What’s five feet tall, has pink or purple flowers with spotted bracts, and costs the state of Montana $42 million each year? If you answered spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), you’re right! A native to grassland steppes between central Europe and… Read More ›
Ever wondered about that giant stand of bamboo-like plants in your backyard, or community garden, or creek edge, that just keeps getting bigger each year? Have you spent months, or years, or even decades struggling to get rid of it?… Read More ›
Enjoying the recent spell of sunny weather? You’re not the only one: Across King County, a number of noxious weeds are already bolting, flowering, or going to seed, and our Weed Specialists are working hard to keep them under control…. Read More ›
On a cold and rainy May morning, I walk with Weed Specialist Karen Peterson along the bluffs at the west edge of Seattle’s Discovery Park. As usual, we’re here to control weeds—in this case, a large stand of Scotch broom (Cytisus… Read More ›
La primavera ha llegado, y muchos jardineros en el Condado de King están afuera cultivando plantas deseables. Pero alrededor de muchos jardines comunitarios, una maleza nociva está creciendo: la cicuta (Conium maculatum), una planta venenosa que es tóxica para las… Read More ›
Cuando camino en un bosque u otra zona natural, quiero olvidar mi vida cotidiana y conectar con la naturaleza. Por esta razón, me molesta mucho cuando encuentro las mismas plantas invasoras que están en mi jardín! Malezas nocivas como escoba… Read More ›
As the weather warms, King County’s gardeners are venturing outside to till the soil, plant, and watch their new crops grow. But in and around many of our community gardens, another plant thrives: poison-hemlock, a noxious weed that can be… Read More ›
Going for a hike is how we leave our regular life behind and experience nature that isn’t completely transformed by development. So doesn’t it drive you crazy when you see the same weeds you have at home up in the mountains?… Read More ›
Reposted from The Downstream Blog: This Earth Week we are celebrating Science at the Department of Natural Resources and Parks. Science is at the bedrock of what we do here at DNRP. We are specialists in marine biology, nearshore ecology,… Read More ›
With shiny geranium, appearances are deceiving. Don’t let the plant’s small size or delicate pink flowers fool you. To quote Ed Alverson, a botanist from Oregon who has extensive experience battling shiny geranium, “this is pretty much the most diabolical… Read More ›
