Order Your Native Plants Today!
Native plants enhance our environment in many ways. All of our living things, from the Gold Finch to the Chanterelle Mushroom, evolved to rely on our native plants. For example our young Salmon feed on insects that are adapted to eat native plant leaves, they thrive in shady water filtered by plants adapted to our shores, and at the end of their lives provide fertilizer that our native plants utilize.
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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 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.
To apply for the open position, submit an application to KCD by the candidate filing deadline. Candidates must be registered voters within the conservation district boundary and may be required to own land or operate a farm. The candidate filing deadline for the 2019 KCD election is January 31st, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
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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 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.
Multiple Dates: Online Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Classes
WSU is offering online forest stewardship classes to help you manage a few wooded acres or a large forest tract.
January 19: Longfellow Creek Clean-Up, Seattle
Help clean-up Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail in West Seattle.
January 19: Jumpstart Your Yard, Renton
Transform your yard, with help from experts and the King Wastewater Treatment Center, into a sustainable landscape.
January 24: Farm Tour - Energy Savings on the Farm, Enumclaw
Learn about programs and options for reducing energy costs and improving infrastructure on your farm. Date/time subject to change.
January 26: ECONet Summit: Climate Resiliency for a Diverse Puget Sound
Join fellow environmental education, communication and outreach professionals throughout King County for a day of networking and learning!
January 31: Cover Crop Round Table, Puyallup & Online
Pierce Conservation District and KCD are partnering to hold and broadcast a cover crop round table.
February 6: NW Flower & Garden Show Volunteer Orientation
Join KCD to promote conservation and native plants at the 2019 NW Flower & Garden Show!
February 9: Garrison Creek Restoration, Kent
Join KCD to help restore habitat along Garrison Creek in Kent to support salmon and other native animals.
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.
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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Envirothon Registration is Live!
Do you know a high school student or teacher interested in natural resources? KCD is recruiting teams of high school students to participate in the field-based Northwest Regional Envirothon competition this spring. Learn about wildlife, forestry, aquatics and soils from natural resource experts while competing to win scholarships and other prizes. Click HERE to learn more.
Interested high school students and teachers should email educationIP@kingcd.org for more information on participating. |
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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Farm Tour: Energy Savings on the Farm
January 24, Enumclaw
Are you interested in improving energy efficiencies on your farm? Did you know there are many types of programs and options for reducing your energy costs and also improving infrastructure.
Tour a local Organic Valley dairy that has been utilizing KCD programs and services, as well as other programs and grants, to maintain and grow a viable dairy business in King County. Representatives from KCD, Puget Sound Energy and other entities will be on hand to discuss how this dairy has improved infrastructure, ultimately helping the business cut costs and stay viable in our increasingly urban county.
Click HERE for more information and to register
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1st Annual Cover Crop Roundtable January 31, Puyallup & Online
Pierce Conservation District and KCD are partnering to bring you the 1st Annual cover Crop Roundtable! Come join local growers and WSU Extension Specialists to discuss cover crop successes and challenges and making cover crops work for our region’s farms. We’ll start with an introduction to the new Western Cover Crop Council and its initiatives to support on-farm cover crop research and collaborations, and an update from WSU on their current cover crop research activities.
The afternoon will feature a panel of cover cropping farmers to jumpstart an interactive discussion with attendees. Please join us to share, learn, and find inspiration for using cover crops for the 2019 season! Can't make it to Puyallup? Join the roundtable remotely via Zoom! Complete the registration process, and then email alisonn@piercecd.org to receive the remote meeting address for the roundtable.
Click HERE for more information and to register.
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Garrison Creek Restoration
February 9, Kent
Join King Conservation District and help restore habitat along Garrison Creek, Kent, by planting native trees and shrubs. Fall Chinook, Chum, Coho, winter steelhead, and coastal cutthroat have been documented in this stream. This restoration project will contribute to providing habitat for these endangered salmon species, as well as providing a continuous wildlife and habitat corridor. The exact location of the event will be provided after registration.
This is a family-friendly event and all experiences are welcome! Click HERE for more information and to register. Email Anne-Gigi Chan ShorelinesIP@kingcd.org if you have any questions.
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