Gig Harbor Saving the Doc Weathers Creek Riparian Forest

12/20/2024

Great piece written in Gig Harbor Now on the current state of the project encompassing Doc Weathers Creek:

The Eagles Ridge property is 114 acres of forested property with waterfront access. Only a fraction of it is developable.

10/16/2022

Doc Weathers Creek Riparian Forest is still at risk of being developed and the community needs to come together to find a solution to conserve this land. These 115acres, along with the Narrows Park, Airport property, and Madrona Links golf course make up the single largest green belt left in the Gig Harbor Community Plan attached to the Sound with a historical Salmon bearing stream. Hoping the Gig Harbor Land Conservation Fund along with Great Peninsula Conservancy can help rally community conservation advocates to help create a pathway to save this forest while creating close in recreational opportunities for community members. The PenMet Parks deal in 2020 had envisioned mountain biking trails, hiking trails, frisbee golf, and much more. Help spread the word about this critical piece of community land and the important part it plays in the Puget Sound ecosystem!

01/19/2022

https://amp.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/g-news/article257344977.html

“We are on the lookout for other properties that the community would like to see conserved.”

12/06/2021

Penmet parks grant is approved. Hoping landowners will make the right decision to keep this estuary forest preserved for years to come. This could be an amazing entrance to an expanded Narrows Park! Gateway to low impact mountain biking trails, frisbee golf and most importantly protecting this green space!

11/13/2021

Doc Weathers Creek was directed into a culvert when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was rebuilt. Perhaps new funding from the infrastructure bill could support daylighting this creek and restoring salmon habitat for the south Puget Sound?

The national Infrastructure and Jobs Act recently passed by the U.S. Senate includes $1 billion for the first-ever national grant program established to specifically address culvert impacts to anadromous fish.

05/28/2021

US, Canada, and Tribal Nations working together to assess the state of the water that connects us all. Restoration of Doc Weathers Creek and Gig Harbor’s last Riparian Forest is our local responsibility as part of this larger effort to protect the Salish Sea. Give it a read and think about what else we can do to support this effort.

Approved logging is underway by Soundbuilt Homes to thin out certain areas of the 116 acre forest while PenMet and Great Peninsula Conservancy navigate grant processes.

Meanwhile Evergreen MTB Alliance and disc golf enthusiasts are dreaming up “what could be” if this area is kept as green space.

https://cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/1/ #

This report synthesizes information on past, current, and emerging stressors within the Salish Sea estuarine ecosystem. The Salish Sea is a complex waterbody shared by Coast Salish Tribes and First Nations, Canada, and the United States. It is defined by multiple freshwater inputs and marine water f...

08/31/2020

Tomorrow during the PenMet Parks Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 01, 2020, at 5:00 PM, there will be an opportunity for public comment pertaining to acquisition of Doc Weathers Creek Riparian Forest (aka Eagles Ridge) by the GPC.

Additional details on each grant application project can be found in the September 1 agenda packet at:

PenMetParks.org, About, District Info, Board Meeting Minutes and Agenda Archive

https://penmetparks.org/event/board-meeting-9/


A portion of the evaluation and scoring criteria for each grant includes public support.
This public meeting is conducted to collect public comments and document public support for these projects.

Your participation is welcome and important to the success of these grant applications.

Comments may be submitted via:

E-mail to: [email protected]
Chat during the Zoom meeting, or
Live comments via Zoom during the meeting

07/16/2020

Happy to share with the community that the Greater Peninsula Conservancy has engaged with Soundbuilt Homes to purchase these parcels adjacent to Narrows Park! Still much work to be done (grant applications, negotiations, etc) but greatly appreciate GPCs willingness to take on this work. If able please show your support to GPC...

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12/01/2019

Does the Gig Harbor peninsula need more single family residential development? How can our community grow more responsibly? Please share your thoughts.

11/30/2019

4 Parcels make up the DWC Riparian Forest:
0221332007 (21.14 acres)
0221332008 (48.77 acres)
0221321000 (27.58 acres)
0221294025 (18.45 acres)

Pals

11/30/2019

"Riparian vegetation along marine shorelines serves a variety of critical ecological and social functions. Coastal trees and other vegetation on backshore areas, banks, and bluffs help stabilize the soil, control pollution entering marine waters, provide fish and wildlife habitat, and modify stressful physical conditions along shorelines. Riparian areas are transitional, providing connections between and affecting both adjacent aquatic and terrestrial systems."

-Marine Riparian Vegetation Communities of Puget Sound (Technical Report 2007-02)

11/30/2019

http://www.pugetsoundnearshore.org/

The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (PSNERP) is a comprehensive assessment of Puget Sound’s 2,500 miles of shoreline to understand how humans have impacted the nearshore zone – our beaches, bluffs, inlets and river deltas - and what opportunities exist to improve the health o...