It might look like the weeds won this year, but you can start gearing up for next year by attending a free class on noxious weeds and invasive plants being offered by the King County Noxious Weed Control Program. It is… Read More ›
Program News
Naturalist program on invasive plants offered free for schools in King County (while supplies last!)
Teachers in King County can sign up to have a naturalist from Nature Vision teach their students about invasive and native plants with an engaging and interactive classroom program called Right Plant, Right Place. In addition to learning about how… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Noxious weed report for King County highlights collaboration and team work
Do you know how many giant hogweed sites there are in King County? Or how many miles of river knotweed was controlled on last year? The 2016 Annual Report of the King County Noxious Weed Control Program has answers to… Read More ›
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 ›
Tansy Ragwort – July 2017 Weed of the Month
Cows and horses don’t seek out poisonous plants like tansy ragwort. But it’s hard for them to avoid exposure when the weeds take over their pastures, or line the trails where they are ridden. Although tansy ragwort is bitter and… Read More ›
Weed Watchers teaming up to fight invasive weeds on trails in King County this summer
On two recent beautiful June days, people gathered at trail heads, not just to hike, but also determined to seek out and remove invasive plants. This might seem like a strange way to spend the day on a beautiful trail,… Read More ›
