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 ›
Weed Control
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 ›
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 ›
