Tips, tricks, and a quick peek into the everyday life of the conservation district.
Happy Graduation to the 2019 WSU Cultivating Success - Agricultural Entrepreneurship students! They completed a 12-week class at McCollum Park's Cougar Auditorium on April 2, 2019.
Read MoreMuchas gracias to our Latino community and others who helped build rain barrels in March!
Read MoreThis month we would like to spotlight a local farmer, John Garcia of Skipley Farm, who is doing great things in our community.
Read MoreWarm Beach Camp and Stables hosted our Spring Nutrition and Pastures workshop last Saturday March 23. We brought together a veterinarian, a farm planner, and the leaders of Warm Beach Camp's Horsemanship Program discuss pastures, equine nutrition, and manure and mud management.
Read MoreAh, spring….the snow is gone, the sun is shining, the grass is growing, the horses are licking their lips and pacing their paddocks waiting for you to open the gate and let them out on that beautiful, lush pasture you have limed and fertilized and protected all winter. Before you open that gate and let them run free, however, there are three things you must make sure are ready – the soil, the grass, and your horse.
Read MoreThe Wetland Preserve off Highway 2 near the airfield in Monroe needs a name! Here's a chance for local students to put their stamp on Monroe. We are currently seeking submissions from students to name an important ecosystem in Monroe.
Read MoreGenerally, our Annual Plant Sale is a one-week engagement concluding with a fun and interactive pick-up day and walk-up sale. This year was different.
Read MoreThe Port Susan Snow Goose Festival brought together bird, nature, and art lovers from all over the region to Stanwood's Floyd Norgaard Center last weekend.
Read MoreThe Better Ground display garden at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival was a hit with locals, which was not surprising due to its abundance of native plants and trees.
Read MoreHere is a gallery of the second annual Youth Conservation Art Contest winners.
Read MoreThank you for purchasing native plants from our 2019 Plant Sale! Most of the snow is gone unless you live in the foothills, so if you haven't already, you may put your new plants in the ground. As long as you can dig into the soil, you can plant.
Read MoreWas your plant appetite bigger than your time available for planting? Dig a shallow trench in your garden or bare soil, take the plants out of the bags, lay the roots in the trench, cover the roots well with soil, and use your heel or palms to tamp down the soil over the roots. Keep them moist and they'll hold until you're ready to plant.
Read MoreThe power of community and the willingness to both learn and teach on full display at this Bothell elementary school.
Read More2019’s Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s Winter School is in the books with Dr. Temple Grandin as the special guest. Bonus: Check out our two Facebook Live videos!
Read MoreA story about our quotable cooperator Colleen and her love of native plants.
Read MoreMud on freezing mornings can not only be frustrating, it can also be downright dangerous. And not just for you, but also for your horse.
Read MoreA small grant held in the Livingston Watershed of Camano Island wrapped up. Here’s the summary of the work we accomplished.
Read MoreA beaver swims through a channel likely created by some of its toothwork. Our WCC crew helps to create a larger tree buffer with live stakes.
Read MoreConnections made between students and their local environment. Anyone want a Chinookie?
Read MoreHere’s a neat story of where some of the Plant Sale trees and shrubs have gone to in the Riverside Neighborhood in Everett.
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Snohomish Conservation District | 528 91st Ave NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 | 425-335-5634
