What information do we have about conditions that affect agriculture in the Puyallup Watershed?
Puyallup Watershed Gap Analysis
Curious what other agricultural resilience efforts have looked like?
Literature Review
TAG Meeting Reports 2019-2020: 1st TAG Meeting Report, 2nd TAG Meeting Report
What are we doing next (2020-2022)? Here’s our Draft Study Plan.
Questions about the Clear Creek Agricultural Resilience Action Plan? Read our FAQ. Here’s info about our timeline.
Compiled Reports from Farming in the Floodplain Project 2016-2017:
Looking for a short and sweet version of our research that captures the highlights of our findings? Download our Fact Sheets below!
Farmland Impacts | Sediment | Tide Gate | Flood Risk | Drainage Inventory | Findings and Recommendations
Final Findings and Recommendations Report
Findings and Recommendations Report (with Appendices)
Farmland Impacts Memo
Tide Gate Memo
Upstream Development Memo
Drainage Memo (Final)
Flood Risk Memo
Existing Conditions Report
Drainage Inventory Preliminary Findings Memo (Appendix)
Sediment Memo
Research Plan
2016-2017 TAG Meeting Reports: 1st TAG Meeting Report, 2nd TAG Meeting Report, 3rd TAG Meeting Report, 4th TAG Meeting Report, 5th TAG Meeting Report, 6th TAG Meeting Report
Newsletters: January 2016 Newsletter, September 2016 Newsletter, May 2016 Newsletter, January 2017 Newsletter, May 2017 Newsletter
Below are other resources relevant to our work in the Clear Creek area, including maps, reports, photos, presentations, and websites.
Pierce County Agriculture Program: Farm Forum Presentations
Other presentations
1920 Photo of Gay’s Place near the Port of Tacoma mitigation site
Image of Gay Road in 1921
1921 Gay Road – Clear Creek Bridge.
2009 flood to 18ft
1918 Right of Way sales at Clear Creek
Nancy’s ditch
A drainage ditch in Clear Creek.
Drainage Ditch between Early Bird Farm and Dimond’s property
Part of the drainage system known locally as “Nancy’s Ditch”.
Mouth of Clear Creek into Clear Creek on Dimond property
Ditch next to Eichorn property – not maintained, runs to South Ditch
Bridge over Clear Creek on Squire property before Clear Creek enters.
Wet field on north side of 44th
Zestful Gardens
Zestful Gardens- to wet to plow in late April.
Early Bird Farm in late April.
Early Bird Farm in late April.
Chickens at Inch Acres
Floodplains By Design stakeholders visit Early Bird Farm in Clear Creek in early March.
March 9th visit of FbD Stakeholders to Clear Creek
March 9th visit of FbD Stakeholders to Clear Creek
View from the Puyallup of the two tide gates.
Up close of the two tide gates
FAQ
Drainage
Hydrology & Flooding
Climate Change
Puyallup Watershed/Farming- general information
Fish Issues
Tide Gates