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Learn about the Noxious Weed Program

The King County Noxious Weed Control Board carries out the mandates of the Washington State noxious weed control law, Chapter 17.10 RCW. The King County Noxious Weed Control Program works throughout the county to prevent and reduce the economic, environmental and social impacts of noxious weeds in King County, Washington. The program's focus is to provide education and technical assistance to landowners and public agencies to help them find the best control options for noxious weeds on each site and to reduce the overall impact of noxious weeds throughout the county.

  • Noxious Weed Control Board  - information on the county weed board, meeting schedule
  • Program Information - explaining who we are, what we do and frequently asked questions
  • Annual Report - program performance and noxious weed trends in King County
  • Links - to county, state, federal and to other invasive plant information

Program offices are located at 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104. To contact a member of the King County Noxious Weed Control Program, or to report a weed site, please call 206-296-0290 or reach them by e-mail.

News and announcements

Weed of the Month Reed Sweetgrass - click for KC Weed NewsKC Weed News - Weed of the Month, updates on noxious weeds in King County, Washington

October 16, 2009
Brazilian weed infestation might be beaten.  Thurston County Weed Board removes last of the Brazilian elodea from the Chehalis River and is optimistic that it might be gone for good (external link).

June 16, 2009
County is after milk thistle.  Enumclaw residents are asked to watch for this aggressive Class A thistle that is infesting farms on the Plateau (external link).

April 27, 2009
King County battles invasive garlic mustard (external link)

February 3, 2009
King County's noxious weed list growing: Weed board now requires knotweed control on upper, middle Green River

More Weed News . . .

Frequently asked questions

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