Project description

Plant enthusiasts, hikers and others who want to help protect our natural areas are encouraged to join the effort to locate (and control) invasive species in the beautiful Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley and the Snoqualmie Pass Gateway trails of the South Fork Snoqualmie. The Upper Snoqualmie invasive weed project trains volunteers to survey along the beautiful trails of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley and in the upper South Fork Snoqualmie watershed. Help survey the area's spectacular trail system for invasive weeds so we can stop them before they get entrenched. We are surveying trails from Mt. Si near North Bend to Dutch Miller Gap in the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

Project resources

Note: These resources are for reference only. Please contact Sasha Shaw for the latest information and forms.

Map

• Upper Snoqualmie Invasive Plant CWMA Project Map

Weed Identification

• Weed Watcher Quick Guide - Snapshots of Priority Species (Adobe pdf, 529 Kb)
• Weed Watcher Guide to Invasive Plants (Adobe pdf, 5.7 Mb) 
• 2012 Weed Watcher Training Slide Show (Adobe pdf, 31.8 Mb)
• Knotweed and Butterfly Bush Flyer (for Middle Fork Snoqualmie)
• Knotweed and Butterfly Bush Pocket Cards (for Middle Fork Snoqualmie)
• Hawkweed Key for the Pacific Northwest 
• Weed ID Slide Show (Powerpoint, 10.2 Mb)
• 2008 Training Slide Show (Powerpoint, 8.78 Mb)
• Noxious Weed Photo Index
• Noxious Weed Program Brochures
• Email a Photo or Question for More Help

Training video (2013)

• 2013 King County weed watcher training presentations on Vimeo

Forms

• Upper Snoqualmie Weed Watchers Manual (Adobe pdf)
• Trail Weed Watcher Survey Form - Excel version (fillable version in MS Excel)
• Trail Weed Watcher Survey Form - pdf version (for printing only - Adobe pdf, 11 Kb)
• Trail Weed Watcher Weed Code List - Excel version (in MS Excel)
• Trail Weed Watcher Weed Code List - pdf version (for printing only - Adobe pdf, 18 Kb)
• Instructions for Survey Form - Instructions for filling out survey log (MS Word, 15 Kb)
  • Instructions for Survey Form - pdf version (Adobe pdf version) 

Reports

• 2013 Upper Snoqualmie and Alpine Lakes Weed Watchers Report
• 2010 Upper Snoqualmie Trails Weed Watcher Program Report 
• 2009 Upper Snoqualmie Trails Weed Watcher Program Report on Activities and Findings 
• Middle Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Control Project Report:  2007-2008. Prepared by Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.
• Middle Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Control Project: Year Two, Final Report December 2006. Prepared by Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. (1.6 MB)
• 2006 Middle Fork Snoqualmie River WSDA Knotweed Control Grant Final Report (339 KB)

Project Contacts

Mark Boyar, Volunteer, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, 206-760-9041, mboyar@q.com

Sasha Shaw, Education Specialist, King County Noxious Weed Control Program, 206-477-4824, sasha.shaw@kingcounty.gov

Jonathane Schmitt, Invasive Plant Coordinator, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, jonathaneschmitt@fs.fed.us

Katie Woolsey, Natural Areas and State Lands Steward, South Puget Sound Region, Snoqualmie Corridor,  Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), (206) 375-3558, katie.woolsey@dnr.wa.gov

Dan Hintz, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, dan.hintz@mtsgreenway.org

Joe Olbrych, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, joe.olbrych@mtsgreenway.org

Partners

• US Forest Service
• Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
• King County
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources

For more information, email Mark Boyar or Sasha Shaw. To find out about weed removal work parties in the Middle Fork, contact Katie Woolsey with Washington Department of Natural Resources or the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.

Related information

• Agriculture in King County, Washington
• Northwest yard and garden
• Animals, plants and habitat

Related agencies

• Water and Land Resources Division

Program offices are located at 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104. To contact staff, see the Noxious Weed Control Program Directory, send an email, or call 206-477-WEED (206-477-9333).