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• It’s Washington Invasive Species Awareness Week!

  By kcweeds on February 26, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  As spring approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on what we can do this year to help the natural world here at home. Learning about and taking action to help stop the spread of invasive species is one great… Read More ›

• Scotch Broom – February 2018 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on February 19, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  There are three things I often hear about Scotch broom (or Scot’s broom, which may be the correct common name, but is not as commonly used). First, people tell me they hate this plant because they are allergic to it…. Read More ›

• Noxious weeds seen flowering in February in King County

  By kcweeds on February 19, 2018

  

  There are already a few noxious weeds you might spot flowering around here this month. Just today I noticed flowers on a spurge laurel plant I have potted up for education events. Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) is a smallish evergreen… Read More ›

• Register now for free classes on noxious weeds being offered this spring

  By kcweeds on February 14, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  If you are interested in learning to identify and control noxious weeds and other invasive plants (or just to freshen up your skills), then we have the classes for you!  We have two options to choose from: a two-hour evening… Read More ›

• King County Weed Board approves noxious weed list for 2018

  By kcweeds on February 8, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  The 2018 King County Noxious Weed List is official now! The King County Noxious Weed Board set the annual list at its January meeting, adding the new state-listed species and renewing county priorities to educate and require control of other… Read More ›

• Job opening for a full time noxious weed control specialist

  By kcweeds on January 23, 2018

  

  King County is accepting applications until February 11, 2018 to fill an opening for a Noxious Weed Control Specialist II. This is a full-time equivalent, year-round, benefit-eligible position. See the King County Jobs website for complete information and application instructions (search… Read More ›

• King County’s 2018 Noxious Weed List to be set at January 24 Weed Board Meeting

  By kcweeds on January 18, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  The public is invited to join the King County Noxious Weed Control Board for King County’s annual weed list hearing, where the Board will hear public comments, review proposed weed list changes, and set the official 2018 King County Noxious… Read More ›

• Collect invasive ivy samples for science!

  By kcweeds on November 9, 2017

  

  Got ivy? The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board wants some! Or, rather, they would like to get samples from ivy populations that are growing wild in Washington. To help figure out which varieties of ivy are escaping cultivation and… Read More ›

• Butterfly Bush – October 2017 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on October 29, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  Late fall is a great time to trim butterfly bush plants before the seeds fly away. Seeds can move 40 miles away on the wind and take root everywhere from roadsides to pristine rivers. The blooms have mostly lost their… Read More ›

• Give weeds the brush off!

  By kcweeds on October 16, 2017

  

  Weed control is hard work so it makes sense to look for ways to do less of it. Preventing weeds from moving to new places is one of the easiest things we can all do to reduce the need for… Read More ›