2016 Winter Nexus

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Capturing Rainwater, Curbing Soil Creep
Capturing Rainwater, Curbing Soil Creep

It can’t be any fun to sit at your kitchen table and watch the soil on the hillside above your backyard slowly slide down and envelope your house and garage. Not only is it not fun, it can be stressful knowing the foundation of your house and garage are surely rotting from wet soil and the constant pressure of soil creeping downslope. 

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Protecting Young Conifer Seedlings
Protecting Young Conifer Seedlings

What can you learn from an experienced forester about keeping young trees safe from hungry wildlife? Plenty! Duane Weston shares two simple approaches to keep new seedlings safe, one of which he developed.

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Life on a Tree Farm Never Slows Down…. or So It Seems
Life on a Tree Farm Never Slows Down…. or So It Seems

One thing you hear a lot when you take a walk in the woods with local forester Duane Weston is his to-do list. He frequently mentions where he needs to fill in with new trees, clear a fallen log, clean up one of many trails, add more wildlife habitat, or thin an older stand of trees. There seems to be a never-ending list of work on a 40-plus acre tree farm, but you can tell Duane relishes the opportunity to work on it and make on-going improvements.

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State Tax Option Can Help Private Forests Survive
State Tax Option Can Help Private Forests Survive

If you own five acres or more of forested property in Washington, you might want to know about something called “designated forest land”. This is a property tax assessment option for forest landowners in our state that can lower your taxes. 

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Searching for Salamanders Makes Winter Fun!
Searching for Salamanders Makes Winter Fun!

So, leave those fuzzy slippers by the door, put on a pair of mud boots or waders if you got ‘em, and let’s go ‘herping’. The word ‘herp’ comes from Herpetology, the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, turtles).

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Is Your Horse Property a Winter Wonderland or a Muddy Mess?
Is Your Horse Property a Winter Wonderland or a Muddy Mess?

If you haven’t already prepared for more rain and cold here in Western Washington, it’s not too late. Here are a few tips and tricks to beat the winter weather this year and establish more permanent solutions for next year. 

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What's New with Sound Horsekeeping
What's New with Sound Horsekeeping

As with all things, change is inevitable. Such is the case with Snohomish Conservation District’s Sound Horsekeeping program. Read on to hear a message from Jessica Paige, the former program manager for Sound Horsekeeping, and meet our new program manager, Cayley Allen from Stanwood. 

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