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Boards & Commissions
Lewis County Planning CommissionDescription, membership, and meeting schedule. Planned Growth CommitteeDescription, membership, and meeting schedule. Washington State Boundary Review BoardDescription, membership, and meeting schedule. OPMA TrainingTraining resources for members subject the the Open Public Meeting Act.
Community Development - Jan. 26, 2024, 9:53 a.m.
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Empty Pesticide Container Recycling Event
Empty Pesticide Container Recycling Event: October 1 & 2, 2018 A recycling event to accept empty pesticide containers will be held October 1 & 2, 2018 from 9AM to 12PM at the Lewis County Solid Waste Services, Central Transfer Station. The Central Transfer Station is located at 1411 South Tower Avenue, in Centralia, WA. The event will accept only empty pesticide containers (jugs, buckets & drums) that are cleaned, triple rinsed with labels and caps removed (no metal or rubber linings). The empty pesticide containers will be accepted “free of charge”. For more information, contact: Lewis County Solid Waste Services, …
Weed Control - Sept. 7, 2018, 11:47 a.m.
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Excellent Reminder!
Much thanks to The Farm Store for reminding us all that fall is an excellent time to resume our efforts in weed control.And they definitely aren't lying! As moisture increases and temperatures remain moderate, all those weeds are getting ready for fall by moving nutrients into their root systems, making it a prime time to apply herbicidal treatments for a big impact!If you have any questions related to specific noxious weeds or herbicides, reach out to us and we'd be happy to fill you in on all you need to know.Also, if you have some problematic noxious weeds on your …
Weed Control - Sept. 26, 2019, 9:11 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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*Special Meeting with Planning Commission
Please see the attached meeting notice. The meeting will take place in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room and also is available by Zoom. Following are the codes for those wishing to attend remotely: By phone: Call 888-475-4499 Online: Go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85301197403 The meeting ID is 853 0119 7403.
Commissioners - Sept. 22, 2023, 4:36 p.m.
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Vader - Enchanted Valley Water System Fees/Rates Adopted
The BOCC adopted fees and rates at the hearing on Monday, March 21 at the commissioners' meeting room at the Historic Courthouse. Please view the Fees & Rates Document by visiting our Utility Services page and get additional information about the Vader - Enchanted Valley Water System.
Public Works - May 10, 2011, 11:05 a.m.
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PNW Invasive Training
2019 CITIZEN SCIENCE EARLY DETECTION RAPID RESPONSE REPORTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF INVASIVE PLANTS WORKSHOPS If you are recreating and/or working on public lands and are interested in participating in our program (Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council) and/or would like to learn more about invasive plants, you are invited to attend one of our FREE upcoming trainings.Participants learn plant identification through a PowerPoint presentation and live material. Participants also learn methods of manual removal and which species you should not attempt to remove. Trainings will equip volunteers with the knowledge necessary to conduct invasive plant surveys in order to support local …
Weed Control - May 29, 2019, 10:29 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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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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Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard - A biennial to short-lived perennial plant. Plant smells of garlic and can grow to around 3 feet in height.Leaves: Basal leaves have rounded tips and are kidney shaped. Upper leaves are alternate and triangular in shape. Both types of leaves have leaf stems and are coarsely toothed. New leaves smell the most of garlic.Flowers: Flowers bloom from April-June. Flowers have 4 petals, 4 sepals, and 6 stamens. Petals are white and about twice as long as the sepals.Habitat: In Washington it grows in forested understory areas like urban parks, roadsides, trails, railroad tracks, streambanks, fields, …
Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:57 a.m.
