8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C.   20549FORM 8-KCurrent Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) August 5, 2010Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	91-1313292
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

19245 Tenth Avenue NE, Poulsbo, Washington   98370

(Address of principal executive offices)     (ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (360) 697-6626NOT APPLICABLE(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01    OTHER EVENTS

On August 5, 2010 the Partnership announced a quarterly distribution of 25 cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on August 20, 2010 and payable on September 3, 2010.  A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 

Item 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of the registrant dated August 5, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		POPE RESOURCES, A DELAWARE LIMITED
		PARTNERSHIP
DATE:	August 5, 2010	BY:	/s/ Thomas M. Ringo
			Thomas M. Ringo
			Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Pope
				Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership, and
				Pope MGP, Inc., General Partner

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Pope Resources Increases Its Quarterly Distribution to $0.25

POULSBO, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 2010--Pope Resources (Nasdaq:POPE) announced today a quarterly distribution of 25 cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on August 20, 2010 and payable on September 3, 2010. This represents a 15-cent, or 150%, increase from the prior quarterly distribution of 10 cents per unit. “We are pleased to announce this increase in our distribution payout, which recognizes the improvement in log prices and the resumption of higher harvest levels relative to last year,” said David L. Nunes, President and CEO.

About Pope Resources

Pope Resources, a publicly traded limited partnership, and its subsidiaries Olympic Resource Management and Olympic Property Group, own or manage 152,000 acres of timberland and development property in Washington and Oregon. We also manage, co-invest in, and consolidate two timberland investment funds that we manage for a fee. In addition, we offer our forestry consulting and timberland investment management services to third-party owners and managers of timberland in Washington, Oregon, and California. The company and its predecessor companies have owned and managed timberlands and development properties for more than 150 years. Additional information on the company can be found at www.poperesources.com. The contents of our website are not incorporated into this release or into our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT:
Pope Resources
Tom Ringo, VP & CFO, 360-697-6626
Fax: 360-697-1156