1. Dead Man’s Pond – Gould Property Puyallup City Council March 27, 2012

2. Conservation Futures Program
Dead Man’s Pond
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 2

3. Site Location Map Decoursey Park Clarks Creek Park City of Puyallup
Dead Man’s Pond
Decoursey Park
Clarks Creek Park
City of Puyallup
Brown Community Garden
Washington State Department of Fisheries
Proposed Acquisition

4. Dead Man’s Pond 4

5. Site Features 8.66 acres Category I wetland Critical wildlife habitat
Dead Man’s Pond
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

6. Property attributes
Dead Man’s Pond
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

7. Washington State Endangered Western Pond Turtle
Conservation Values
Washington State Endangered Western Pond Turtle
Dead Man’s Pond
Basking in sun at Dead Man’s Pond
Photo courtesy of Oregon Zoo

8. Conservation Values Wildlife Habitat
Dead Man’s Pond
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

9. Category I Wetland Habitat
Conservation Values
Category I Wetland Habitat
Dead Man’s Pond

10. Mature forest adjacent to water body
Conservation Values
Mature forest adjacent to water body
Dead Man’s Pond

11. Current Status Property was ranked to receive funding (late 2010)
Dead Man’s Pond
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

12. Dead Man’s Pond