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Buffalobur – September 2017 Weed of the Month
Native to Mexico and the Midwestern United States, buffalobur (Solanum rostratum) is an annoying—and painful—regulated Class C noxious weed in King County. While we’re just a truck ride from its native range, this plant has effectively spread all over the… Read More ›
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King County Controls a New Noxious Weed!
It’s not every day you find a new noxious weed in your county, but this August King County had one of those days. On August 15th, our program was alerted to an infestation of the Class A noxious weed ricefield… Read More ›
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Puget SoundCorps Helps Stomp out Knotweed
Each year, the King County Noxious Weed Control Program gets a great boost of support from the Puget SoundCorps, a branch of the Washington Conservation Corps’ AmeriCorps Program. Just when we need it most, the Washington State Department of Natural… Read More ›
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It’s Time to Kill Your Knotweed!
It’s that time of year again: the weather’s hot, the ice cream stands are open, and King County’s invasive knotweeds (Polygonum spp.) are in full bloom. Don’t worry too much about your knotweed going to seed: King County’s most common… Read More ›
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Garden Loosestrife – August 2017 Weed of the Month
What plant is so tough that it can outcompete common cattail (Typha latifolia), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), and even Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) along King County’s shores? Garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris), a Class B noxious weed from Eurasia, has managed… Read More ›
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Weeds to Watch out for—August 2017
As we roll into August, plenty of noxious weeds across the county are blooming and going to seed, and those of us in the weed world are doing our best to keep up. Here’s what to watch out for this… Read More ›
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Native Plants Saved by Noxious Weed Control
Invasive plants are a menace for a lot of reasons: They can cause serious harm to humans and animals; lower farmers’ crop yields; damage the mountains and lakes we love to visit, cutting back the tourism revenue for surrounding communities;… Read More ›
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La importancia del control biológico
Hace frío, está lloviendo, y estoy caminando con Especialista de Malezas Nocivas Karen Peterson en el lado oeste de Discovery Park en Seattle. Estamos aquí para controlar una infestación de la escoba amarilla (Cytisus scoparius) con un método de control biológico: un insecto… Read More ›
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Latino Outdoors camina con el Programa de Control de Malezas Nocivas del Condado de King
Este 17 de junio, miembros del grupo Latino Outdoors y Especialistas de Educación del Programa de Control de Malezas Nocivas del Condado de King, Sasha Shaw y Nate Dolton-Thornton, escalaron la montaña de la serpiente de cascabel (Rattlesnake Ledge). Mientras… Read More ›
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A Day in the Life of a Weed Specialist: Saving Skykomish from Orange Hawkweed
Have you ever wondered how King County’s noxious weed specialists find and control invasive weeds in King County? Or have you wondered what they do to keep themselves, and all of us, safe while they do their job? If you have—or… Read More ›
