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Milk Thistle
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle - A large, sparsely branched thistle growing up to 6 feet tall. Easy to identify, due to the leaf patterning.Leaves: Alternate, deeply lobed, and pointed leaves. Leaves have a very noticeable white and dark green marbling. The basal leaves can get up to 20 inches long and 10 inches wide.Flowers: Flowers bloom from May-August. Rounded cluster of tubular flowers that have spine-tipped bracts (scales) around it.Habitat: Occurs in many places such as: overgrazed pastures, roadsides, waste areas, ditches, and disturbed areas.Weed Classification: AWhy is it a Noxious Weed?It is an aggressive invader that can grow into …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:57 a.m.
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Common fennel
Foeniculum vulgare Common Fennel - A large perennial herb that grows to be about 6' tall, smells strongly of licorice, and spreads via seeds and pieces of the root crown.Leaves: Dark green or bronze feather-like, deeply lobed and somewhat spindly, the leaves are completely hairless and attachment points (petioles) are fleshy with a wide base.Flowers: In bloom from May to September, the small yellow flowers form an umbrella shaped cluster (umbel) and resemble those of poison hemlock and wild chervil.Habitat: Can establish in just about any habitat from roadsides, to prairies, to coastal bluffs, to wetland areas.Weed Classification: B DesignateWhy …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:46 a.m.
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Juvenile Court Newsletters
July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 The Lewis County Juvenile Court is happy to announce the first month of our new Juvenile Court Newsletter.Click on our new issue below to view our new art education programing, facility renovation plans, education engagement efforts, and staff introductions.July Newsletter Click on our new issue below to view our Lewis County Probation Officer roles, the groundbreaking work within our community, segments on the voice for the helpless and every child counts, followed up by updates within our department.August Newsletter Click on our new issue below to view our renovation details, local stories, our Detention …
Juvenile Court - July 29, 2021, 12:17 p.m.
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Spurge Laurel
Daphne laureola Spurge Laurel - An evergreen shrub that gets to be around 1.5 to 5 feet tall. Plants can either be upright or arched at the base before spreading upwards.Leaves: Leaves alternate and are more prominent towards the top of the shoots. They are dark green and shiny on the top with lighter undersides. Leaves are oval in shape and about 0.8-5.1 inches long.Flowers: Flowers bloom from March through June. Small, green and yellow flowers grow at the base of the leaves and are fragrant.Habitat: Commonly found amongst the forest understory. Spurge Laurel prefers partial sun.Weed Classification: B DesignateWhy …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:49 a.m.
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Curbside Recycling is Available to All Lewis County Residents
Curbside recycling is a program in which customers pay for a 96-gallon tote to be picked up every two weeks. LeMay, a division of Waste Connections, offers this service. LeMay's phone number is 360-736-4769.The following items can be included in curbside recycling containers:***Please make sure all containers are empty, clean, and dry.***NewspaperMagazinesCorrugated CardboardOffice PaperSchool PaperJunk MailTin CansAluminum CansPlastic BottlesPlastic JugsPlastic dairy cupsCurbside Recycling East of Morton:The Lewis County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved a measure in 2023 that expands curbside recycling to residents living east of Morton. The hauler providing this service, LeMay, a division of Waste Connections, is currently …
Solid Waste - July 8, 2022, 10:28 a.m.
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Flowering Rush
Butomus umbellatus Flowering Rush - An emergent invasive with a very limited distribution in Washington state that can sometimes stay submerged. Can grow up to 5 feet tall.Leaves: - Thin upward growing leaves that often twist when above the surface of the water and reach 3+ feet in length (when plant is emerged and much longer when it is submerged). Leaves have a triangular cross section.Flowers: - Blooms June - September with umbrella shaped clusters of 20-50 flowers that have 3 sepals and three white to deep purple petals.Habitat: - Can appear in a variety of habitats and is often …
Weed Control - Sept. 12, 2022, 1:31 p.m.
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Hydrilla
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla- Very similar in appearance to our native elodea (Elodea canadensis) and to Class B noxious weed Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), this aquatic perennial is especially problematic in waterways and attempts to mechanically control will often perpetuate its spread.Hydrilla vs Native Elodea fact sheet from the New Jersey Water Supply AuthorityLeaves: Whorled formation of 3-10 (but most often 5) leaves with sharply toothed margins. There are often spines along the reddish midrib giving the plant a "velcro" feeling when pulled.Flowers: Transparent to white, female flowers with petals of 3 are attached to the stem tip by a slender …
Weed Control - Sept. 26, 2022, 1:13 p.m.
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Shiny Geranium
Geranium lucidum Shiny Geranium - A small, annual or biennial herbaceous plant with basal, lobed, shiny leaves. Usually has reddish stems.Leaves: Rounded/kidney-shaped leaves. Leaves are divided into lobed sections that each have 3 lobes at the tip. Leaf stems have hair on one side.Flowers: Flowers bloom from April-June. Flowers are pink with 5 petals each. Each flower has 5 slightly expanded sepals.Habitat: Plant grows well in shaded woodlands and forest openings. Plant can also tolerate partial and full sun. May be found alongside Herb Robert.Weed Classification: B DesignateWhy is it a Noxious Weed?Shiny Geranium spreads aggressively and has moved into …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 9:49 a.m.
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Class Cs of Note
Class C noxious weeds are often very common and widespread or are of special interest to the agricultural industry. They are not required for control unless selected for at the county level. The Lewis County Weed board has selected 5 species off of the C list for control under specific circumstances, as outlined in the appendix and presented below.The Class C's that are selected for or commonly found in Lewis County include: Blackberry Buffalobur Bull Thistle Canada Thistle Common Catsear Curlyleaf Pondweed English Ivy & Old Man's Beard Field Bindweed Italian Arum Oxeye Daisy Reed Canarygrass Tree of Heaven Wild …
Weed Control - Oct. 5, 2022, 10:43 a.m.
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Notice of hearing regarding the Lewis County 2025 budget emergency and supplemental appropriations to and transfers within current expense and various funds. The hearing will take place in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at or after 10 a.m. Tuesday, April
Please see the attached notice.
Commissioners - April 8, 2025, 1:51 p.m.