Some snowmobile clubs in New Brunswick say they want the provincial government to help them boost the industry in the face of waning interest.

The president of one club in the northwest of the province resigned this week in frustration. Normand Martin said it's getting harder to find volunteers to help maintain trails.

His club has seen its membership decline from 600 people to 100 members.

Martin said the provincial government markets New Brunswick as a snowmobiling destination and should be willing to help.

"Government seems to wash their hands out of support. They're doing a lot of advertising through tourism to get people to come spend their money in New Brunswick, but they're not prepared to do anything to help the system survive. Everything's based on volunteers doing everything, and the volunteers are kind of tired," he said

Martin said he blames higher fuel prices and a younger generation's lack of interest for the decline in volunteers.

The former president said province-wide the number of people in snowmobile clubs has declined from 23,000 people to just more than half that number.