Tips, tricks, and a quick peek into the everyday life of the conservation district.
It’s a privilege to be a part of new beginnings, and we’re fortunate to have stories like the Rhinevaults to share with others starting out. Most of the people we work with would say that their farms and livestock ventures are a work in progress, and we’re available to help every step of the way.
Read MoreView the winners and find out who won People’s Choice!
Read MoreAnd 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!
Read MoreNo horsing around! The time is finally here for you to pick up your native plants, rain barrels, masks and stickers!
Read MoreWatch a replay of our Perrinville Watershed webinar as well as scroll through the slides
Read MoreDo you work with a Green Team or Environmental Club at a high school or are you interested in becoming an advisor for a student club? Then you may want to learn about Envirothon!
Read MoreWatch our onsite video from the Perrinville Watershed in November 2020 featuring our super productive Veterans Conservation Corps Crew.
Read MoreHave you ever been trying to hang your horse’s evening hay and have them step on your foot? Yeah, Whiskey’s done that to me. More than once. And he’s not in a hurry to get off it, either, especially when that means backing away from his hay bag…
Read MoreThe business entrepreneurship course of Cultivating Success registration is open! Learn how to farm in a financially sustainable way.
Read MoreWashington State Envirothon is happening VIRTUALLY in 2021. Reach out to us if you have a class of students who want to learn more about the physical world around them…online.
Read More“Orcatober” is officially in the books!
COVID-19 has been a disruption for all of us, but it couldn’t get in the way of recovery efforts for our Southern Resident Killer Whales. We were fortunate to be able to celebrate Orca Recovery Day with all who participated in our scavenger hunt, rain barrel sale and Eco Challenge.
Read MoreWatch the video replay from the 2020 Rain Garden Q&A webinar and view the slides.
Read MoreWatch the video replay from the Alternatives to Lawn webinar and view the slides.
Read MoreCheck out this blocks long right of way bioswale in Edmonds!
Read MoreFall is quickly approaching, and your horses have been grazing all summer on your nice, lush pastures you’ve been nurturing for a long time now. As the fall and winter rains begin and you will move your horses off the pasture for the winter, I always get questions about what to do with the manure the horses have left behind…
Read MoreYouth Education has moved online this fall to function in a time of COVID-19. Learn more about our lessons and sign up for your VIRTUAL classroom lessons.
Read MoreWho won the 2020 Cascade Lake-Friendly Gardening Award in Lake Steven? Read on to find out!
Read MoreRosemary Hopson worked for SCD as the AmeriCorps Environmental Educator through the Washington Service Corps from last October to July of this year. We asked her to share some reflections about her experiences at SCD, and this is what she had to say.
Read MoreLeave it to beaver— as North America’s largest rodent, they have a hefty amount of influence on our lands.
Second only to humans for their ability to shape the landscape, they dam waterways to create ponds for swimming, foraging, lodging and protection against predators. These dams not only create a better living space for beavers, but for other wildlife and, critically, juvenile salmon that also need spaces to forage and hide from predators.
Read MoreWatch our video about ideas for your residential garden by two of our staff members, Kari and Sara.
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Snohomish Conservation District | 528 91st Ave NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 | 425-335-5634
