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 Noxious weed program seeking field assistants for 2023 season.
We are hiring field assistants to work alongside our specialists this season. If you (or someone you know) enjoy working outdoors and have an interest in invasive plant control, this could be the perfect job for you!
We are looking for motivated, resourceful, diligent, and field-savvy team players to carry out noxious weed control work. This position works seasonally, typically from April to October. The application period closes on Sunday, Feb.12.
Click "READ MORE" below for the job description and application instructions. All inquiries and application materials should go to rweeds@kingcounty.gov.
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Seeking public input for our 2023 weed list.
Did you know that the King County Noxious Weed List is updated every year and you can be a part of the process? Help the King County Noxious Weed Control Board set priorities for this year’s work.
Join us virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 2-4 PM.
While all King County Noxious Weed Control Board meetings are open to the public, this is the annual meeting that members of the public are invited to ask questions and provide comments. We want to hear from you! Comments should be focused on the meeting agenda and can be made at the public hearing or submitted ahead to noxious.weeds@kingcounty.gov by 4 p.m. on Jan. 24.
If you’re interested in learning more about how the noxious weed listing process works, join us virtually by registering on our eventbrite page, click "READ MORE" below:
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Notice anything new?
If this isn’t your first newsletter from us, you may have noticed that we had a makeover! You also may have noticed that you haven’t received an update in quite some time.
Our new plan is to send four seasonal updates a year. Each newsletter will focus on that season: weeds to expect, best practices and tips, upcoming events, and more! If you have anything you would like to see in future newsletters email our new program project manager, Rahel Stampfer! Learn more about Rahel below.
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In our Jan. 2022 newsletter you may remember our farewell to Sasha Shaw our communications lead. Now we’d like to introduce you to Rahel Stampfer (she/her) the program project manager focused on policy and communications.
Rahel Stampfer is excited to join the King County Noxious Weeds team, bringing both public policy training and years of experience in environmental, place-based education and organizational management. Rahel’s passion for environmental education and noxious weeds blossomed through her work as a program manager for the non-profit EarthCorps. It was there that Rahel learned about the impact of noxious weeds on the Western Washington landscape and what we can do to address these challenges. She remains continually inspired by the power of communities to come together to steward their natural resources and develop a new relationship with the lands and waters they live with. Her work will advance the communications and policy needs of the Noxious Weeds Program. Please contact her directly via email at rstampfer@kingcounty.gov with questions, requests for trainings, or information!
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