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Streamside Tour
Thursday, August 11 in West Seattle
Tour a local restoration project along Longfellow Creek in Seattle. Visit a streamside restoration project that uses native plants to revitalize an area once taken over by invasive weeds.
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Forest Tour
Saturday, August 20 in Maple Valley
Want to manage your small forest, but don’t know where to start? Looking to improve your forest’s health and your own enjoyment of your land? Join us for a free tour of local couple’s forest in Maple Valley.
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Vashon Forest Field Day and Tour
Saturday, August 27 on Vashon Island with WSU Forestry Extension
Washington State University Extension is partnering with King Conservation District on this field day which features hourly outdoor workshops and concludes with a Twilight Forest Tour on a Vashon resident’s forested property.
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Delridge Area Residents Collaborate to Restore Longfellow Creek
Longfellow Creek flows 3+ miles through the urbanized Roxhill and Delridge neighborhoods of West Seattle and drains into the Duwamish River and still faces numerous challenges for salmon recovery. KCD assisted private landowners in the Delridge neighborhood with a buffer revegetation project in 2019. Join KCD staff for a tour on Thursday, August 11.
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Maple Valley Small Forest Highlights Many Benefits
Jon and Kathy Matson’s Wild Rose Farm in Maple Valley is a peaceful sanctuary that not only provides ecological benefits to the surrounding area, but also directly to the Matsons. Jon shares some thoughts about what his journey in forest ownership is like.
Join KCD staff and Jon for a Forest Tour coming up on Saturday, August 20.
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Vashon Forest Owners Field Day
Forests are a key part of the beauty and quality of life in the Puget Sound region, and sustaining healthy, functioning forests on the island requires careful stewardship. Owners of forested properties will build the necessary knowledge and skills for caring for their trees at the Vashon Island Forest Owners Field Day on Saturday, August 27, 11:30am to 4:00pm at Island Center Forest -188th Trailhead. It will be followed by a bring-your-own-picnic-dinner, and KCD’s Twilight Tour at a nearby forested property from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Washington State University Extension is partnering with King Conservation District for the field day which features hourly outdoor workshops covering topics such as maintaining healthy trees, protecting and enhancing wildlife habitat, proper thinning techniques, protecting homes from wildfire. Participants can choose which sessions to attend, as well as network with vendors, agency personnel, and other forest owners.
At 5:30pm, King Conservation District will host a Twilight Forest Tour on a Vashon resident’s forested property. Walking tour of the forest and discuss past treatments, forest health, and other management tools and considerations.
Participants who register ahead of time will save $10 on admission and tickets will be available at the gate. This event is kid-friendly and youth under 18 can attend for free. Additionally, special rates are available for students and Master Gardeners.
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KCD Regional Food System Grant Application Window Now Closed
Grant applications were due July 18, 2022. Awards are expected to be announced in October.
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KCD Community Agriculture Cover Crop Giveaway
Do you manage or work with a community garden and are you interested in improving soil health? Sign up today for our annual cover crop giveaway!
Cover crops increase soil organic matter and fertility, improve soil structure, suppress weeds, and reduce erosion and compaction. Plus, they produce beautiful, edible flowers that are a home and food source for pollinators!
All requests must be received by July 29. Pick-up or delivery dates are to be announced soon. Pick-up will be at KCD’s office in Renton.
Let’s grow something great together!
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NEW WSDA Local Food System Infrastructure Grants
Grant applications now open for new WSDA Local Food System Infrastructure Grants!
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is offering Local Food System Infrastructure Grants to support local food system infrastructure, supply chains, and market access for farms, food processors, and food distributors. The funds are prioritized for small business owners, including those owned by women and marginalized community members.
There are 2 grant categories:
Small Projects
Grant amount: $15,000 to $250,000
Grant project timeline: Mid-September 2022 to June 30, 2023
Deadline to apply: August 10, 2022 11:59pm
Large Projects
Grant amount: $250,001 to $1,000,000
Grant project timeline: Mid-September 2022 to June 30, 2023
Deadline to apply: August 10, 2022 11:59pm
Please visit the Grant Webpage for Grant Guidelines, Application Forms, and additional grant information.
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Urban Producers, Public Invited to Attend Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers and others to attend the second public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on August 5. The Committee will discuss new urban conservation practices, focus areas and priorities for the Commission, and the new Farm Service Agency (FSA) urban county committees, among other topics.
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Native Plant Sale Feedback
Tell us how we are doing and let us know what plants you would like to see offered in the future.
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Education Program Coordinator
KCD is hiring an Education Program Coordinator to support adult education programming related to stewardship topics (farms, forests, shorelines). Apply today to help connect community members to natural resource education through workshops, field tours, and webinars.
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Resource Specialist I – Riparian Habitat Stewardship Program Assistant
KCD has an immediate opening for an entry level technical member of a team of conservation professionals conservation professionals in a growing, county wide, natural resource management special purpose district.
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Equipment Share Program
Reservations are being accepted for KCD Farm Equipment. Visit each page to find out more and to get signed up now for the 2022 season.
And these tools are available for use for free:
Visit Equipment Share Program to check availability and rent or borrow any of the equipment.
KCD’s office is now open to the public and procedures are being updated for cooperators to come pick up equipment at the office.
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Get involved at one of these upcoming KCD or Partner events.
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Rotational Grazing Treatments and Pasture Design Farm Walk
Monday, July 25, 5pm - 7pm
Bone Dry Ridge, Fagerness Dairy and Flying Cow Creamery
Join Thurston Conservation District, Ecostudies Institute and WSU South Sound Agriculture Program for a workshop with Selma Bjarnadottir and Keith Fagerness. learn about and see in action:
- Birdsfoot trefoil used as an anti-worming (anthemintic) forage
- How one grazing operation uses several approaches to paddock size and rest
- Rotational grazing of sheep, dairy, and beef cows
- Complete pasture establishment on an old vegetable field including soil testing, fertilization, tillage and seeding a new pasture mix
All grazers, shepherds, ranchers and curious folks welcome! RSVP directly to bramwell@wsu.edu or 360-790-9308.
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Summer Salmon Events with Long Live The Kings
Vigor Habitat Restoration Tour
Friday, July 29, 2022 - 2pm to 4pm
FREE: RSVP now
LLTK is partnering with Vigor and the University of Washington’s Wetland Ecosystem Team to study an innovative habitat restoration project at Vigor’s Harbor Island shipyard, assessing whether this approach can help improve outcomes for juvenile salmon. The project is currently in the active habitat construction stage. On behalf of LLTK and their partners, join them to tour the site and learn more about the project. Space is limited, so don't wait to RSVP!
Volunteer With LLTK! Orca Half Marathon
Saturday, September 17, 2022, Shifts from 6:30am-1:00pm
Volunteer: Sign up now
Join LLTK staff and friends to help out at the famous Orca Half, hosted by their partners at Orca Running. Orca Running's commitment to sustainable races and communities (including supporting LLTK's salmon recovery work) is something they're proud to give back to! Let them know when you sign up for a shift and they'll send you some LLTK swag!
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Miller Creek Trail Stewardship
9:30am - 12pm
Walker Preserve
Burien
October 29
Miller Creek Trail
Normandy Park
November 5
Join the Miller-Walker Basin Steward and local community to restore the forest around Miller and Walker Creeks to continue work that was done in 2017-2019. By volunteering, you help make the Miller and Walker Creek basins better for people, fish, and wildlife.
Sign Up Now
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Please watch our website and social media outlets for information about other events and visit kingcd.org/events to register for future KCD-organized Workshops, Farm Tours and Volunteer Events.
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