Native Plant Sale Preorders End Soon!
We're entering the final stretch for you to get your preorders in for the 2019 Native Plant Sale. Native plants are hearty, low-maintenance, and cost effective. You can use them for a streamside buffer or in your home garden.
The KCD Native Plant Sale features 70 beautiful species that are easy to plant and affordable. Placing your order early ensures the best selection. Visit the Plant Sale page on our website for details and online ordering.
The Plant Pick-up Day is Saturday, March 16, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Renton Community Center. We look forward to seeing you there!
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MLK Longfellow Creek Cleanup A Success
Picking up trash is not a glamorous task, but someone's got to do it!
Thanks to 35 volunteers who braved a chilly Saturday morning to come to our MLK Day of Service, we successfully cleaned up a segment of Longfellow Creek and along a section of the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail in West Seattle. We are also grateful to Puget Soundkeeper Alliance for loaning us some of the supplies used at this event.
Longfellow Creek is one of the last four salmon bearing streams left in Seattle. King Conservation District has partnered with Seattle Parks, Green Seattle Partnership, King County, Nature Consortium (Delridge Neighborhood Development Association), Duwamish Alive Coalition, and the community over the last 10 years to undertake restoring the 11 acres of stream and urban forest. Like many other urban restoration sites, maintenance goes beyond controlling invasive species and installing additional native plants.
With grabbers and buckets in hand, our volunteers worked tirelessly and removed roughly 1240 pounds of garbage, which included approximately 265 glass bottles, 30 cans, numerous plastic bottles and plastic bags, building materials, a mower, a stroller, and a host of miscellaneous items.
Thanks again to our volunteers for making a difference for water, soil, plants, and wildlife!
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 Calendar of Events
Multiple Dates: KCD Native Plant Nursery Volunteering, Renton
Join KCD staff in maintaining native plants that will be used in restoration projects at our nursery in Renton.
February 6: NW Flower & Garden Show Volunteer Orientation
Join KCD to promote conservation and native plants at the 2019 NW Flower & Garden Show!
February 13: Native Plant Landscaping for Yards & Streamsides, Seattle
Join KCD for a FREE class about utilizing native plants in your yard or along your stream. Get 10% off plants at the KCD Native Plant Sale.
February 16: Building Healthy Soil, Renton
King County soil scientists and plan experts will help you build healthy soil and select the best plants for your needs.
February 16: Envirothon Slater Museum Wildlife Training, Tacoma
See and touch wildlife specimens while learning species identification in preparation for the high school environmental science competition, Envirothon.
February 19: Preparation for a Successful Grazing Season, Puyallup and Online
Pierce Conservation District is hosting this great workshop on pasture health and management.
February 20: Native Plant Landscaping for Yards & Streamsides, Shoreline
Join KCD for a FREE class about utilizing native plants in your yard or along your stream. Get 10% off plants at the KCD Native Plant Sale.
February 25: Native Plant Landscaping for Yards & Streamsides, Auburn
Join KCD for a FREE class about utilizing native plants in your yard or along your stream. Get 10% off plants at the KCD Native Plant Sale.
March 2: May Creek Restoration Party, Issaquah
Join KCD and help restore habitat along May Creek in Issaquah to support clean water and healthy salmon.
March 2: Native Plant Landscaping for Yards & Streamsides, Kent
Join KCD for a FREE class about utilizing native plants in your yard or along your stream. Get 10% off plants at the KCD Native Plant Sale.
March 9: Envirothon Student Orientation, Woodinville
Participating in Envirothon? This is a great opportunity to get your teams ready for the Regional Envirothon.
March 16: KCD Native Plant Sale Pick-up, Renton
Pre-order your plants today for the KCD 2019 Native Plant Sale!
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 KCD Board Elections
King Conservation District (KCD) will host an election in 2019 for Seat #1 on the KCD Board of Supervisors. All Supervisors are public officials who serve without compensation and who set policy and direction for the conservation district.
The primary method of voting in this election will be by mail-in, paper ballot that must be requested by the voter using an online or telephone ballot application process. Registered voters who reside within the conservation district boundary are eligible to vote. A hyperlink to this application will be available on the KCD website at 9:00 a.m. March 15th, 2019 and through the end of the voting period.
Alternatively, an in-person paper ballot polling station will also be available at the KCD Office (800 SW 39th St, Suite 150, Renton, WA 98057). This in-person polling site will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (PST) Monday through Friday only during the voting period.
The voting period will be from Monday, March 18th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. through Friday March 29th, 2019 until 5:00 p.m. All ballots must be requested by the end of the voting period to be valid. Because this is an on-request mail-in election, no “absentee ballots” are necessary.
Published elections procedures can be viewed at the KCD Office. Contact the KCD office at 425-282-1900 with questions or visit the KCD Elections and Appointments webpage for more information.
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Native Plant Landscaping for Yards & Streamsides
Join us for a FREE class about all things native plants! A KCD plant and restoration expert will be speaking about the MANY benefits of incorporating native plants in your yard or along your stream. Explore how to make the right decisions for your landscape to reduce plant die-off, save money, create wildlife habitat, and improve your aesthetic. Participants will receive a 10% discount code to use at the KCD Native Plant Sale on March 16th. You must pre-register to receive the discount.
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Northwest Flower
& Garden Show
Volunteer Orientation
February 6, Renton
Help KCD promote local food, healthy forests and clean water at the 2019 Northwest Flower & Garden Show February 20-24, at the Washington State Convention Center. Volunteers will get free entrance into the show. Join us for the orientation on Wednesday, February 6, from 6 to 7 PM at KCD's office in Renton. We will also offer a Zoom conference link for people to video conference or call in. As an ambassador, you'll help educate the public about local conservation efforts. Interested, but can't make the orienation? Contact Anna Beebe at outreachip@kingcd.org. Click HERE for more information and to register.
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WSU Forest Owners Winter School
February 23, Auburn
WSU Extension Forestry and Green River College Natural Resources have teamed up to offer a Forest Owners Winter School. Do you want to learn new things about enjoying and caring for your property? Do you want to learn things like how to grow gourmet mushrooms; why so many trees are dying and what to do; how to sharpen, maintain, and safely operate your chainsaw; how to handle problematic legal issues like easements and trespass; how to improve wildlife habitat; and much more? If so, this Winter School is for you!
Winter School will feature a dozen workshops specifically for people with forested property in the region. The sessions will help you address challenges on your property, restore healthy forest conditions, and achieve your goals. The Winter School will also feature exhibits by local agencies and plenty of networking opportunities with professionals and other property owners.
Click HERE for more information and to register
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KCD Talks Conservation During
2019 Legislative Days
At the end of January, KCD staff and board members met with State Senators and Representatives as part of the Washington Association of Conservation District’s Legislative Days. The meetings provide an opportunity to update legislators about the important work that KCD, and all conservation districts, do in King County and across Washington, and encourage continued support for the Washington State Conservation Commission.
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