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Julia’s Gulch

Pierce County

Protected Since 2007

Acreage 31.7

- Located in Pierce County

- 31.66 acres

- Property is composed of two gulches on the west and east sides, separated by a
ridgeline

- A seasonal stream runs south through the property and drains into Commencement Bay

- Vegetation on the property is mainly deciduous, dominated by Bigleaf maple, Red alder and Douglas-fir

- The property is surrounded on three sides by residential housing and on the south by industrial uses

- The property benefits the water quality of Puget Sound by filtering run-off from the surrounding residential housing

- Invasive species on the property include Himalayan blackberry, English ivy, reed canarygrass and butterfly bush and restoration of these sites are of high priority.

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