Mid Fork-South Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Project

2012 Weed Watchers Needed

If you like to hike and can't help but look for weeds, we invite you to join us at our upcoming orientation.

• When: June 23, 2012, 9 am to 5 pm
• Where: North Bend Ranger Station, Back Conference Hall,
  902 SE North Bend Way, North Bend 98045
• What: Training and orientation for volunteer weed surveyors including a survey hike in the Middle Fork Valley
• Details: Bring water, lunch, hiking shoes and other hiking essentials. We will carpool from the Ranger Station and return by 5 pm.

To sign up or for more information, please contact Sasha Shaw by email or phone at 206-296-0290.  Click to download flyer.

Project Description

Plant enthusiasts, hikers and others who want to help project our natural areas are encouraged to join the effort to locate (and control) invasive species in the beautiful Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley and the Snoqualmie Pass Gateway trails of the South Fork Snoqualmie.

The Middle Fork-South Fork invasive weed project trains volunteers to survey along the beautiful trails of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley and in the upper South Fork Snoqualmie watershed. Help survey the area's spectacular trail system for invasive weeds so we can stop them before they get entrenched. We’re surveying trails from Mt. Si near North Bend to Dutch Miller Gap in the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.  Read the project reports below to see what we've found so far. To sign up to survey a trail or for more information, email Mark Boyar or Sasha Shaw.  To find out about weed removal work parties in the Middle Fork, see the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust website.

Weed Watcher Trail List

• 2012 Trail Sign Up List (to sign up for a trail, email Sasha Shaw)

Project Resources

Note: You will need Acrobat Viewer to read most of these files. Download times are based on a 56K modem. If you are unable to download the slide show, please contact our office and we will mail you a printed version or a CD.

Map

• Upper Snoqualmie Invasive Plant CWMA Project Map

• Weed Identification Cards
• 2011 Weed Watcher Training Slide Show (Adobe pdf, 21.1 MB)
• Knotweed and Butterfly Bush Flyer (for Middle Fork Snoqualmie)
• Knotweed and Butterfly Bush Pocket Cards (for Middle Fork Snoqualmie)
• Hawkweed Key for the Pacific Northwest 
• Weed ID Slide Show (Powerpoint, 10.2 MB, 25 mins)
• 2008 Training Slide Show (Powerpoint, 8.78 MB, 20 mins)
• Noxious Weed Photo Page
• Weed Brochures Page
• Email a Photo or Question for More Help

Forms

• Volunteer Service Agreement - Contact information and waiver, need every two years (Adobe pdf, 37 Kb)
• Trail Weed Watcher Survey Form - (MS Excel, 22 Kb) 
• Instructions for Survey Form - Instructions for filling out survey log (MS Word, 15 Kb)

Reports

• 2010 Upper Snoqualmie Trails Weed Watcher Program Report
• 2009 Upper Snoqualmie Trails Weed Watcher Program Report on Activities and Findings 
• Middle Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Control Project Report:  2007-2008. Prepared by Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.
• Middle Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Control Project: Year Two, Final Report December 2006. Prepared by Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. (1.6 MB)
• 2006 Middle Fork Snoqualmie River WSDA Knotweed Control Grant Final Report (339 KB)

Project Contacts

Mark Boyar, Volunteer, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, 206-760-9041, mboyar@q.com

Sasha Shaw, Education Specialist, King County Noxious Weed Control Program, 206-263-6468, sasha.shaw@kingcounty.gov

Sarah Prince, Invasive Weed Specialist, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, (425) 783-6042, saprince02@fs.fed.us

Tor Bell, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, 206-849-4331, tor.bell@mtsgreenway.org

Partners and Funding Sources

• US Forest Service
• Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
• King County
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources
• Washington State Department of Agriculture