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Blog > April 2021 Newsletter

April 2021 Newsletter

by King Conservation District Staff | April 1, 2021 | News, What’s New at KCD?

Earth Day 2021
Board of Supervisors 2021 Election Sets Records for Candidates and Turnout
KCD Union Contract Approved by Board of Supervisors
KCD Grant Programs Award Over $1.3 Million to Organizations and Cities in 2020
What’s the Scoop on Loop®?
Native Plant Sale Huge Success
Beautify and Care for Your Stream or Lakeside Property
Survive The Sound
Get Involved This Spring

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Did you miss out on the first Loop® virtual works

Did you miss out on the first Loop® virtual workshop? You have another opportunity tomorrow at 10am!

We will create a virtual space for you and other community members to share about how you care for your soil (or don’t!). Presenters will share the history of human poop as a fertilizer and how King County’s Loop® compost (made with YOUR poop) provides benefits to soil and plants.

Sign up through our link in the bio!

Welcome to Fire Safety Fridays! With wildfire seas

Welcome to Fire Safety Fridays! With wildfire season coming up, we’ll be sharing actions you can take to prepare your family and western Washington home every Friday this month. These Fire Safety Fridays will lead up to our live webinar on May 6, which will go in-depth and post questions to multiple experts.

For our first Fire Safety Friday we will be talking about what “Defensible Space” is and how it can help protect your home from wildfires. Defensible space refers to the natural or landscaped areas around our homes that are maintained and designated to reduce wildfire danger. It is broken down into three different home ignition zones-Immediate, Intermediate and Extended. Credit to @nfpadotrog for the defensible space graphic.

This week we’re sharing a few suggestions to reduce wildfire risk in the Immediate Zone, which includes your home and the area out to five feet. All these actions will reduce the risk of a wind-blown ember starting a fire on or directly next to your home.

● If you are able, remove the accumulation of fine fuels, such as leaves and pine needles, from your roof.

● Clean your gutters regularly to ensure that fine fuels don’t accumulate.

● Now that the colder weather is behind us, move your firewood or any other combustible material out to 30 feet from your home.

For more recommendations on how to create a defensible space and reserve a spot for our upcoming webinar on May 6 click on the link in our bio. Check back in next week to learn about more actions you can take to reduce the risk of wildfire to your home.

Brown Egg Gardens, a developing community garden i

Brown Egg Gardens, a developing community garden in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood, is a KCD Seed Money recipient for 2021! The Seed Money program provides start-up money for new or developing community gardens.

KCD's Community Ag team members, Cly and Caroline, had a fun time delivering lumber and metal building materials, which will be used for new garden beds and fencing.

Volunteer days at Brown Egg Garden are every Thursday from 10am to 3pm! Follow @be.gardens for more info. 🌱

#communitygarden #localfood #communityagriculture #KCDCommunityAgriculture

Let's grow something great together.

King County Elections finished counting votes for

King County Elections finished counting votes for the 2021 KCD Board Election Wednesday, March 31. Results can be found here https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/elections/2021/march-kcd/kcd-results.pdf.

With 9,509 votes cast, this election is a record turnout for KCD. Congratulations to Brittney Bush Bollay who won the election with 23% of the vote.

Results from this election have been submitted to the Washington State Conservation Commission who will review the election and certify it at their next meeting.

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KCD April 2021 Newsletter

Board of Supervisors 2021 Election Sets Records for Candidates and Turnout
KCD Union Contract Approved by Board of Supervisors
KCD Grant Programs Award Over $1.3 Million to Organizations and Cities in 2020
What’s the Scoop on Loop®?
Native Plant Sale Huge Success
Beautify and Care for Your Stream or Lakeside Property
Survive The Sound
Get Involved

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KCD Union Contract Approved by Board KCD leadersh

KCD Union Contract Approved by Board

KCD leadership and staff, working with their union representatives from the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), have been working diligently to negotiate a union contract. We are excited to announce that with yesterday’s Board vote, KCD has authorized its first ever union contract.

This contract represents a commitment by KCD to a workplace built on collaboration, mutual respect, and a shared dedication to our mission.

It is our belief that this contract will make KCD a stronger organization. It will promote the retention of skilled employees and keep KCD competitive in recruiting new talent.

As KCD continues our work to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programs and in our workforce, this contract will help ensure that we have the foundations necessary to build a healthy and inclusive workplace.

Thank you to the dedicated staff who put in long hours working with WFSE and KCD leadership to ensure the success of this effort.

KCD Board of Supervisors

Burr Mosby, Chair
Kirstin Haugen ,Vice-Chair
Bill Knutsen
Jim Haack
Chris Porter

The 2021 KCD Board Election preliminary results ar

The 2021 KCD Board Election preliminary results are in. The KCD Board Election wrapped up Tuesday, March 23 at 5:00pm. Ballots postmarked by March 23 will continue to be counted through March 26. King County Elections will continue to update results as ballots are counted. Final results will be posted on March 31. Conservation District elections are reviewed and certified by the @WA Conservation Commission. To see preliminary results, visit our elections page.

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A little over an hour left to return ballots elect

A little over an hour left to return ballots electronically through the online ballot access system or print and mail ballots to King County Elections at 919 SW Grady Way, Suite 200, Renton WA 98057. Ballots must be postmarked by March 23, 2021, and received by March 26, 2021, to be counted. Ballots may also be dropped off at King County Elections at 919 SW Grady Way Suite 200, Renton WA 98057.

#KCDElection #KingConservationDistrict #KingConservationDistrictElection
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It's World Water Day! At KCD, we think about water

It's World Water Day! At KCD, we think about water a lot. Clean water means healthy streams means flourishing wildlife. That's why we do projects that help to slow and cool water while filtering out pollutants. Our work helping land managers take care of the water on their property depends on the strength of our Board of Supervisors.

So help King County’s water by voting in the KCD Board Supervisor Election today! kingcd.org/vote

Already voted? Consider doing a KCD Soil Test kingcd.org/soiltest Soil testing can help you dial in the amount of fertilizer or amendments your soil needs – reducing excess runoff from making its way into local streams and groundwater.

KCD Farm Planners’ Almanac Spring Equinox 2021 E

KCD Farm Planners’ Almanac
Spring Equinox 2021 Edition

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You’re invited to join King Conservation Distric

You’re invited to join King Conservation District and @kingcountydnrp Loop® for a virtual educational workshop!

We will create a virtual space for you and other community members to share about how you care for your soil (or don’t!). Presenters will share the history of human poop as a fertilizer and how King County’s Loop® compost (made with YOUR poop) provides benefits to soil and plants.

Sign up through our link in the bio!

Viva Farms brings community together to to ensure

Viva Farms brings community together to to ensure that farms can be economically viable and while feeding the local community so that everybody has access to local food.

#vivafarms #KingConservationDistrict #RegionalFoodSystemGrantProgram
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King County Young Democrats and the 46th Democrats

King County Young Democrats and the 46th Democrats are hosting a candidate forum for the King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Election.

You are invited to get to know your candidates running for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors. It is hard for candidates to reach out to voters especially during a pandemic. We want to give voters a chance to talk in small group settings with their candidates.

YOU can ask the questions YOU want to know.

Learn more and register for the event through their Facebook Event Page https://www.facebook.com/events/484539996039463

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Want to participate in local democracy? King Conse

Want to participate in local democracy? King Conservation District is holding its board election and if you're a registered King County voter you're most likely eligible to vote! What's unique about this election is that KCD is using electronic ballot access. You mark your ballot online, submit, and a physical ballot is printed out at King County Elections and tabulated as it would be in any other election. Learn more about how it works at kingcd.org/elections or review the candidates and vote at kingcd.org/vote

Another KCD Native Plant Sale is in the bag. Thank

Another KCD Native Plant Sale is in the bag. Thank you to our customers and staff for making it possible. After a rocky start on Friday, Saturday pickup was a smooth and relatively quiet affair. We will be taking these lessons learned into making improvements for future years. With your help, we were able to fulfill 900 orders and get tens of thousands of native plants into our community that will provide pollinator habitat, stabilize slopes, and keep invasive species at bay.

King Conservation District News, March 2021 Electi

King Conservation District News, March 2021
Election Information, Plant Sale Update and more!
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Our crews are working hard this week to get plant

Our crews are working hard this week to get plant sale orders packed for pickup on Friday afternoon and Saturday.

Friday, March 5, 2021
1:00pm to 4:00pm

Saturday, March 6, 2021
9:00am to 4:00pm

THERE ARE NO WALK-UP SALES.

King Conservation District is committed to public health; we will distribute pre-orders in a manner that adheres to Public Health–Seattle & King County requirements for 6 feet of social distancing and other safety measures.
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Do you want to help native pollinators, salmon, an

Do you want to help native pollinators, salmon, and orca?

Voting in KCD's Board Election influences how conservation dollars are spent in King County. Make your voice heard: go to kingcd.org/vote and vote today!

Growing and sharing food as a community can be an

Growing and sharing food as a community can be an incredibly therapeutic experience for everyone involved. It connects us quite literally to the roots of our anestors' way of life and fosters a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity. If you, like so many of us, are feeling isolated from community or the natural world, consider getting involved with a community garden in your area to bring more connection and joy into your life.

KCD's Board Election starts today! Go to kincd.or

KCD's Board Election starts today!

Go to kincd.org/vote to make your voice heard.

Your vote supports habitat restoration, orca recovery, pollinator protection, and sustainable farming in King County.

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