To get a snapshot of the state of King County’s noxious weeds and progress towards controlling them, read the 2015 Annual Report of the King County Noxious Weed Control Program. While it’s true that there are still lots of… Read More ›
Program News
May flowers you don’t want to see in your garden
All flowers are beautiful in their own way, but there are some that spell trouble in spite of their aesthetic appeal. King County noxious weed specialists shared these lovely photos of a few not-so-lovely noxious weeds seen on the job this past… Read More ›
Puget Sound Corps to the Rescue
Noxious weeds are flourishing even earlier this year, given our record-breaking warmer and wetter winter and spring. King County noxious weed staff have been working hard to keep up but it’s been a mad dash to get to the weeds… Read More ›
Spurge laurel spotted in Maury Island forest
Have you ever noticed a shrubby evergreen that looks like a cross between a leggy rhododendron and a laurel, but isn’t either one? It might be spurge laurel, which isn’t actually a spurge or a laurel, but rather an invasive species of… Read More ›
Wild Chervil – April 2016 Weed of the Month
Wild chervil sounds like an exotic salad herb, but is in fact a Class B noxious weed in Washington, regulated in many counties including King County, due to its nasty habit of being invasive and taking over fields and pastures…. Read More ›
Identification tips for a few noxious weeds emerging in early April
King County noxious weed specialists are seeing all sorts of species showing up this month. Here are some recent finds. Goatsrue is a Class A noxious weed found in southwestern King County, mostly in the Federal Way area. Toxic to… Read More ›
Garlic mustard detection dog may help King County find tricky noxious weed
Sampson the dog just may be the hero we need in the fight to stop garlic mustard in King County. The King County Noxious Weed Control Program has been working with landowners to eradicate garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) since it… Read More ›
Training opportunity for hikers who want to help fight invasive weeds
In King County, we are fortunate to have beautiful forests, rivers and mountains right in our backyard. It’s hard to beat the great feeling we get from hiking away from civilization and experiencing the outdoors in all its wildness and wonder. Unfortunately,… Read More ›
Invasive knotweed control workshops to be held in Maple Valley, Duvall, Tukwila, Mercer Island and North Bend
Our riparian team is once again offering multiple sessions of our popular free workshop called “What is knotweed and how can I get rid of it?”. Participants will learn how invasive knotweed grows, how to control it, what’s being done on… Read More ›
Annual search for weeds in King County turns up early flowering shiny geranium and garlic mustard
County noxious weed specialists are beginning their annual survey for state-listed noxious weeds in King County. Known locations of noxious weeds are carefully checked for any plants coming up from seeds in the soil or that escaped last year’s weed control efforts…. Read More ›
