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March 21, 2025

Celebrating Our 40th Plant Sale

March 21, 2025/ Snohomish CD Plant Sale
Celebrating Our 40th Plant Sale

We celebrated our 40th Annual Plant Sale in early March with over 40,000 plants sold! We welcomed over 1,200 visitors who came to pick up their pre-ordered plants and shop at our walk-up sale.

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March 21, 2025/ Snohomish CD Plant Sale/
Plant Sale
plant sale
March 15, 2024

2024 Youth Art Contest Winners & People's Choice

March 15, 2024/ Snohomish CD
2024 Youth Art Contest Winners & People's Choice

Thank you to everyone who submitted a masterpiece to this year’s Art Contest! We were amazed to see all of your creative demonstrations of amphibians.

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March 15, 2024/ Snohomish CD/
Sound Education, Plant Sale
youth art contest, Youth Education, plant sale
March 11, 2024

39th Annual Plant Sale Is A Wrap

March 11, 2024/ Emma Kilgore
39th Annual Plant Sale Is A Wrap

Yes, you read the title correctly. We’ve done almost 40 years of plant sales, and 2024 was the best one yet! If you ordered this year, you were part of almost 2,000 people that… wait for it…. ordered 55,000 plants!

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March 11, 2024/ Emma Kilgore/
Sound Nature, Sound Homes, The Nexus, Plant Sale
plant sale
March 16, 2023

38th Annual Plant Sale Was One for the Books

March 16, 2023/ Snohomish CD
38th Annual Plant Sale Was One for the Books

As we wrap up our 38th Annual Plant Sale, we are grateful for the many hundreds of folks who ordered plants and donated their time to make this event a success!

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March 16, 2023/ Snohomish CD/
Plant Sale
plant sale
March 13, 2023

2023 Youth Art Contest Winners & People's Choice

March 13, 2023/ Snohomish CD
2023 Youth Art Contest Winners & People's Choice

Thank you to everyone who submitted a masterpiece to this year’s Youth Art Contest! We were amazed to see such a wide range of species and mediums represented.

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March 13, 2023/ Snohomish CD/
Sound Education, Plant Sale
youth art contest, Youth Education, plant sale
November 01, 2022

6th Annual Youth Art Contest Announced

November 01, 2022/ Snohomish CD
6th Annual Youth Art Contest Announced

The theme for our 6th Annual Youth Art Contest is aquatic macroinvertebrates! The contest is open to pre-K through 12th grade. Participants must be a resident or student of Snohomish County or Camano Island. Submissions will be accepted online February 6-17 2023.

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November 01, 2022/ Snohomish CD/
Sound Education
Youth Education, art, plant sale, youth art contest, high school, schools
March 08, 2022

2022 Youth Art Contest Winners and People's Choice

March 08, 2022/ Kari Quaas
2022 Youth Art Contest Winners and People's Choice

View the 2022 winners of the 5th Youth Art Contest, and then vote for your favorite — The People’s Choice Awards.

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March 08, 2022/ Kari Quaas/
Plant Sale, Sound Education
youth, art contest, 2022, plant sale, Lake Stevens, Bothell, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Snohomish, Everett
January 07, 2022

Agroforestry and Native Plants

January 07, 2022/ Jessica Paige
Agroforestry and Native Plants

Imagine three farms, each very different, but all with something in common... Read on to learn about a unique approach to agroforestry that will give you even more reasons to love native plants!

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January 07, 2022/ Jessica Paige/
Plant Sale, Sound Forests, Sound Nature, The Nexus
agroforestry, native plants, plant sale
December 20, 2021

Sustainable Gardening Series at Brightwater - January and February 2022

December 20, 2021/ Kari Quaas
Sustainable Gardening Series at Brightwater - January and February 2022

Register for the whole series, or pick and choose the ones most interesting to you!

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December 20, 2021/ Kari Quaas/
Sound Homes, Sound Forests, Sound Nature
Natural Yard Care, backyard habitat, wildlife, plant sale, soil
March 17, 2021

2021 Youth Art Contest Winners and People's Choice

March 17, 2021/ Kari Quaas
2021 Youth Art Contest Winners and People's Choice

View the winners and find out who won People’s Choice!

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March 17, 2021/ Kari Quaas/
Plant Sale, Sound Education
Youth Education, plant sale, contest, 2021, People's Choice Award
March 02, 2021

Wrapping Up Our 36th Annual Plant Sale

March 02, 2021/ Emma Kilgore
Wrapping Up Our 36th Annual Plant Sale

And that’s a wrap! After months of Zoom meetings, planning, and a weekend of epic proportions, our staff are happy to close the lid on the 36th Annual Plant Sale. Wow!

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March 02, 2021/ Emma Kilgore/
Plant Sale
plant sale
February 26, 2021

So You're Picking Up Your Plants This Weekend...

February 26, 2021/ Emma Kilgore
So You're Picking Up Your Plants This Weekend...

No horsing around! The time is finally here for you to pick up your native plants, rain barrels, masks and stickers!

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February 26, 2021/ Emma Kilgore/
Plant Sale
plant sale
August 20, 2020

Video of Intro to Residential Gardening Webinar

August 20, 2020/ Kari Quaas
Video of Intro to Residential Gardening Webinar

Watch our video about ideas for your residential garden by two of our staff members, Kari and Sara.

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August 20, 2020/ Kari Quaas/
Plant Sale, Sound Homes, Sound Nature, Sound Education
lawns to lettuce, gardening, native plants, plant sale, plant a row, community engagement, backyard habitat, pollinators, Everett
June 19, 2020

We Challenge You to Send Us Your Native Plant Photos!

June 19, 2020/ Emma Kilgore
We Challenge You to Send Us Your Native Plant Photos!

We want photos of flowers, foliage, mature plants, small plants- whatever you have! Consider this a challenge- the best will be featured on our website, social media and future outreach!*

We could all use some time in our gardens right now. So, get out there and snap a few pics!

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June 19, 2020/ Emma Kilgore/
Plant Sale
native plants, plant sale
May 29, 2020

Webinars Held in May 2020 - Beavers, Climate Resilience and the Nourse Tree Farm Story

May 29, 2020/ Kari Quaas
Webinars Held in May 2020 - Beavers, Climate Resilience and the Nourse Tree Farm Story

Watch from the safety and comfort of your living the webinars we hosted in May 2020 on beavers, climate resilience and running a tree farm.

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May 29, 2020/ Kari Quaas/
Field Notes, Plant Sale, Snohomish Watershed, Sound Nature, Stillaguamish Watershed
beavers, trees, climate resilience, agriculture resilience, CREP, plant sale, COVID-19
April 06, 2020

2020 Plant Sale Youth Art Contest Winners

April 06, 2020/ Kari Quaas
2020 Plant Sale Youth Art Contest Winners

Congratulations and thank you to our 2020 Youth Art Contest participants! Take a moment to appreciate their talents and enjoy a mini art break.

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April 06, 2020/ Kari Quaas/
Plant Sale, Sound Nature, Sound Forests
youth, art, plant sale, 2020, contest, restoration, wildlife
March 20, 2020

Plant Sale is for Pickups Only - Drive-Through Set Up Working

March 20, 2020/ Kari Quaas
Plant Sale is for Pickups Only - Drive-Through Set Up Working

Plant Sale pickups in the age of COVID-19.

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March 20, 2020/ Kari Quaas/
Camano Island Watershed, Cedar-Sammamish Watershed, Crew Corner, District Business, Field Notes, Plant Sale, Puget Sound Watershed, Skagit Watershed, Snohomish Watershed, Sound Forests, Sound Homes, Sound Nature, Stillaguamish Watershed
plant sale, pickups, event, COVID-19, Monroe
March 16, 2020

Due to COVID-19 - Walk-Up Plant Sale Canceled - Staggered Pickups for Pre-Orders

March 16, 2020/ Kari Quaas
Due to COVID-19 - Walk-Up Plant Sale Canceled - Staggered Pickups for Pre-Orders

Our 2020 Annual Plant Sale plans have changed. There will not be a walk-up sale. Pick ups will be staggered to limit exposure to COVID-19.

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March 16, 2020/ Kari Quaas/
Camano Island Watershed, Cedar-Sammamish Watershed, Crew Corner, Field Notes, Plant Sale, District Business, Puget Sound Watershed, Skagit Watershed, Snohomish Watershed, Sound Education, Sound Farms, Sound Forests, Sound Homes, Sound Nature, Stillaguamish Watershed, The Nexus
plant sale, COVID-19, 2020, update, events
March 06, 2020

2020 Plant Sale Update Due to COVID-19 - Walk Up Sale on March 21st Canceled

March 06, 2020/ Kari Quaas
2020 Plant Sale Update Due to COVID-19 - Walk Up Sale on March 21st Canceled

Our 2020 Annual Plant Sale plans have changed. There will not be a walk-up sale, but you’ll be able to pre-order again starting Monday, March 9th. Pick ups will be staggered to limit exposure to COVID-19.

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March 06, 2020/ Kari Quaas/
Camano Island Watershed, Cedar-Sammamish Watershed, Crew Corner, Field Notes, Plant Sale, District Business, Puget Sound Watershed, Skagit Watershed, Snohomish Watershed, Sound Education, Sound Farms, Sound Forests, Sound Homes, Sound Nature, Stillaguamish Watershed, The Nexus
plant sale, COVID-19, 2020, update, events
February 25, 2019

Wildlife Youth Art Contest Winners Gallery

February 25, 2019/ Snohomish CD
Wildlife Youth Art Contest Winners Gallery

Here is a gallery of the second annual Youth Conservation Art Contest winners.

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February 25, 2019/ Snohomish CD/
Camano Island Watershed, Cedar-Sammamish Watershed, District Business, Plant Sale, Puget Sound Watershed, Skagit Watershed, Snohomish Watershed, Sound Education, Stillaguamish Watershed
youth, art, plant sale, contest, pollinators
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