Pierce County Open Space Task Force

Open Space picture

The Pierce County Council established the Open Space Task Force, (OSTF), to undertake a comprehensive review of public resources and financing options related to the preservation of open space and to develop a countywide strategy for increasing public revenues to support these purposes.

The OSTF is comprised of members representing these interest groups and stakeholders consistent with its scale and countywide focus:

Association of Realtors
Cascade Land Conservancy, Chambers /Clover Creeks Watershed Council, Clover Creek Council, Conservation Futures Program Citizens' Advisory Board
Farming Assistant, Revitalization & Marketing Board, ForeverGreen Council, Friends of Pierce County, Friends of the Hylebos
Greater Peninsula Conservancy, Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District, Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, and Peninsula Metropolitan Park District
Master Builders Association
Nisqually Land Trust, Nisqually River Council, Pierce Conservation District
Pierce County Council, Pierce County Parks and Recreation Citizens' Advisory Board, Pierce County Sustainability Coalition
Puyallup River Watershed Council
Tahoma Audubon
Tribes

The OSTF undertook a comprehensive review of resources related to open space; identified existing and potential funding opportunities; developed a strategy for funding unmet needs; and provided recommendations on a countywide effort to fund open space preservation to the Pierce County Council on July 18, 2011.

OSTF Final Report

Report:

OSTF Final Report (pdf)

Maps (pdf):

Comments or Questions

Bryan Bowden, Community Outreach Planner
Mt. Rainier National Park
55210 - 238th Ave. East
Ashford, WA 98304

Email: Bryan_Bowden@nps.gov
Phone: (360) 569-6504

Kirk Kirkland, ForeverGreen Council
Phone: (253)761-1693

Ryan Mello, Cascade Land Conservancy
Phone: (253)274-4955

Kathy Kravit-Smith, Director
Pierce County Parks and Recreation
9112 Lakewood Dr. SW
Lakewood, WA 98499

Email: kkravit@co.pierce.wa.us
Phone: (253)798-4007

Pierce County Parks & Recreation
9112 Lakewood Dr. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499