Stanwood High School Envirothon Team to Compete at State
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Two teams from Stanwood High School competed at the Northwest Regional Envirothon on March 29 at Brightwater Environmental Learning Center in Woodinville.
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Vet Crew Sighting: Pilchuck Learning Center
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Location: Pilchuck Learning Center
Crew Activity: Cutting Willow Stakes
Date: 3/20/17
Of Note: We saw some beaver and looked at a few beaver dams. The stakes will be used for planting other restoration sites.
Farmers Needed to Share Thoughts on Agriculture in Snohomish County
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What are your thoughts on how agriculture in Snohomish County can be resilient to future changes? The Conservation District is sponsoring a project called Photovoice where farmers will explore topics such as:
Read MoreSnohomish Conservation District Proposes New Rate System
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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.
Read MoreLucky to have our AmeriCorps Crews
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We sure are lucky to have our AmeriCorps Crews. We want to take a moment and thank our Washington Conservation Corps crews (past and present) and the Earthcorps crews that have given us their time, for the tremendous work they do. Check out the enormous impact they had in 2016 alone! We're looking forward to the additional work our Veterans Conservation Corps will have on the rain garden side in 2017. We truly appreciate each of them and they are vital members of our staff.
Read MoreOur One-Day Rain Barrel Sale Returns!
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We’re filling our office to the brim with rain barrels and keeping our doors open late for this special one-day only pick-up event, just in time for summer watering. You will get a pre-assembled 55-gallon barrel with sturdy components (spigot, overflow spout, mesh over inlet).
Read More2016 Sound Education Program Stats
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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.
Read More3 Crew Sighting at Riparian Planting near Arlington
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Location: West of Arlington
Activity: Plant a 6.5-acre riparian buffer. The stream on the property is a tributary to Pilchuck Creek and has been a documented spawning stream for Coho. A new channel was dug this past summer to increase salmon survival as they migrate upstream, and a buffer planting is typically done to keep water temperature low and dissolved oxygen levels high.
Date: Thursday, February 23
Of Note: This was a rare 3-crew sighting! While this planting has been an ongoing project for the last several months; on Thursday, our WCC crew got some help from the City of Arlington's WCC crew* and our new Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC) crew. The VCC crew is a brand new crew of U.S. military veterans that we created in partnership with the Veterans Conservation Corps. This crew, of 4 veterans, has broad backgrounds covering several decades of military service. Stay tuned for more information and features with this crew- they will primarily focus on executing the construction of rain gardens and other stormwater related projects.
* Normally contracted with the City of Arlington as part of an agreement with the City and the Washington Department of Natural Resources to help cross-trained WCC crew members.
Extra! Extra! Learn all about it!
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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.
Read More2017 Lawns to Lettuce Kick-off Event
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In the pouring rain, almost 40 homeowners gathered for this year's first Lawns to Lettuce workshop, in the garden of Terry Myer, coordinator for the Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce and the online community, Being Neighborly Lake Stevens.
Read MorePosition Closed: Media Specialist
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Snohomish Conservation District announces a position opening for a Media Specialist in their Lake Stevens, Washington office. The Media Specialist supports a creative and fast-paced communications team that serves the District’s conservation programs for both rural and urban audiences.
Read MorePosition Closed: Community Conservation Technician
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The position of Community Conservation Resource Technician will assist in the implementation of the District’s activities to address a wide variety of resource concerns in the urban and residential areas of Snohomish County and Camano Island.
Read MoreGrateful for our Volunteers
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Great volunteers are a gift, especially at our Plant Sale and stream planting events. We appreciate their passion and dedication and are in awe of their energy! The Everett Herald recently featured an article about one of our most dedicated volunteers, Jim Weisenbach.
Read MoreCreating Bee Habitat in Four Easy Steps
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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.
Read MoreNative Plants for Soil Stabilization
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Planting natives along your stream or wetland, or anywhere on your property, provides many benefits to our natural landscape. This list helps identify native plants that can help stabilize your soil.
Read MoreHorses for Native Plants
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More and more frequently now people are recognizing that people, wildlife and the environment all benefit from a landscape of native plants. To promote the use of native plants, Conservation Districts in Washington State hold native plant sales every winter. This is a great opportunity to purchase native plants and the price can’t be beat—plants are sold at wholesale cost. Read on to learn more about native plants and how they can be used to enhance your horse property.
Read MoreDrought Resilience with Native Plants
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How much time and energy do you spend watering in the summer? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a drought-resilient landscape? Several choices exist for creating a beautiful yard that can withstand weather extremes, and one option is planting native plants.
Read MoreLarge Turnout at Nutrient Management Seminar in Mt. Vernon
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Fifty Skagit and Snohomish County farmers gathered Tuesday morning to learn about funding programs, new regulations and management tools for handling manure to protect water quality.
Read MoreConservation Commission Tours Snohomish County
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Snohomish Conservation District hosted members of the Washington State Conservation Commission and other partners and elected officials on a tour of the area on Wednesday, January 18th. The tour is part of a two-day work session that the Commission holds quarterly for its ten-member board and commission staff around the state.
Read MorePosition Now Closed: Office Assistant 1
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Overview: Snohomish Conservation District announces a position opening for Office Assistant I in their Lake Stevens office. This position will be responsible for organizing documentation for grant billings and data entry into the District’s financial management software (BIAS). As needed, the Office Assistant I will participate in District public engagement activities such as fairs, workshops, and other District sponsored programs and events. The person hired for this position is directly responsible to the Program Integration Manager, and will be working primarily with the District financial management team.
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