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• Scary moment for restoration crew serves as a timely reminder about risks of poison-hemlock

  By kcweeds on November 18, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  Even an experienced restoration crew following all the safety precautions can be at risk when working around poison-hemlock. By being aware and responding quickly, Nellie Hannah, Forterra’s WCC crew supervisor, and her team of AmeriCorps members are all fully recovered… Read More ›

• Restoration of White Center’s Seola Pond to get help from new invasive weed project

  By kcweeds on November 13, 2019

  

  King County Noxious Weed Control Program is hosting two community events in support of a community-led restoration effort at Seola Pond greenspace in White Center. On November 21, there will be a community open house and invasive weed workshop for… Read More ›

• Taller en español sobre cuidado natural del césped y el control de malas hierbas

  By kcweeds on August 14, 2019

  

  [español – Spanish] ¡El Programa de Control de Malas Hierbas Nocivas del Condado de King, en colaboración con Seattle Public Utilities, está ofreciendo un taller gratuito en español sobre cuidado natural del césped, así como el control de las malas… Read More ›

• Orange Hawkweed – June 2019 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on June 5, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  There are few flowers so intensely flame-colored as orange hawkweed. This plant truly deserves one of its common names, Devil’s Paintbrush, both for its fiery colors and for its devilish behavior as a noxious weed in North America. When orange… Read More ›

• King County is seeking volunteers to help protect lakes and hiking areas from invasive weeds

  By kcweeds on May 31, 2019

  

  Summer is a wonderful time to relax on a lake or take a hike in the mountains. Now you can enjoy the outdoors and help protect nature at the same time by watching for and reporting invasive species. King County… Read More ›

• Learn about noxious weeds at upcoming classes in April and May

  By kcweeds on April 3, 2019

  

  Spring is when our attention turns to weeds. Plants are popping up everywhere and it’s hard to know if it’s a good thing or a disaster waiting to happen. If you enjoy learning and are curious about noxious weeds and… Read More ›

• Yellow Archangel – April 2019 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on April 3, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) stirs up a lot of passion for some people, usually very negative. It is one of the plants we get the most questions about, either because it is spreading like crazy or because it has mysteriously… Read More ›

• Spurge Laurel – February 2019 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on February 15, 2019

  

  Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) may have escaped your notice so far, or you may have written it off as a weird-looking rhododendron. It isn’t a true laurel and it certainly isn’t a spurge, but rather it is one of many… Read More ›

• Poison-hemlock control now required on public lands and roads in King County (and Weeds of Concern list grows by two)

  By kcweeds on February 14, 2019

  

  At the 2019 Weed List Hearing held on January 23, the King County Noxious Weed Control Board added poison-hemlock to the list of regulated noxious weeds for King County, with control required on public property and public rights-of-way in cities and… Read More ›

• Cross-border workshop on invasive species and exotic pests in Bellingham March 29

  By kcweeds on February 13, 2019

  

  Join fellow invasive species managers, citizen scientists, researchers, gardeners, green industry professionals and more from British Columbia and Washington State at the day-long Invasive Species and Exotic Pest Workshop in Bellingham on Friday, March 29, 2019. The Bellingham workshop is… Read More ›

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