It might still be snowing in the mountains, but it’s not too early to find noxious weeds starting to emerge. On a recent tour of a few Seattle locations with noxious weed specialist Karen Peterson, I was able to find… Read More ›
garlic mustard
Tolt MacDonald infestation stopped in its tracks by quick-acting King County Parks workers
Garlic mustard is a tricky noxious weed that usually escapes notice until it’s too late. This inconspicuous plant is often spread by hikers and animals unwittingly carrying the seeds along woodland trails, such as the one where it was discovered… 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 ›
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 ›
