Tag: Noxious Weeds

  • Keeping Invasive Grasses Out of Our Backyard Forests

    Keeping Invasive Grasses Out of Our Backyard Forests

    How do we keep invasive grasses out of our backyard forests? How do we avoid removing indigenous grasses? I don’t think there are easy answers to either of these questions, but I have a few ideas and a confession. My Basic Strategy is Also a Confession I confess that I routinely try to remove any…

  • Garlic Mustard Tops the State’s List of Backyard Baddies

    Recently, the State of Washington’s Noxious Weed Control Board completed its annual update to the list of Class A, B, and C Noxious Weeds. I spent time studying the State’s list and related County lists to see if they affected my forest restoration work.