When second grader Maggie Carosino noticed a strange plant in in the shallow water of her neighborhood lake last fall, she gave the lake a fighting chance. By notifying state and county officials, Maggie and her mother, Reagan, allowed noxious… Read More ›
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 ›
Although it is perhaps one of the prettiest noxious weeds, purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), is widely recognized throughout North America as a highly invasive and damaging weed in wetlands and along shorelines. Vigorous perennial roots and rhizomes combined with incredibly… Read More ›
There are already a few noxious weeds you might spot flowering around here this month. Just today I noticed flowers on a spurge laurel plant I have potted up for education events. Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) is a smallish evergreen… Read More ›
It might look like the weeds won this year, but you can start gearing up for next year by attending a free class on noxious weeds and invasive plants being offered by the King County Noxious Weed Control Program. It is… Read More ›
Washington Conservation Corps crew member and plant enthusiast Colleen Braun hates noxious weeds. It makes her mad to see them invading into natural areas and taking over native plant habitat. So when Colleen and fellow WCC’er and photographer Cynthia Saleh… Read More ›
Weed Specialist Mary Fee paces through the wetlands at Dumas Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, scanning the cattails around her. Every few dozen feet she stops to inspect a smaller plant growing among them. She’s looking for perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium),… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
