Weed Warriors to host Saturday knotweed workshop
September 15, 2015
NEW — 6:11 p.m. Sept. 15, 2015
Newcastle Weed Warriors, the city of Newcastle, King Conservation District and the King County Noxious Weeds Program will show residents how to combat invasive knotweed at a Sept. 19 workshop.
The workshop will address how to use herbicide injections to control and eradicate knotweed, which is invading parks and open spaces across King County.
Sign up for the workshop by contacting Weed Warriors founder Grace Stiller at 206-795-5783 or gracestiller@comcast.net.
The workshop will use the best management practices as outlined by the Washington State Noxious Weeds Program. It goes from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Fire Station No. 9, 12412 Newcastle Way.
Lake Boren Park 2015 Earth Day Celebration
May 1, 2015
Think globally, act locally at Newcastle Earth Day
April 2, 2015
Newcastle Earth Day Chairwoman Grace Stiller has one simple request for this year’s event — rain, please stay away.
A year after the wet stuff put a damper on the 2014 event, Stiller said she is hoping for sunshine when the festival returns to Lake Boren Park on April 18.
“All we need is a really nice day, no rain,” she said. “Last year, it dumped buckets. It was terrible.”
The city of Newcastle and the Newcastle Weed Warriors, with funding from the King Conservation District, will provide speakers, seminars and activities for Earth Day 2015 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 18. Read more
Celebrate Earth Day on April 18
April 2, 2015
By Greg Farrar
A Patagonian cavy named Superman sits on a lawn under the Animal Encounters tent during the 2014 Newcastle Earth Day celebration at Lake Boren Park. This year’s event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 18.
Earth Day is officially April 22, but Newcastle will celebrate the green holiday April 18 with its eighth annual community festival. Read more
Newcastle receives $30,400 grant from King Conservation District
September 16, 2009
NEW — 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16, 2009
The city of Newcastle has just received a $30,400 grant from the King Conservation District. The grant will fund a project, Newcastle Goes Green, incorporating the
following programs:
- Removal and monitoring of invasive knotweed along May Creek in conjunction with the Newcastle Weed Warriors
- “Green Growing” classes for Newcastle residents with lawn and gardening tips to reduce water and herbicide/pesticide use
- Outreach at local schools regarding environmental stewardship
- Special-edition newsletter mailed to all households with information about the city’s storm water management efforts, along with practical household tips
