Jefferson County Conservation District’s Natural Landscaping Course
The Natural Landscaping Course will be offered again this fall. Registration for the fall course is full. Please send email to jholtrop@jeffersoncd.org if you would like to put your name on the list for the next course in the spring.
The interactive three-class, two-field trip course emphasizes native plants and sustainable landscape design and maintenance practices. Click here to view the course syllabus.
Conservation district manager Joe Holtrop will teach participants how to analyze the unique ecological conditions of their properties and develop site-specific landscape plans designed to meet homeowner needs while being in harmony with the environment. Holtrop, who holds master’s degrees in landscape architecture and adult education, has been teaching about sustainable landscaping for over 30 years. In addition to his formal education, he draws on his permaculture design training and experience, emphasizing the principle of working with rather than against nature.
Through three classes and two field trips, each 1 ½ hours in length, course participants are coached through the steps necessary to prepare individualized landscape plans that will conserve water and save time and money, while also enhancing wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Emphasis is on native plants and sustainable landscape design and maintenance practices.
A $10 registration fee covers the cost of reference materials and facility rental. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
Send email to Joe Holtrop jholtrop@jeffersoncd.org with any questions regarding the course.
Plant Trees with us on October 14th for Orca Recovery Day!
Click here for full event details and to reserve your spot!
Volunteer event to plant native trees and shrubs at the Snow Creek Estuary Preserve from 10am-12:30pm on Saturday, October 14th.
Jefferson County Conservation District 2022-2023 Newsletter
Click here for a PDF of the newsletter with live links.
Virtual Workshop: Planning a Native Landscape
On December 14th, 2021 and January 12th, 2022 District manager, Joe Holtrop presented on how to plan and implement a native plant-based landscape. The presentations covered basic site analysis, an overview of common native trees and shrubs, plant selection, bare-root plant care, planting and maintenance. Please use the following links to access the recorded presentations:
December 14, 2021, 4:00-5:30pm: https://youtu.be/GJ3vaHohJmU
January 12, 2022, 6:30-8:00pm: https://youtu.be/V8W-7Oq181Y
PRESS RELEASE
8/5/2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FORESTLAND AERIAL HERBICIDE SPRAYING
The Jefferson County Conservation District will no longer assist Pope Resources, a forest products company, with the publication of a map and other information concerning the aerial spraying of herbicides as part of Pope Resource’s forest management practices.
Said Al Latham, Chairperson of the Jefferson County Conservation District Board or Supervisors, “Since the late 1980’s the Conservation District has broadened public notification of aerial spraying through an informal agreement that was negotiated with area commercial timberland managers.” By this agreement the Conservation District issued press releases, including a map showing the areas those companies were intending to spray with herbicides, and also listed the types of chemicals to be used along with the approximate dates of spraying.
According to Al Cairns, Conservation District Manager, after over 30 years that arrangement has ended. “Pope Resources has informed us that they will manage public notification themselves”, Cairns said. “We did agree that the Conservation District would publish notice of this change and direct our residents to an area of the Pope Resources webpage which has all the information the Conservation District used to compile and publish.”
Information about aerial spraying, including maps of areas to be sprayed and the herbicides used, can be found at: https://www.popeneighbor2neighbor.com/. Pope Resources will provide written notification to all landowners within 1,000 feet of aerial applications.
PT Leader Article:
Good fences make safer shellfish, healthy salmon
This article was written following a Livestock Watering for Managed Grazing workshop hosted by JCCD and co-sponsored by the Chimacum Grange on March 30, 2017.