Tree Sale Edition 2013

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1 KCD Selected as Puget Sound Champion The Kitsap Conservation District, with financial support from Kitsap County Surface & Stormwater Management, the Washington State Conservation Commission, and various grants, has been a leader in advancing a thriving rain garden program in Kitsap County. isn t slowing down as the program broadens to include other types of Low Impact Development (LID) practices to control and clean stormwater such as cisterns and pervious pavements. Because of the successful implementation program, the Puget Sound Partnership honored the district as one of six Puget Sound Champions from the North Central/ West Sound Action Area during a ceremony in Bremerton this fall. Individuals and organizations receiving the award were recognized for their exceptional work protecting and restoring habitat, cleaning up polluted water, and engaging the community in implementing the Action Agenda the Partnership s regional plan to clean up Puget Sound. Your work is significant locally; be assured that it also makes a regional difference, said Ron Sims, former King County executive and current member of the Partnership s Leadership Council. Without your efforts, the regional Puget Sound recovery effort would exist only as a vision not a reality. Tree Sale Edition 2013 (Left to right) Ron Sims, Teresa Brooks, Kitsap Conservation District, Mindy Fohn, Water Program Manager for Kitsap County Public Works, and Puget Sound Partnership Executive Director, Anthony Wright. Following the initial installation of demonstration rain gardens in the north, central, and south districts of Kitsap County, the rain garden program has installed 61 rain gardens up to December 2012 with another 112 homeowners contracted for a rain garden of their own. These numbers include the first green street in Kitsap County, with 10 landowners in one neighborhood participating. The activity Regional Employee of the Year If you ve ever visited with our planner, Ken Drecksel, you would know why he was chosen as the Employee of the Year for the Northwest Area. Ken shares his time planning between Kitsap and Whidbey Island Conservation Districts. His extensive knowledge and experience in soil science, conservation, and farm management made the choice an easy one for the Washington State Conservation Commission. If you haven t met Ken, he is here at the district and can answer your questions about farm management, soils, fertilization, and Best Management Practices. We re so pleased for him and grateful for his dedication to our district! Congratulations Ken! The honorees are partners with the West-Central Local Integrating Organization Network. There are 10 local watershed-based groups the Partnership works with to help set priorities for local programs and projects. Awards were presented by Sims and Puget Sound Partnership Executive Director, Anthony Wright. These efforts show how local efforts can make a positive impact on the future of Puget Sound s health, said Wright. The success of the regional recovery effort relies on the hard work of talented and dedicated people making tangible improvements in their counties, their cities and their own backyards Central Valley Road, Pouslbo, WA P.O. Box 2472 Silverdale, WA Printed on recycled paper.

2 Common Name Genus species Evergreens and other Trees Alaska Yellow Cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Grand fir Abies grandis Giant Sequoia Sequoia gigantea Noble fir Abies procera Paper Birch Betula papyrifera Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Shrubs Vine Maple Acer circinatum Red Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera Red Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Ocean Spray Holodiscus discolor Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum Tall Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium Nootka Rose Rosa nutkana Pea Fruit Rose Rosa Pisocarpa Mock Orange Philadelpus lewisii Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus American Cranberry Viburnum opulus Size Classifications Habitat Use - Description 100 Light or heavy soil, well drained, and climates with cool summers. Semi-shade to full sun 200 Well-drained soil. Fastest growing. Windbreaks, firewood or lumber. 100 One of the tallest firs native to the Northwest. Prefers dry to moist soil in rain shadow areas. 200 World s largest trees. Wildlife food and shelter. Rocky or moist soils in partial to full sun. 200 Full sun. Grows on rich moist soil or poor, rocky soils. Seeds are eaten by wildlife and the bark is browsed by black bear. 100 Flowers are 2-4 cm long. Fruits form nuts. Moist to well drained soil. 150 Aromatic, rot resistant and long-lived it is excellent for riparian sites, wildlife, & especially birds. 25 Excellent soil-binding roots and is commonly found in streamside areas. Its leaves turn bright red and yellow in fall. 10 Bright twigs and brilliant red foliage in the fall. Found on moist sites whose berries are an important food and browse for wildlife. 12 Erect, deciduous plant. Full sun to partial shade in drier upland areas. 15 Profuse, lilac-like flowers. Well-drained to dry sites in full sun to partial shade. Good soil binding qualities. Very drought tolerant. 12 Found in moist to dry areas on well-drained soils. Full sun to partial shade. Very drought tolerant. 6 Browsed by elk and deer. Flowers attract butterflies. Tolerates a wide range of light levels. 5 Sunny, dry, open exposed areas. Attracts butterflies, birds & mammals. 5 Browsed by deer and eaten by birds, squirrels, deer, coyotes and bear. A favorite of hummingbirds. 5 This rose is also browsed by deer and hips are eaten by birds, squirrels, deer, coyotes and bear. Nectar feeds the hummingbirds. 10 Produces showy, fragrant blooms. Loves the sun; should have partial shade. Moist to welldrained soils. Good wildlife and insect plant. 5 Deer and elk browse foliage. Flowers attract butterflies. Fruits eaten by birds and wildlife. 5 Full sun to partial shade, it is easily transplanted and established. Best on fertile, moist soils. Easy to grow.

3 Ground Cover & Wetland Kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Oregon Grape Mahonia nervosa, syn. Berberis nervosa Common Camas Camassia quamash Salal Gaultheria shallon Deer Fern Blechnum spicant Slough Sedge Carex Obnupta Seed: Wild Flower Seed Pacific NW Variety 12 Grows in a creeping form. Sandy, well-drained exposed sites. Full sun but will tolerate some shade. 2 Dry to moist soils, sun or shade. Attracts butterflies. Fruits are eaten by many birds and mammals. 2 Lily-like plants suitable for wet meadows. Beautiful purple flowers. Grows from bulbs to approximately 2 feet tall. 6 Thicket-forming evergreen ground cover. Upland or moist soils. Good soil-binding, tolerant of poor soils. 12 Prefers partial shade and lots of moisture. Source of food for deer & elk. 3 Saturated soils of marshes, ponds and rivers. Attractive, low maintenance, erosion control. 3 oz. or 1 lb Pure seed in one ounce packages or one pound sizes. Annual and perennial wildflowers. One ounce covers up to 220 square feet. Pasture Seed Horse Mix 25 lbs 50% Savoy Tall Fescue, 35% Latemate Orchardgrass, 15% Calibra Tetraploid Perennial Rye. Perfect for livestock. Legend: Evergreen Deciduous Flowering Full Sun Partial Sun Shade Rain Garden A few words about District elections... If you watched the new PBS Ken Burns documentary, The Dust Bowl, you were able to see why Conservation Districts were created. Districts originated in the soil conservation movement of the 1930 s to stop the soil loss in the Southern Plains. Districts now deal with conservation of natural resources of all types. They are grass roots delivery systems of conservation services to district residents and work with landowners who choose the voluntary implementation of solutions to conservation concerns. In Washington State there are 45 districts. Each is a subdivision of state government, but is self-governed by a volunteer board of five supervisors. Three of the board members are farmers and elected registered voters and two are appointed by the Conservation Commission. Kitsap Conservation District (KCD) is not part of county government, but is an independent special-purpose district. It has no regulatory authority and works with landowners on a voluntary basis. Unlike other special purpose districts, Washington law requires conservation districts to conduct their own elections. One supervisor is elected each year. No funding is provided to conservation districts for the purpose of conducting elections. As a consequence, we have adopted the vote-by-mail system. Because there is no funding to cover election costs, we are unable to mail ballots to all registered voters and instead, must ask those interested in voting to request a ballot. The election is advertised in a number of ways so that all who are interested in the election are aware of it and have a timely opportunity to ask for a ballot. Anyone desiring to vote should contact the District office by telephone, mail or and request a ballot. Ballot requests will be accepted after February 22, 2013, through March 15, Ballots will be mailed to voters not later than one week before the proposed election date of March 22, Those who want ballots closer to the election date will have to pick one up at our District office, or they may vote at our office in person on election day between the hours of 10 AM and 2 PM. Returned ballots must be postmarked not later than the proposed date of the election of March 22, For questions or ballot requests, please contact Joy Garitone, District Resource Coordinator, at Ext 13. or at joys-garitone@conservewa.net

4 It s More than Just Dirt You re driving down a road, changing radio stations and talking on your cell phone, when suddenly, the question hits you Is there Prime farmland in Kitsap County? For the inquisitive few that have had this heady experience, let me answer a hearty, YES! Still, brainstorms like this beg for information. Let me explain how plain old dirt gets this designation and why it matters to all of us. Prime farmland is land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage and fiber. This is land that is available for cropland, pasture land, or forestland but not built-up urban land. It has the soil quality, growing season and moisture supply needed to economically produce sustained high yields of crops when it is managed. In general, prime farmlands have an adequate and dependable water supply from precipitation (or irrigation), a favorable temperature and growing season, acceptable acidity or alkalinity and few or no rocks. Prime farmland is not excessively erodible or saturated with water for long periods of time. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines Prime farmland by soil types. It is consoling to know that the USDA has mapped ALL the soils in the U.S., leaving little doubt to most of us about what we are standing on daily. This mapping is surprisingly accurate and all of the information about soil types, their characteristics and uses, are contained in an exquisite paperback and best-seller, locally called Soil Survey of Kitsap County Area, Washington. So how much of these great soils do we have in Kitsap? We have enough to grow our food if we needed to or about 15,020 acres! It comes by the name of Belfast loam, Norma fine sandy loam, Bellingham silty clay loam, Semiahmoo Muck and more. We could have even more Prime acres if irrigation was used. Having Prime farmland designation means that these areas are a priority of the USDA to protect and conserve. Why? It is a priority because these soils are a living bank that can grow the crops to feed and clothe communities. Nationwide, farmland is disappearing at an astounding rate each year due to erosion and development. All of us should be concerned and turn that concern to our local interests of becoming sustainable. In our fast-paced, jet-lagged world, we overlook the issue of food security. Locally produced food and fiber is an insurance policy for the residents of Kitsap. Let s pay the premium for that insurance and tread more lightly on this most valuable of natural resources, our soil! Joy Garitone, Kitsap Conservation District For questions on Prime farmland and other natural resources call Ken Drecksel, right here at our district: Extension 26 KCD s Rain Garden Team has been hard at work providing education, technical assistance, and cost sharing opportunities for homeowners in unincorporated Kitsap. Give them a call for your rain garden! (Left to right: Jeff Krueger, Teresa Brooks, Jenny Morgan, Michael Korchonnoff) HOW TO PLANT NATIVES It may seem very basic to some, but there are a few rules to follow when planting bare root native plants. Check out this list below and you ll increase survivability on your new landscaping. Store plants in refrigerated location until ready to plant. Allow ventilation around stored packages. Protect seedling from freezing temperatures. Mend any tears to seedling bags with tape. Protect seedlings from weather before planting. Plant seedlings within 5 days of receiving them. More Steps to Success: 1. Dig large enough hole for roots to dangle making sure roots are not bent, twisted or bundled. 2. Slowly fill around roots with loose soil avoiding large soil clumps, rocks and air pockets. 3. Very lightly compact soil around tree checking to see that you haven t made any planting mistakes. 4. Water deeply if possible to settle soil and moisture. 5. Mulching helps reduce weeds and water loss. 6. Tree protectors help keep wildlife from browsing your plants. Tips for Maintenance: Water the plants for the first couple years (if possible) to make sure they become established. Mow weeds that compete with plants for light, nutrition and moisture. Cultivating around plants is a solution to keep weeds at bay. Mulching 1 foot radius around plants helps keeps weeds at bay and with moisture retention.

5 Place Stamp Here Kitsap Conservation District P.O. Box 2472 Silverdale, WA Fold for mailing Landowners and a Legacy of Stewardship Thanks go out to all of our 2012 Backyard Habitat Grant participants who have done a fabulous job restoring their creeks to improve fish and wildlife habitat in their backyards. All told, in 2012 landowners restored 2,000 feet of valuable stream habitat for chum, coho, cut-throat and steelhead. Streams were enhanced with 40 pieces of large woody debris and three rock walls were removed. Three large dump truck loads of refuse were removed from the stream channel and riparian area. Noxious weeds were removed from 2.6 acres of stream side areas which were then planted with 1,300 plants. Much of the work was completed by the landowners who donated their time and efforts. Now it is time to do it all over again. Applications were submitted for the 2013 Backyard Habitat grant round requesting a total of $90,000! This is a wonderful sign that landowners in Kitsap County are motivated to make a difference and are taking steps to care for their own piece of the stream. Landowners have cited problems with erosion, declining salmon runs, and the commitment of a family legacy of stewardship, as reasons to get involved and take care of their property. If you are interested in stream restoration, opportunities as a planting volunteer, or considering changing your property to enhance habitat, contact Carin Anderson at carin-anderson@ conservewa.net or (360) Ext. 22. Dave and Karen Myers of Suquamish enhanced their section of Cowling Creek with the help of Backyard Habitat grant funds. They added 10 pieces of large wood to the stream and added 21 yards of stream gravel. Chum are resting in a pool created by logs and spawning gravel. KITSAP COUNTY Funding for this newsletter was provided in part by the Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management program and Washington State Conservation Commission

6 Name: Mailing Address: City: Daytime Phone: No. of Bundles 2013 Tree Sale Order Form Zip: Fax: Mail or Fax Completed Form To: Kitsap Conservation District P.O. Box 2472, Silverdale, WA Phone: (360) , Fax: (360) Species Evergreens & Other Trees Plant Size Thank you for your order! Price per Bundle Ten/Bundle Alaska Yellow Cedar 12"+ $13.00 Doug fir 12"+ $7.00 Noble fir 12"+ $11.00 Western Red Cedar 12"+ $11.00 Giant Sequoia 8" plug $11.00 Grand fir 12"+ $8.00 Paper Birch Shrubs 36"+ $16.00 Ten/Bundle Vine Maple 24"+ $16.00 Red Osier Dogwood 12"+ $13.00 Red Flowering Currant 18"+ $12.00 Ocean Spray Serviceberry Snowberry Tall Oregon Grape 12"+ $16.00 Nootka Rose Pea Fruit Rose American Cranberry 6-12" $12.00 Mock Orange 12"+ $16.00 Evergreen Huckleberry Ground Cover & Wetland 4" Pot $28.00 Ten/Bundle Kinnikinnick 4" Pot $23.00 Oregon Grape 4" Pot $28.00 Common Camas bulb $15.00 Salal 4" Pot $23.00 Deer Fern 4" Pot $38.00 Slough Sedge plug $8.00 Wildflower & Grass Seed Northwest Wildflower Seed 1 ounce $3.75 Bulk NW Wildflower Seed 1 pound $35.00 Bulk Pasture Grass Seed Horse Mix 25 lb $62.50 DO NOT SEND PAYMENT Subtotal: Add 8.6% Sales Tax: Estimated Order: $ $ Total Cost Ordering Instructions: 1. Include your personal information. Don t forget a mailing address, phone number or address so we can contact you if needed. 2. Do NOT send any payment. You will receive an invoice confirming the order. Return that with your check. 3. All plants are bare root seedlings unless otherwise noted. 4. Orders must be in the office by January 28, Mail or Fax orders only. (Bulk orders may be requested and must be prepaid.) 5. Plants will be available for pick up Friday, March 1, 2013 from 1 PM to 6 PM or Saturday March 2, 2013 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Pick up site is at Kitsap County Fairgrounds. 6. Warning! Any order not picked up at the fairgrounds will be donated to conservation projects and organizations. These live plants must be planted immediately. 7. Please bring your own bags when you pick up your order. 8. All orders are first come, first served.

7 Check out what s happening... KCD is Getting a Weather Station We are looking forward to helping the community find the weather information they need for Kitsap. KCD has been working with AgWeatherNet which is a network of automated weather stations that are located across the State of Washington. The current network encompasses 138 stations. The network is one the oldest and one of the largest weather station networks that is managed by a university. Each weather station consists of a data logger and a set of sensors. The station will monitor air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, rainfall, solar radiation, air pressure and soil temperature. We think this will provide information for planting and help with understanding storm and rainfall events while they happen. The station would be installed in January 2013 and the data will be online for the community to access. We will provide the links to it on our website as soon as we can. THE CASCADIA GRAINS CONFERENCE will bring together farmers, processors and end-users, as well as investors, brokers and local government officials to support rebuilding a grain economy west of the Cascade Mountains in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia through three value-added enterprises: brewing and distilling, poultry and livestock feed, and artisan baking. The Cascadia Grains Conference will be held Saturday, January 12, 2013 in Tacoma, WA at the STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th St. Check out the fantastic conference program, and register at: WSU Kitsap Extension presents Gaining Ground 2013 Small Farms Expo Need help with your dream farm? You can be Gaining Ground when you attend the February 9, 2013 Expo at Olympic College in Bremerton. There are morning and afternoon sessions offered and lunch is provided. Start Time 2/9/2013 8:00 AM End Time 2/9/2013 4:00 PM $45 Single Registration/$80 couple/$15 Student Early Bird Special - $5 off BEFORE Jan. 15 For more information: dfish@wsu.edu or and to register online, check out: Save the date now for these informative classes on small farms. ATTENTION GARDENERS! FREE AGED MANURE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP! The Kitsap Conservation District and the County Parks and Recreation offer DOO FOR YOU. Kitsap County Fairgrounds, Saturday March 2nd from 10 AM to 2 PM. Use the north entrance to the fairgrounds off Nels Nelson Rd. SW. and get in line. We will have a loader, so just bring your truck. Call for more information. KCD District Board of Supervisors Sharon Call - Chair Jackie Lovely - Vice Chair Frank Varley - District Auditor Albert Allpress - Member Nikki Johanson - Member KCD Staff Joy Garitone - District Coordinator Brian Stahl - Technical & Financial Coordinator Sandra Jacobson - Administrative Assistant Carin Anderson - Stream Stewards Program Manager Helen Jones - Financial Assistant & Kitsap Area Planner Ken Drecksel - Kitsap Area Planner Jeff Krueger - Rain Gardens Program Manager & Planner Teresa Brooks - Rain Gardens Planner Jenny Morgan - Native Landscape Architect Michael Korchonnoff - Kitsap Area Planner

8 Kitsap Conservation District P.O. Box 2472 Silverdale, WA PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Silverdale, WA Permit No. 111 Little Kitsap birds are visiting our feeder every day... Are You a Candidate? This year we have one position open on our Board of Supervisors for a 3-year term. The position is voluntary and will be elected by local, mail-in ballot. To become a candidate, the following qualifications apply: The candidate must be a qualified county elector and owner or operator of a farm who is occupying land within the Kitsap Conservation District boundaries. Call the District at to determine if you reside within District boundaries and meet the agricultural requirement. Supervisors are volunteers and serve without compensation. Supervisors and Districts have no land use decision or regulatory authority. To express your interest in running for the upcoming elected position, obtain a nomination form from the Kitsap Conservation District, Central Valley Road, Poulsbo, WA Next, secure at least twenty-five qualified District elector signatures on the nomination form. You must return the form to the Kitsap Conservation District with the signatures by February 22, 2013 to be on the ballot. Election day is planned for March 22, 2013 and ballots will be counted March 29, The candidate should be qualified by training and experience to perform the specialized, skilled services required of them. Supervisors will administer by delegating tasks through a structure of Board officers and members, committees, staff, and others; develop and maintain effective non regulatory programs; identify local conservation and agricultural needs; ensure implementation of the District s plans and evaluate program effectiveness. A supervisor is required to regularly attend monthly district business meetings and regional or statewide association meetings and conferences. Newly constructed waste storage structure is used to collect livestock manure and safely compost it into a usable soil amendment.