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Per OMPA Guidance and Governor Inslee’s “Stay Safe, Stay Healthy” order KCD’s office is currently closed to the public and all staff are working remotely.

Ballots Now Available

Ballots were made available on March 1 at 8am via the online system. Ballots need to be returned electronically before 5pm on March 23, or postmarked by March 23 and received by King County Elections by March 26.

Eight candidates are running for Position #3 on KCD’s Board of Supervisors, currently held by Supervisor Jim Haack.

League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County to Host Candidate Forum

Hear from and ask questions of your candidates for the King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Position 3!

Supervisors serve a three-year term and oversee the operations of KCD. Board members contribute local perspectives on important natural resource management and conservation issues, seek feedback about conservation programs from KCD residents, set KCD policy, and direct KCD’s work plan and budget.

More information at the Facebook Event Posting

Read the Candidate Statements

Those wishing to apply for the Washington State Conservation Commission appointed seat need to submit their application to WSCC by March 31. Read WSCC CD Supervisor Appointment Guide.

KCD Native Plant Sale Pickup March 5 and 6

The response to this year's plant sale was spectacular. Many of you are ready to get outside and put trees, shrubs and plants in the ground this spring!

Pickup is Friday, March 5, 1pm-4pm and continues Saturday, March 6, 9am-4pm at the Tukwila Community Center (12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila, WA 98168). Please use the entrance on 42nd Ave. S. near the Allentown Bridge. Exit only onto S. 124th St.

REMINDER: No walk-up sales or Community Fair this year.

Please follow the safety guidelines to keep everyone safe.

Please wear a mask.
Please stay in your vehicle.
You will be directed to a parking space.
Your plants will be placed in your trunk or back seat.
If you need to get out of your vehicle to secure your plants or check your order, please maintain a 6-foot distance from others.
Please leave promptly after picking up your plants.

Due to COVID-19 Safety Protocols, no restrooms are available for use by pickup customers at the Tukwila Community Center.

If you have your Invoice Number(s) available, that will help expedite the pickup process. If you have questions, please e-mail plantsale@kingcd.org.

Directions to Tukwila Community Center

If you missed out on this year's sale, check out these other local native plant resources:

Get Notified About Next Year's Plant Sale

Community Agriculture at KCD

Community gardens are incredible examples of how King County residents care for themselves, their neighbors, and the environment while cultivating not only produce, but joy and community as well. Check out this short video produced by Green Pathways Fellow Cly Samson and AmeriCorps IP Caroline Boschetto to learn more about the power of Community Agriculture and the services that KCD’s Community Ag Team offers. Contact communityag@kingcd.org if you are interested in getting involved or accessing free resources for your community garden.

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If you weren't able to join the Beautify and Care for the Stream or Lakeside Property webinar live, you can tune in on YouTube to see what you missed!

High School Natural Resources Competition Registration - Deadline March 24, 2021

Washington State Envirothon is an environmental and natural resource conservation competition for high school students.

KCD is recruiting King County educators and high school students interested in participating in this year’s competition. The registration deadline is Wednesday, March 24, 2021. As your local conservation district, KCD will be a helpful resource. KCD can help organize virtual presentations, curriculum and workshops with technical experts to help support teams through the Envirothon journey.

Visit waenvirothon.org/current-competition for more details on the upcoming competition. If you have questions, please contact Rosie McGoldrick at educationip@kingcd.org or 206-379-5258.

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League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County to Host Candidate Forum

Monday, March 8 at 7:00pm

More information at the Facebook Event Posting.

Facebook Event Information

21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge

April 5 through 25, 2021

Several KCD staff and AmeriCorps members participated in this program last year and found it very valuable.

9th Annual San Juan Islands Agriculture Summit

The 2021 Ag Summit will be held virtually on Zoom and Eventive platforms.

March 20 3pm
Keynote: White Supremacy Culture in Food Systems
Alison Conrad, Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center

March 20-27 24/7
On-Demand Streaming of “Dolores”

March 21 10 am-12:45pm
Two-part session Creating equitable food access through local food procurement

March 21, 28 & April 4, 11, Sundays 3-4:30 pm
Study Group: Black Agrarianism: Past, Present, and Future

March 23,30 & April 6,13, Tuesdays 6-7:30pm
Study Group: Traditional Foodways in the San Juan Islands: Exploration of Indigenous land management, animal husbandry, crop cultivation, past and present

April 16 7:00pm
Capnote Address: A-dae Briones, Director of Native Agriculture and Food Systems Programs, First Nations Development Institute

Find Out More and Register

Online Sustainable Yard Care Classes

Multiple Saturdays, January-March

King County Wastewater Treatment Division is partnering with Snohomish Conservation District to offer an online series of five classes this winter all about creating a healthy, low-maintenance landscape. These classes will be geared towards those who are new to the concepts of sustainable yard care practices.

King County Noxious Weeds Webinar

March 31

These are not your ordinary weeds! Noxious weeds and invasive plants are tough customers. They’re hard to control and have big impacts—including crowding out beneficial plants. This webinar will teach ways to tackle these plants while avoiding unintended consequences to beneficial plants and animals, and show you how to spot the worst offenders before they grow into unruly monsters.

Learn about other upcoming classes offered by the Noxious Weed Program, including professional seminars.

Online Growing Groceries

Presented by Master Gardeners: October - May

Learn to grow your own food! Growing Groceries is an integrated series of classes, building on knowledge gained. Each class contains the information needed to get started. Attend one, a few or all and get growing!

Find Out More About Growing Groceries

Viva Farms’ Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture

April-November 2021

Viva Farms Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture application deadline is February 12.

For more information, please check out the English and Spanish information.

Reach out to the Viva Farms team for more information and answer questions at practicum@vivafarms.org.

Find Out More About Viva Farms

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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.