Watershed Park

Watershed Park
One of several trails in Watershed Park
Map
TypeMunicipal
LocationOlympia, Washington
Coordinates47°01′41″N 122°53′10″W / 47.028°N 122.886°W / 47.028; -122.886
Area153.03 acres (0.6193 km2)
Created1956
StatusOpen all year
Websitehttps://www.olympiawa.gov/services/parks___recreation/parks___trails/watershed_park.php

Watershed Park is a 153-acre temperate rain forest public park located in Olympia, Washington that supplied almost all the city's water from privately established wells in the late 1800s. The city acquired and operated the wells starting in 1917 until the 1950s when the municipal water source was replaced. In 1955 the forest was to be logged and the land sold but strong local opposition resulted in an ordinance preserving the area as a city park. Throughout, remnants of the waterworks are visible from the park trails.

History

The park takes its name from the watershed of Moxlie Creek.[1] Water wells for the city of Olympia were first created in the area now comprising Watershed Park in the late 19th century. Influential Western Washington businessman Henry Clay Heermans bought the entire waterworks in 1909, and sold it to the City of Olympia in 1917.[2] After operating the wells into the 1950s, the city planned to log the area and sell the property, leading to a Washington Supreme Court battle that led to the area's preservation, with a city ordinance protecting the area presently.[3] Local environmental activist Margaret McKenny is recognized as the impetus for establishing the park as a protected place.

Features

The Moxlie Creek Springs Basin, one of the largest spring basins in the region, is situated in the center of the park, which is completely forested by a temperate rain forest. Skunk cabbage and salmon berries grow alongside Moxlie Creek, which weaves throughout the area. The creek is fed by groundwater and surface water runoff. Chinook, coho salmon and coastal cutthroat trout live in the creek. There are big leaf maple, douglas fir, red alder and incense cedar throughout the park, along with huckleberry, Oregon grape, licorice and sword ferns, and devil's club. The one and a half-mile long, G. Eldon Marshall trail encircles much of the park. Evidence of the former waterworks in the form of pipes is scattered throughout the park, as well.[4]

A future expansion of the paved Karen Fraser Woodland Trail will extend the trail to run along the northwestern edge of the park, creating a connection with Tumwater Falls Park. This expansion will connect with Watershed's hiking trails.[5]

Environmental Concerns

The park has suffered from gypsy moth infestations.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 94. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ Hunt, H. and Kaylor, F.C. (1917) "Henry Clay Heermans", Washington, West of the Cascades. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Watershed Park", City of Olympia. Retrieved 3/28/11.
  4. ^ "South Sound's Best Places to Birdwatch: Watershed Park", Black Hills Audubon Society. Retrieved 8/2/08.
  5. ^ "2040 Regional Transportation Plan". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. ^ Dodge, J. "Traps set around South Sound for gypsy moth infestations", The Olympian. July 8, 2008. Retrieved 8/2/08.

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