Workshops and Classes

What is Knotweed and How Can I Get Rid of It?

We are holding workshops on controlling invasive knotweed in four different watersheds in King County in July 2009:  Snoqualmie River, Green River-Soos Creek, Cedar River, and the South Fork Skykomish River Watersheds.  These classes are free and open to the public.

DATES AND LOCATIONS

• July 8, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center, 1711 Boalch Ave between Snoqualmie and North Bend
  
• July 13, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave. S.E., Covington
  
• July 21, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Skykomish, location to be determined (registration required for this workshop)
  
• July 28, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Maple Valley Lions Club (at the Cedar River Council Meeting), 20899 SE 184th St., Maple Valley

Find out:

• How invasive knotweed grows and spreads
• How and where to use different methods to control knotweed
• How to borrow a knotweed stem injector for use on your own land
• What is being done to fight knotweed on some of the rivers of King County

The King County Noxious Weed Control Program will describe current grant-funded projects to control knotweed on county rivers and what homeowners can do to fight it on their own property.  The class will explain why this plant is so tough to stop and what it takes to control it.  This is a hands-on workshop with practical control tips.  In addition, participants will be eligible to borrow the program's knotweed stem injectors for use on their own knotweed.

For more information, email Sasha Shaw or Monica Walker or call 206-296-0290.