Protecting the PNW’s waters: Making learning about salmon and science fun
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Less than 10 minutes away from EvCC, the “Wondrous Watersheds” surfaced at Imagine Children’s Museum on Nov. 8
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Vegetable garden beds installed for Edmonds Boys & Girls Club
/The Snohomish Conservation District (SCD) and Verdant Health Commission have teamed up to help teach kids at the Edmonds Boys & Girls Club how to grow their own food. The partnership’s Harvest at Home program is designed to increase access to edible gardening and fresh produce for South Snohomish County residents.
Pictured: SCD staff Pete Slanina (left) and David Feldman (right) assemble garden beds. Photo by Claire McClean, MyEdmondsNews.com
New community garden in Lynnwood part of broader effort to make fresh produce accessible
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People got their hands dirty at the Sea Mar Medical Clinic in Lynnwood recently for a healthy and delicious cause: installing a community garden.
The garden is part of Harvest at Home, a program created by the Snohomish Conservation District (SCD) and Verdant Health Commission. It is designed to increase access to edible gardening and fresh produce for South Snohomish County residents, especially for those with financial limitations.
Read MoreVertical gardening puts fresh, healthful produce within reach | The Seattle Times
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With increasing food costs, rising demand (by up to 36%) at local food banks and funding to these banks and food pantries being threatened under the new administration, food self-sufficiency is turning into less of an ideal and more into an essential choice for many. It makes sense that gardening at home will continue to make its way into the spotlight. As residents explore options for cultivating their own food, vertical gardening — an innovative method of growing plants on vertical structures — proves ideal for people with limited space and those with limited mobility or reach, too.
Read MoreSnohomish Conservation District and Verdant Health Commission to Launch Harvest at Home, a Free Community Gardening Program
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In response to rising food costs and an increase in demand for food at local food banks, Snohomish Conservation District is partnering with Verdant Health Commission to pilot Harvest at Home, a free program to increase access to food gardening for residents of South Snohomish County.
Read MoreA Washington Cohousing Project Could Help Preserve Farmland
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It’s a rare sunny day in January, and about a dozen people gather on a farm in Snohomish County, Washington. The farmer, Brett Aiello of Reconnecting Roots Farm, wants to suppress the weeds around some newly planted fruit trees without disturbing the soil, and he’s enlisted some help.
The people in the field work together to sheet mulch the patch of land — some lay sections of clean cardboard, others cart wheelbarrows of bark chips across the field, carefully layering the chips onto the old boxes… Boehnlein says they’ve worked extensively with the Snohomish Conservation District. In one instance, the Snohomish Conservation District received a grant to explore agroforestry as a solution to farming wet ground.
Read MorePortland-based organization to receive $1.9 million to help forest landowners in WA, OR access climate markets
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The Forest Service announced it will award more than $1.9 million to Bonneville Environmental Foundation to help connect small acreage landowners to emerging climate markets.
This funded project will expand the foundation’s Carbon Credit Regional Operator Program, which provides local forest restoration partners with tools and training to reach small-acreage forest landowners and support their access to voluntary carbon markets.
Read MoreCountywide wildfire survey will be backbone of ideas to reduce life, safety risks
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As wildfire risks in Western Washington increase, Snohomish County officials are developing a county-wide protection plan.
The county is surveying residents to provide information about the area’s preparedness that will be used to develop the plan. The survey went live in early August and will be available until mid-November. Fire districts, as well as cities, community organizations, the Snohomish Conservation District, the forest service and the state Department of Natural Resources are participating in the planning effort.
Read MoreBig investments boost Washington's coastal resiliency
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The $73.6 million climate resiliency grant builds on more than 20 years of planning work by Ecology and a coalition of public agencies, Tribes, academic institutions and non-profit organizations. Together, they have investigated the steps needed to protect Washington’s coastal communities from climate-related hazards.
Read MoreEverett plans to add 3,000 trees, which residents can receive for free
/More trees, please! A recently launched program in Everett aims to add 3,000 trees around parts of the city, and they’re free to anyone who wants one. People and property owners in seven neighborhood areas can request a free tree from the Snohomish Conservation District.
Live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss and surrounded by azaleas make for a charming spring walk in Charleston, South Carolina. Shutterstock
Native plants at great prices at Snohomish Conservation District’s annual sale
/The beloved, much-anticipated Snohomish Conservation District’s Annual Plant Sale offers low cost, high quality native plants for pre-order online through Feb. 9.
The sale is open to all, not just Snohomish County residents, according to a news release.
“This a great way to get native species out there at a low cost,” says plant sale lead Summer Daugherty. “Last year we had 1,430 orders and we’re already at 1,500 orders. We increased our stock by 15% this year to meet demand.”
Scene in Edmonds: Native plant giveaway at Willow Creek Hatchery
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On Saturday, the Edmonds Stewards— with assistance from other local environment-focused groups— hosted a native plant giveaway at Edmonds’ Willow Creek Hatchery.
Read MoreEnvironmental experts provide guidance for living amongst Camano's wetlands
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The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project partnered with the Snohomish Conservation District to educate islanders about living amidst Camano's bluffs...
Read MoreLynnwood awarded $1.3 million federal grant to revitalize urban forests
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The City of Lynnwood is receiving $1,308,198 of the Urban and Community Forest Grant for its South Lynnwood Urban Forestry & Stewardship Program. Overall, municipalities in Washington state were awarded a total of $36,365,854 in funding from the grant for 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service awarded more than $1 billion in competitive grants this fall to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat and climate change and improve access to nature.
Read MoreProgram seeks alternatives to beaver dam removals
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Beavers provide critical benefits for wetland ecosystems but can also alter the landscape in ways that are unpredictable for property owners and conservationists alike. New techniques are helping humans and beavers share the landscape with the goal of benefiting both parties.
Read MoreSupporting Orca Recovery Day
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Many who attended Saturday's sixth annual Orca Recovery Day at Lighthouse Park came to learn more about the magnificent southern resident orcas seen in the Puget Sound.
Read MoreMusic returns to Brier Park
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After being postponed in July, music was heard once more at Brier Park on Wednesday as two bands played for the community. Yes, Brier’s Music in the Park was back… The Snohomish Conservation District held educational demonstrations on how to build a rain garden. Over 200 people attended the gathering.
Read More‘Unseasonably dry’: Drought strikes corner of Snohomish County
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Farmers are feeling the pinch. Bobbi Lindemulder, the Snohomish Conservation District’s agricultural department director, said some farmers who haven’t had to irrigate in the past are wishing they could water their crops.
Read MoreKids go with the flow during youth science event aimed at protecting watersheds
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How do pollutants flow from cities into lakes and oceans? What’s the best way to dispose of pet waste? These were among the lessons provided to children and parents attending the second annual Youth Science event at the Jerry Smith Town Center Plaza in Mountlake Terrace Saturday.
Read MoreYouth Science at the Plaza offers free family fun July 8
/Join the City of Mountlake Terrace for Youth Science at the Plaza to learn how you and your family can protect the lakes and streams around you – as well as the people, plants and animals that enjoy them.
Read this article by MLTnews.com here.
