Native Plants are Superheroes!

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Native Plants are Superheroes!

It's Native Plant Appreciation Week and we're excited! Did you know that Washington enjoys an amazing biodiversity with over 3,000 native plant species from rain forest plants on the Olympic peninsula to the desert species in eastern Washington and that preserving native plant ecosystems is critical for protecting wildlife, birds, fish, and water quality in our state?  We wanted to find a way to celebrate a these mighty plant superheroes, so we've gathered a list of species native to Washington and match them with the superhero they are most like. 

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Snohomish Conservation District Proposes New Rate System

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Snohomish Conservation District Proposes New Rate System

For the past eight years, the District has received funding through an assessment, which has been leveraged with grants and other funding sources. The District Board of Supervisors plans to file a new rate proposal with the Snohomish County Council to ensure that the District can continue to provide these services into the future.

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2016 Sound Education Program Stats

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2016 Sound Education Program Stats

The District in partnership with Snohomish County Service Water Management and local municipalities provides hands-on, natural resource education to students throughout Snohomish County and Camano Island. Working with students, grades 3-12, we provide lessons that bring science to life in the classroom, hands-on field trips to local wetlands, and green schoolyard assistance to help school’s transform their schoolyards. 

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Extra! Extra! Learn all about it!

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Extra! Extra! Learn all about it!

Check out these great drawings students from Mrs. Hatcher's 4th-grade class at Maltby Elementary designed to thank Lily (Ms. Cason), our Youth Educator, for an awesome and impactful lesson. These students had just received the last of our two-part series, 4 Raindrops. To learn more about our Sound Education Program be sure to check out the Sound Education page for more information.

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Creating Bee Habitat in Four Easy Steps

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Creating Bee Habitat in Four Easy Steps

Like all new endeavors, creating habitat for local pollinators can seem a little daunting at first glance. If you take it step by step however, it can be simple, interesting, and rewarding for you and your plants.

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Jackson High Sustainable Landscape Earns Recognition

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Jackson High Sustainable Landscape Earns Recognition

In the pouring rain, on Thursday, October 13th a group of students from Jackson High School's Green Team finished a year-long project to transform a large, compacted, bare area of soil into a beautiful sustainable landscape.

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Rain Barrel One-Day Sale

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Update: Apologies, our rain barrel supply for our May 20 one-day sale has sold out.

Thanks so much for your interest, we're so surprised by the number of pre-orders coming in! So we're a happy-sad mix of emotions to announce that the rain barrel supply for our May 20 one-day sale has sold out. Thanks again for your support and enthusiasm for our rain barrel program!  

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We're Looking for Feedback on our 2017 Work Plan

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We're Looking for Feedback on our 2017 Work Plan

Would you like to provide feedback on our 2017 work plan? Now's the chance, our 2017 work plan is open for comments and review from now until Monday, May 16 at noon. 

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2015 Annual Report

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2015 Annual Report

2015 was another exciting and productive year here at the Snohomish Conservation District. We have enjoyed our opportunity to engage with such a diverse and committed set of landowners and partners. The accomplishments for 2015 are based upon and driven by the willingness of private landowners and managers to actively manage the natural resources they control. Additionally, the accomplishments for 2015 are significantly impacted via project collaborations with partners. We sincerely thank everyone that has made a positive contribution and impact on natural resource management this past year. 

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Helping our Neighbors: Okanogan Fire Needs

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Helping our Neighbors: Okanogan Fire Needs

If you want to help those affected by the Okanogan Complex fire, firefighters and/or locals, here is information on what is needed and who to contact, from Craig Nelson of the Okanogan Conservation District. Please share this so that we can help our neighbors to the east as much as possible!

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Teachers and Students Tackle Stormwater Pollution

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Teachers and Students Tackle Stormwater Pollution

An outstanding group of twenty student and teacher leaders gathered to learn about one of the most pressing environmental concerns in Western WA: Stormwater Pollution. This amazing group worked across curriculum teams to develop Project Based Learning Units that will empower students to research local stormwater issues and then take action to improve it.

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