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Final Days to Cast Your Vote
King Conservation District is holding an election for Seat #2 on the Board of Supervisors. The following individuals are vying for the position:
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Voting ends February 8, 2022 at 8:00pm
The election primarily relies on electronic ballot access, with alternative options for printing and mailing in ballots. King County Elections will tabulate all ballots and report all results. King Conservation District includes all registered voters in King County (excluding the cities of Enumclaw, Federal Way, Milton, Pacific, and Skykomish). Please visit kingcd.org/elections for details.
Anyone with questions about KCD Elections should contact Mark Dostal at elections@kingcd.org or call 425-773-1668.
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Native Plant Sale Almost Sold Out
KCD’s Plant Sale preorders opened November 15. The response this year has been tremendous. Only four species remain available including Oso Berry, Red Elderberry, Sitka Spruce, and Western Hemlock.
To help improve the pickup process at the Tukwila Community Center on March 12 and 13 and minimize customer waiting times, customers have selected a 1-hour pick-up time. We have been reaching out to customers who have not selected a pickup time. Please read the additional information in this newsletter about the pickup process. We will also be emailing customers in the coming weeks leading up to the pickup dates with reminders and details.
If you have any questions about your order, please contact plantsale@kingcd.org or call 425-773-0320 and leave a message.
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Plant Sale Pick-up Days Details
Pick-up dates are March 12 and 13 at the Tukwila Community Center: 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday or Sunday. All orders must be picked up on your selected date/time that you confirmed in the shipping portion of the checkout process. Please be prompt for your selected date and time.
Pickup day procedures:
- Please follow the safety guidelines to keep everyone safe.
- Please wear a mask.
- Walk up pickup is at the overhead door on the east side of the Community Center building near the baseball field.
- Please maintain physical distancing.
- Please leave promptly after picking up your plants.
Due to COVID-19 Safety Protocols, if you need to enter the Tukwila Community Center to use the restrooms you will need to have your proof of vaccination..
If you do not know your pick-up date and time, please contact plantsale@kingcd.org as soon as possible and someone will respond within 5 business days. Please make sure to check your SPAM folder to make sure that you have received emails from plantsale@kingcd.org.
Pick-up Days Traffic Alert! Bridge Closure
Please leave plenty of time to get to the Tukwila Community Center. The 42nd St/Allentown Bridge is closed and you will need to approach the Community Center from the east via 129th St or from the north via 42nd Ave. Truck traffic may impact your travel, even on the weekend.
Click here to use GoogleMaps for routing assistance.
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2022 KCD Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
King Conservation District (KCD) and Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) are excited to announce that the 2022 Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program is now accepting applications! Organizations seeking to improve natural resources and advance environmental equity.
Applications are due February 4, 2022 at 11:59pm.
Eligible projects can focus on a number of areas for natural resource improvement, including:
- Managing and preventing stormwater pollution
- Protecting and restoring creeks, shorelines and wetlands
- Building healthy soil
- Supporting the urban forest
- Supporting a sustainable food system
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Registration Now Open for NW Envirothon Competition
Washington State Envirothon is an annual environmental and natural resource competition for high school students organized by Washington Conservation Districts. Teams of students compete in five natural resource topic areas, engage with diverse environmental issues, and learn from natural resource professionals.
King Conservation District (KCD) is recruiting King County educators and high school students interested in participating in this year’s NW Regional competition. The 2022 Northwest Regional Envirothon competition will be held on March 24, 2022. Registration is now open for teams.
For more information, contact Rosie McGoldrick or 206-379-5258.
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Western Washington General Forest Health and Risk Trees Webinar Recording
Did you miss the first installment of the South Sound Conservation Districts’ Forestry Education Series? The recording of General Forest Health and Risk Trees: Is this a Habitat Tree or a Hazard Tree? is now available. Learn about what makes a forest healthy. Not all dying and dead trees are a sign of poor forest health. Most dying trees can enhance your forest. Learn how to see if your which trees are a risk or benefit to your forest.
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Additional Small Forest Webinars Offered Through April
South Sound Conservation Districts’ Forestry Education Series
Join Matthew Axe, KCD Wildfire and Forest Resiliency Coordinator for this free webinar for information on how you can protect your home and community from wildfire events.
Want to manage your forest for more than one goal? Not sure how to improve tree vigor and growth while providing for wildlife habitat and climate resilience? Let us talk with you about multi-benefit forest management options and how to mesh your property goals together to grow your dream forest!
Riparian habitat, the area surrounding streams and other bodies of water, is a common habitat type found in forests all across Washington. These areas are often hard to manage and easily overrun with invasive species. What can you do with that strip of trees along your stream? Learn about how you can improve your riparian habitat for wildlife and water quality and manage invasive species infestations.
In May (date and location TBD) we will have a forest field day at a local family owned tree farm to look at all of the elements of stewardship forestry that we have discussed during the winter webinars. Participants will receive a Zoom link after registering and filling out a very short pre-webinar survey.
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Got Manure or Want Manure?
KCD’s online Manure Match is an easy way to find or offer manure. KCD maintains a list of livestock owners who provide surplus manure for free to people seeking aged manure and/or mulch. Manure Match is a simple, free way to recycle valuable nutrients and organic matter.
Sign Up to Request Manure or Add Your Farm to Share Manure
If you need manure for your yard or garden, or if you are a livestock owner in King county with surplus manure, submit a request to be added.
For livestock managers wishing to share their manure or compost more quickly, you may consider contacting the folks that have listed themselves on our “Manure Wanted” table.
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Growing Groceries Education Series
October 2021 - March 2022, Wednesdays, 7pm–9pm
Online via Zoom
You can grow fresh food in a healthier, more environmentally friendly way. The Growing Groceries Education Series classes are continuing through March 2022 and are designed to help you learn how to grow your own food.
Have to miss one? No problem! A link to an online recording will be sent to everyone registered along with links to resources and more! Take only the classes you want ($5 per class).
With an overall focus on limited space, resources, and challenges of western Washington weather and soils, the series of speakers and topics will help beginners and long time gardeners learn more about growing food using healthy and sustainable practices.
Find out more information at https://extension.wsu.edu/snohomish/garden/growinggroceries/ or https://mgfkc.org/education/growinggroceries
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Online Sustainable Yard Care Series in 2022
This winter, King County Wastewater Treatment Division is partnering with the Snohomish Conservation District to offer an online series live classes, and one pre-recorded class focused on creating a healthy, low-maintenance landscape. These classes will be geared towards those who are new to the concepts of sustainable yard care practices. Join one or all of these free classes.
Sustainable Gardening:
Growing food with ease and minimal impact
Saturday, February 5, 10am–11:30am
Learn how growing food in your yard can be simple, inexpensive, and provide many other benefits for people and the planet with information and resources to get your garden going this spring.
Be a Good Water Steward:
Managing water and runoff on your property
Saturday, February 12, 10am–11:30am
Learn useful techniques and strategies to manage the rainwater that falls on your property with information on capturing roof runoff, building rain gardens, and how to minimize polluted runoff from your yard.
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Managing Wildfire Risk Around Your Western Washington Home
Thursday, February 17, 6:30pm–7:30pm
Join Matthew Axe, KCD Wildfire and Forest Resiliency Coordinator for this free webinar for information on how you can protect your home and community from wildfire events. Participants will receive a Zoom link after registering and filling out a very short pre-webinar survey.
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YMCA Earth Service Corps Environmental Symposium
Friday, March 25, 8:30am–1:30pm
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle
Proposals Due: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Contact YESC Director Chelsey Wheeler for more information.
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Understanding Soil Health with KCD Staff
Tuesday, March 1, 6pm-7pm
Soils are a critical part of life, plant health and our ecosystem. Join us this spring for a free webinar to learn about the components of soil, how to monitor your soil health, and some best ways to manage different soil types.
Whether you are gardening, growing forage for livestock, or maintaining an orchard, understanding your soil is crucial to plant health. KCD Resource Planner experts will also share how to take and interpret soil tests. Improve your understanding of the soil on your property and set yourself up for success.
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At King Conservation District, we’re all about Better Ground. Better Ground means taking important stewardship actions at home and in our communities to create healthy soil and water, to provide healthy food, and to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources. And you don’t have to go at it alone. You have a partner, your local conservation district.
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