Dead Man’s Pond – Gould PropertyDead Man’s Pond – Gould Property Puyallup City Council

March 27, 2012

Conservation Futures ProgramConservation Futures Program Property tax-funded program to purchase open space/sensitive lands via a competitive process No local funding match required Local agencies (e.g. city) must take on long-term ownership/management of purchased properties

Dead Man’s Pond

Washington State

Department of Fisheries

Clarks Creek Park

Decoursey Park

City of Puyallup

Proposed Acquisition

Site Location MapSite Location MapDead Man’s Pond

Brown Community Garden

Dead Man’s Pond

Site FeaturesSite Features 8.66 acres

Category I wetland

Critical wildlife habitat

Adjacent to over 55 acres of public space, including Maplewood Springs watershed and Clarks Creek Park

Dead Man’s Pond

Property attributes Property attributes Protection of unique urban wooded wetland and wildlife habitat

Connectivity to other publicly-owned property

Accessibility to the public for passive recreation and birding

Dead Man’s Pond

Dead Man’s Pond

Conservation ValuesConservation ValuesWashington State Endangered Western Pond

Turtle

Basking in sun at Dead Man’s Pond

Photo courtesy of Oregon Zoo

Dead Man’s Pond

Conservation ValuesConservation ValuesWildlife Habitat

Provides salmon habitat as pond flows into Clark’s Creek and into Puyallup River

Bald eagle nesting site nearby

Great Blue Heron on site

State Candidate Pileated Woodpecker

Dead Man’s Pond

Conservation ValuesConservation ValuesCategory I Wetland Habitat

Dead Man’s Pond

Conservation ValuesConservation ValuesMature forest adjacent to water body

Dead Man’s Pond

Current StatusCurrent Status Property was ranked to receive funding (late 2010) Property appraisal/negotiation processed in 2011 Now nearing final closing & conveyance to City. City will need to commit to long-term stewardship as open space-passive recreation One issue: on-site house

Dead Man’s Pond

Dead Man’s Pond