Window on Whidbey: Weeding out the willow-herb

July 21, 2017 1:30 am
Carrie Viers, left, and Jessica Larson of the Whidbey Camano Land Trust pull the noxious weed hairy willow-herb during a staff and volunteer work party at the Crockett Lake Preserve on Central Whidbey Wednesday, July 12. The Land Trust is involved in a long-term project to rid the preserve of noxious weeds such as hairy willow-herb, Himalayan blackberry and Canada thistle, which choke out native plants and adversely impact wildlife habitat. Photo by Ron Newberry
Carrie Viers, left, and Jessica Larson of the Whidbey Camano Land Trust pull the noxious weed hairy willow-herb during a staff and volunteer work party at the Crockett Lake Preserve on Central Whidbey Wednesday, July 12. The Land Trust is involved in a long-term project to rid the preserve of noxious weeds such as hairy willow-herb, Himalayan blackberry and Canada thistle, which choke out native plants and adversely impact wildlife habitat. Photo by Ron Newberry

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