workdays waived – All members who currently have their workday requirements temporarily waived due to medical necessity are required to renew those requests annually. All requests for waivers for the 2024 year must have reached the Secretary by the September 2024 Board meeting. Fines for workdays missed in 2024 will be collected during membership in January 2025.
Dues for all new and current members are $200.00 per year. Dues for members who have attained the status of “Retired” or “Special Guest” are $100.00 per year. All fees, (dues for 2025 and workday fines for 2024) are due January 1, 2025. Any member not submitting fees by January 31, 2025 will lose their membership.
Members can come to the island to pay their fees in person on the following dates with cash, check, money order, or a credit card with a 3% fee:
Fri 1/10/25 & Sat 1/11/25 10am to 2pm, Fri 1/24/25 & Sat 1/25/25 10am to 2pm, and Fri 1/31/25 4pm to 7pm.
The address for sending checks or money orders is P.O. Box 283 Tracy, CA 95378-0283. Payments received by mail with a post mark of 1/31/2025 or before are considered on time once the delivery is accomplished to us.
2025 Work weekends:
Sat April 12 & Sun April 13; Sat July 12 & Sun July 13; Sat Oct 4 & Sun Oct 5
Work days start at 8am so please be on time. To receive credit for your workday you must sign in and out on the workday sign in sheet. Please call ahead to be put on a list for workday parties and events by calling the Treasurer-Karen at 925-413-4277. Workdays may also be arranged with the Groundskeeper at 510-676-6229 for miscellaneous projects.
Members desiring to run for one of three Director positions or the Vice President position that will be up for election in 2025, must be present at the Board of Directors meeting on Monday, February 03, 2025 at 7:00pm.
General Meeting and Elections are scheduled for Saturday March 29, 2025 at 10am.
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Tracy Wildlife Women’s Auxiliary 2025 Calendar of Events
Renew your Women’s Auxiliary memberships in person between the hours of 10am to 2pm on Sat. Jan.11, 2025 and Sat. Jan 25, 2025. Additionally, you may renew your membership between the hours of 4pm to 7pm on Fri. Jan 31, 2025.
General Meeting: Saturday March 29th 7:45am to 9:00am. Breakfast $5.00 per person (eggs, pancake, sausage, coffee, and juice)
2025 Event Schedule
2nd Annual Car Show – Saturday June 7, 2025
Fishing Derby (TWL shore fishing only) – Saturday July 5, 2025
Annual Picnic – Saturday August 16, 2025
Fishing Derby (TWL shore fishing only) – Saturday August 30, 2025
Beer, Blues & BBQ, also adding Rib Cook-off & Chili Cook-off – Saturday October 11, 2025
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Proposed changes to our CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS which will be on the ballot coming up on March 29, 2025
Constitution By-Law Article 1, Section 14 applies to all Directors, Vice President and the President. This section currently states:
Section 14: There shall be term limits of two consecutive terms to any elected office, not to exceed 6 consecutive years of total service. Upon completion of 2 terms, member must vacate position on the board for the 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)
Requested Change:
The Board of Directors seeks to remove Section 14 in order for our members to elect qualified individuals at every election.
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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 29, 2025 to vote on this decision. 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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The Car Show was a huge success, there were 75 to 76 cars and a good time for all who attended.
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2025 Work weekends:
Sat April 12 & Sun April 13; Sat July 12 & Sun July 13; Sat Oct 4 & Sun Oct 5
Work days start at 8am so please be on time. To receive credit for your workday you must sign in and out on the workday sign in sheet. Please call ahead to be put on a list for workday parties and events by calling the Treasurer-Karen at 925-413-4277. Workdays may also be arranged with the Groundskeeper at 510-676-6229 for miscellaneous projects.
(BE ABSOLUTELY SURE TO SIGN IN LEGIBLY INCLUDING YOUR MEMBER NUMBER OR WHO YOU ARE WORKING FOR)
(As always; customized work days may be arranged with the Groundskeeper)
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!IMPORTANT!
In order to insure our security and prevent unauthorized access we are conducting an audit of existing key cards.
Please text Treasurer Karen Gautreaux at 925-413-4277 with a photo of your membership card and gate key(s) showing the numbers for a Gate Key verification on our new gate system.
[email protected]
the numbers will be on the upper or lower edge as shown.
Front gate access cards:
To enter or exit simply hold the cards flat surface in front of the reader, it’s not necessary to sweep the card or even touch the reader. If all is well you will see an amber light, when you flash your card you will get get a red light and a beep from the reader and 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 separately and register them in the guest log near the bulletin board. Envelopes for guest camping fees will be provided at a drop box near the guest registration log. You are responsible for logging your guests in and out. If you have a problem with your cards, 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.Nocv
2024 Annual Picnic
Pictures taken during BBQ Rib Cookoff. If you have more to share send to email. [email protected]
2024 BBQ Rib CoOK Off
Pictures taken during BBQ Rib Cookoff. If you have more to share send to email. [email protected]
2024 Car Show
Pictures taken during car show. If you have more to share send to email. [email protected]
Fishing Pictures of the month
This is a new feature for the Tracy Wildlife website. Please send in your Fishing pictures so that we can display your big catch or fun times here. Please email pictures to [email protected]
Fun Times at the WILDLIFE
Members are sending in pictures of their families having fun at the Wildlife. if you would like to have your family pictures featured here please send them to [email protected]