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News & Highlights

Community Fair Returns to KCD Native Plant Sale in 2020

KCD is bringing back the Community Fair to our Native Plant Sale on March 14, 2020! We’ll have partners, food trucks and helpful resources for your planting and conservation needs. Plan on staying awhile, bring some friends, and share in the conservation community.

More information to come on participating vendors. If you are interested in participating at the KCD Community Fair, please contact Natalie Quist at outreachip@kingcd.org.

KCD Board Elections

KCD is led by an all-volunteer, five-member board of supervisors. Board members contribute local perspectives on important natural resource management and conservation issues, seek feedback about conservation programs from district residents, set KCD policy, and direct KCD’s work plan and budget.

KCD will be holding an election Tuesday, February 11, 2020 to fill a board position. Online ballot access will be available beginning January 22, 2020. 

Please visit kingcd.org/elections for more information.

2019 KCD Regional Food System Grant Program Awardees

In 2019, KCD awarded $600,000 in grants to support projects that contribute to the economic viability of local farmers, encourage new farmers, expand acreage in food production, improve food access, and increase demand for King County farm products. 

Click here to see the full list of awardees.
 

How to Plant Bareroot Plants

Bareroot plants are affordable, hardy and are easy to transport and plant. Bareroot stock makes up the majority of the plants sold at KCD’s Native Plant Sale, so it is important to understand how to care for and properly plant them.

Watch this quick How-To video to learn best practices for planting bareroot trees and shrubs.

KCD-Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program Awards $483,000 in 2019

The highly competitive King Conservation District (KCD)-Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program advances environmental equity in Seattle and awards approximately $400,000 each year.

Funded projects improve natural resources and are led by or are in deep partnership with communities that have been disproportionately impacted by combined impacts of environmental injustice and systemic racism.

Click here to see the full list of awardees.
 

Three Tips for Working with Professional Contractors on Forest Projects

Invasive species control work, like the Ivy removal described in our previous blog posts, and your property’s situation may be daunting to take on by yourself.

A forestry or ecological restoration contractor can typically complete invasive species control, brush control, planting trees and shrubs, and tree thinning.

Read more.

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Get Involved

KCD Native Plant Nursery
January 11, Renton

Spend a morning outside maintaining trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and aquatic plants for projects across King County. Volunteers earn native plants that can be used to landscape their properties or donated to their favorite organization. 

Benefits & Beauty of Landscaping with Native Plants
January 15, Woodinville

Join KCD for a FREE native plant workshop. The talk will cover the countless benefits that native plants provide for landscape aesthetics, wildlife habitat, water quality and more! Attendees will get advice on the best ways to reduce plant mortality, save money and improve your landscape’s overall health & happiness.

Attendees will receive a $20 dollar discount for the KCD Native Plant Sale to purchase your own native plants.

 

KCD Native Plant Nursery
January 17, Renton

Spend a morning outside maintaining trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and aquatic plants for projects across King County. Volunteers earn native plants that can be used to landscape their properties or donated to their favorite organization. 

Benefits & Beauty of Landscaping with Native Plants
January 22, Tukwila

Join KCD for a FREE native plant workshop. The talk will cover the countless benefits that native plants provide for landscape aesthetics, wildlife habitat, water quality and more! Attendees will get advice on the best ways to reduce plant mortality, save money and improve your landscape’s overall health & happiness.

Attendees will receive a $20 dollar discount for the KCD Native Plant Sale to purchase your own native plants.

 

WSU: Women in Agriculture Conference
January 25, Renton

KCD is hosting the King-Pierce Location of the Regional WSU Women in Agriculture Conference at our office in Renton. This conference is designed for women who are farming, as well as new and aspiring farmers. Supporting spouses, students, interns or people who own an agriculture-related business are also welcome.

 

Closing the Loop: Bioenergy & Sustainable Farming Open House
January 27, Vashon Island

Impact Bioenergy and the Rural Energy Development for Washington Program invite you to attend a “Closing the Loop” event on January 27, 2020, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Matsuda Farm and Vashon Bioenergy Farm at Island Spring Organics tofu factory, on Vashon Island.

 

2020 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival Show Volunteer Orientation
February 5, Webinar

Help KCD promote local food, healthy forests and clean water at the 2020 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival February 26- March 1, 2020 at the Washington State Convention Center. As an ambassador, you'll help educate the public about local conservation efforts and get free entry to the Festival and earn plants from the KCD Native Plant Sale! This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity, all ages are welcome! 

KCD Native Plant Nursery
February 8, Renton

Spend a morning outside helping to maintain trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and aquatic plants for projects across King County. Volunteers earn native plants that can be used to landscape their properties or donate to their favorite organization. 

2020 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival Show Volunteer Orientation
February 13, Webinar

Help KCD promote local food, healthy forests and clean water at the 2020 Northwest Flower & Garden Festival February 26- March 1, 2020 at the Washington State Convention Center. As an ambassador, you'll help educate the public about local conservation efforts and get free entry to the Festival and earn plants from the KCD Native Plant Sale! This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity, all ages are welcome! 

KCD Native Plant Nursery
February 14, Renton

Spend a morning outside helping to maintain trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and aquatic plants for projects across King County. Volunteers earn native plants that can be used to landscape their properties or donate to their favorite organization. 

KCD Native Plant Sale & Community Fair
March 14, Tukwila

Order your plants today for the KCD Native Plant Sale! Then join us on March 14th to pick up your plants and take advantage of our Community Fair!

KCD Native Plant Nursery
March 20, Renton

Spend a morning outside helping to maintain trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and aquatic plants for projects across King County. Volunteers earn native plants that can be used to landscape their properties or donate to their favorite organization. 

See More KCD Events

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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