Learning the Land: Cover Cropping with Vince Caruso
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What does six-foot tall rye mean to you? For Vince Caruso of Caruso Farms, it means experimenting with cover crops.
Read MoreWhat Can Living with Beavers Look Like?
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When Ken Coman first spotted a beaver along the stream on his property outside of Snohomish, his first reaction wasn’t concern, it was curiosity. He started doing some reading about the ecological benefits that beavers provide and decided that his goal wasn’t to get rid of them, but to welcome them instead.
Read MoreNeighborhood Rain Gardens are Something to Talk (and Walk) About
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Last month, Penny Crispin and Haly Rylko of our Community Conservation Team hosted a walking tour of four rain gardens in the Fobes Hill neighborhood. Sixteen homeowners came out on a sunny evening to visit the rain gardens we recently installed on three residential properties.
Read MoreA Sign for the Times
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If you've walked the Leque Island Trail recently, you might have noticed something a little different. You see, Leque Island has a problem—an abundance of abandoned dog poop. Hikers and their poop-filled pups were leaving calling cards (read: dog poop) along the trail.
Read MoreYouth Explore the Science Behind Native Plants and Water Quality
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It was a beautiful, sunny July morning when ten Snohomish County high school students bounded down the well-traveled trails of Marysville’s Jennings Park and into the Allen Creek floodplain. These students are participants of Snohomish Conservation District’s brand new Youth Engaged in Sustainable Systems (YESS) program, a five-week curriculum exploring careers in natural resources while building job skills and earning summer school credit.
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