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• Duvall and King County plan rapid response to new aquatic weed found upstream of the Snoqualmie River

  By kcweeds on January 19, 2021

  

  In mid-November 2020, a highly observant second grader and her parent reported seeing Egeria densa in Duvall’s Lake Rasmussen. Egeria, also called Brazilian elodea, is a densely growing underwater plant native to Brazil and Argentina that was accidentally introduced to… Read More ›

• King County Weed Board seeks input on the annual noxious weed list

  By kcweeds on January 15, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  To protect people and the environment from harmful plants, the King County Noxious Weed Board will be adopting the 2021 noxious weed list at a public meeting on January 27 in order to set the priority level of noxious weeds… Read More ›

• I dream of knotweed: the Water and Land Resources Division at work

  By kcweeds on September 29, 2020

  

  Crossposted from the King County Downstream blog, originally posted on September 25, 2020. By Gavin Tiemeyer. What does it take to be a Noxious Weed Control Specialist with King County? Prior to the pandemic and public health social distancing measures,… Read More ›

• Fragrant Water Lily – September 2020 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on September 16, 2020

  

  Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) has many redeeming qualities as well as causing significant problems here in Washington. This species of water lily is native to the eastern and central United States and is used both by people and wildlife,… Read More ›

• Where to go for info on controlling weeds in water

  By kcweeds on September 15, 2020

  

  If you live on a lake or creek and want to control weeds in the water or along the shoreline, it’s important to do some research first. Because of the risk of impacting water quality with any weed control method,… Read More ›

• Noxious Weed Control Online Seminars Sept 23 and 30, 2020

  By kcweeds on September 14, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  The King County Noxious Weed Program is holding a two-part online seminar on September 23 and 30 packed with great information for anyone working on managing invasive plants and noxious weeds. Topics include early detection species, best management practices for… Read More ›

• Why oh why is there so much tansy ragwort this summer?

  By kcweeds on August 5, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  As if 2020 wasn’t hard enough, tansy ragwort is exploding this year! Noxious weed specialists who have worked on it for a decade or more think it is one of the worst years they’ve seen. Is it just the bad… Read More ›

• False Brome – July 2020 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on July 6, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  False brome is not your ordinary grass species. This introduced bunch grass spreads into shaded woodlands and can carpet the forest floor, excluding native species and increasing fire risk. Sometimes used as an ornamental grass, false brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) first… Read More ›

• Goatsrue – May 2020 Weed of the Month

  By kcweeds on May 16, 2020

  

  The story behind this month’s noxious weed is sadly ironic. First introduced from the Middle East to Utah in 1891 as a possible forage plant, it soon became evident that it contained a poisonous alkaloid making it toxic to livestock… Read More ›

• Weeds don’t practice social distancing

  By martaolsonwlrd on May 4, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Even though much of King County has been paused under Governor Inslee’s  Stay Home/Stay Healthy order, the weeds aren’t cooperating. Staying home has provided some benefits to our natural environment. You may have heard the uplifting stories about some of… Read More ›

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