King County offers unique workshop on invasive weeds in local wetland areas Do you need help managing noxious weeds on your property? County weed experts will show you how to take care of problem weeds that are taking over wetlands and natural areas in the Northwest. Find out what's growing on your property, which invaders are the most dangerous and what you can do about it. King County Parks and the Noxious Weed Program are offering a FREE workshop on invasive weeds, geared specifically towards problem weeds that are taking over wetlands and natural areas around Lake Sammamish and the Sammamish River The workshop on these weed invaders will occur on Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Clise Mansion at Marymoor Park, 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond and will be half classroom slideshow and half field trip to see these plant invaders in action at Marymoor Park. Everyone is welcome but please register ahead with Lynn Tuomisto at 206-205-5854 or lynn.tuomisto@metrokc.gov. A special thank you to the USDA Forest Service - Urban and Community Forestry Program, Washington Department of Natural Resources and the King County Water and Land Resources Division for providing funding for this program. The King County Noxious Weed Program works with public agencies and private landowners to reduce the impacts of noxious weeds on the environment, recreation, public health and economic resources of the county. In 2004, program staff worked with more than 3,500 property owners and land managers and achieved control of noxious weeds on more than 5,100 properties. To find out more about the noxious weed program, please call 206-296-0290 or visit the Web site at dnr.metrokc.gov/weeds

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