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• Latino Outdoors Teams up with the King County Noxious Weed Control Program

  By theweedsbeat on June 26, 2017

  

  It’s a warm and sunny day on Rattlesnake Ledge, and a group of hikers rests while it enjoys a well-earned view. As the party eats lunch, the conversation flits back and forth between Spanish and English. Afterwards the hike’s organizer, Michelle… Read More ›

• Spotted Knapweed – June 2017 Weed of the Month

  By theweedsbeat on June 4, 2017

  

  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 ›

• Free Knotweed Control Classes this Summer!

  By theweedsbeat on June 4, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• Weeds to Watch Out For: June 2017

  By theweedsbeat on May 31, 2017

  

  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 ›

• Biocontrol Agents: Noxious Weed Control’s Unsung Heroes

  By theweedsbeat on May 31, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  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 ›

• Carteles sobre la cicuta están en muchos jardines comunitarios en el Condado de King!

  By theweedsbeat on May 26, 2017

  

  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 ›

• Quiere caminar con un objetivo? Puede hacerse un “Weed Watcher!”

  By theweedsbeat on May 26, 2017

  

  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 ›

• Look for Poison-Hemlock Posters at a Community Garden Near You!

  By theweedsbeat on May 8, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• Hike with a purpose this year by becoming a weed watcher

  By kcweeds on May 2, 2017

  

  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 ›

• Earth Week 2017: Celebrating science!

  By kcweeds on April 17, 2017

  

  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 ›

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