NATURAL LANDS

The Natural Lands Program provides stewardship to natural areas, such as Resource Conservancy parks and undeveloped open space within Pierce County Parks’ system. The Natural Lands team assesses and improves natural areas for passive recreation, protects forest health and connects the public with nature. This includes trail design and construction, habitat restoration, and vegetation management for public safety.

154 Hours spent by volunteers for Pitch In For Parks

1,242 Hours spent by volunteers supporting parks beautification

Frontier Park: Constructed and improved a mile of new trail, to include a new boardwalk built to equestrian standards.

Meridian Habitat Park: Constructed 0.3 mile of new trail through a previously inaccessible forested area; completed design of a new outdoor education learning area.

Habitat Plantings: Installed habitat plantings at three park sites to diversify wildlife habitat.

Invasive Control: Intensive invasive removal targeted knotweed and yellow-flag iris within Spanaway Creek.

Programming: Welcomed two Volunteer Stewards to Parkland Prairie and Spanaway Park, continued hosting monthly Pitch in for Parks programs, and gave away over 700 trees to Pierce County residents as part of the Free Tree program.

PIERCE COUNTY PARKS