Alderwood Early Childhood Center students and their parents from came out April 27 to plant about 75 trees and shrubs on the Lynnwood campus. Volunteers earlier cleared the area of invasive plants, including holly and blackberry. The project also had help from the Snohomish Conservation District, Champion Tree Care and Edmonds Co-Op Preschool.
Contributed photo.
Read More"Jeremy Visser shows his daughter, Leia, 4, some one-day-old dehydrated manure in his manurecompost barn. Having the liquid removed, the manure is soft and feathery. They use it for the cows to sleep on instead of wood chips." (Dan Bates / The Herald)
Read MoreBefore starting his volunteer work with the conservation district, Jim Weisenbach said he found animals more interesting than plants. Now, he loves identifying, growing and learning about local flora.
“The native wildlife needs the native plants,” he said. “You can’t have one without the other.”
Photo courtesy of the Everett Herald / Dan Bates.
Read MoreThe Washington State Conservation Commission toured the fast-growing north Puget Sound area last week, and farmer Dan Bartelheimer had something to tell it.
“This agricultural land needs to be protected and kept intact,” said Bartelheimer, president of the Snohomish County Farm Bureau.
The simple message won’t be easy to carry out. The county’s agricultural sector has been losing ground to private development and government projects. The first stop on the commission’s tour was a former dairy that will become a city park.
Read MoreSnohomish Conservation Districtwas recently awarded the state Auditor’s Stewardship Award for “outstanding accomplishment in the stewardship of public resources.”
Photo courtesy of the Snohomish Conservation District.
Read MoreThe women and girls are among a dozen volunteers being recognized [at the Better Ground Awards] by the Snohomish Conservation District for their efforts to protect the environment.
Photo courtesy of the Everett Herald / Ian Terry.
Read MoreIn placing Nordal’s name in nomination, Conservation District Education and Outreach Coordinator Laura Goff praised her “dependability, exceptional organization and foresight.”
Photo courtesy of Joe Scordino.
Read MoreSnohomish Conservation District Red-flowering currant. The Annual Plant Sale leads off the gardening season.
Read More“When I drive around the county,” (Lois) Ruskell said, “I pass places where I can say, ‘Oh, yes, they bought those trees from us.’ Think of all the beauty and oxygen these plants have provided.”
Read MoreStanwood High School’s environmental team gathered with other students from around the state Wednesday on the edge of the muddy tidal flats of Port Susan.
It seemed fitting that a sunny day marked the start of the annual state high school Envirothon competition at Warm Beach Camp, hosted this year by the Snohomish Conservation District.
Read MoreThe Shanks do it right. Alan Shank works as a farm planner with the Snohomish Conservation District. The agency uses county, state and federal funds to provide technical help so landowners can protect the environment.
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