Whidbey Island Conservation District District Updates - December 2021

Bareroot Native Plants up to 50% Off!

Our annual Native Plant Sale is almost over! The online Storefront is open through January and limited remaining stock is available at up to 50% off! Masked walk-up pre-order pick-up will be from 9 am - 1 pm on Saturday, February 26 at Barn A at the Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Rd., Greenbank. Note that due to COVID-19 precautions, we will not be hosting an open sale at our Pick-Up Day. Pacific Rim Institute will be offering a small selection of plants for sale during pick up. And yes, we'll still need volunteers to help us pack orders in February! Sign up to be on our Volunteer Email List here so you'll be notified in late January to register. We'd love your help and appreciate our volunteers tremendously!

Click HERE to enter the Storefront Subscribe HERE to Volunteer Email

Make a Difference

Check out our “Make a Difference” article in the Whidbey Weekly! Learn tips for organizing a plan for your rural property this winter in the article “Winter on the Homestead” on page 7. This Column is a partnership between the Whidbey Weekly newspaper Whidbey Island Conservation District, Sound Water Stewards, WSU Extension - Island County - Master Gardeners, and Island County Master Gardener Foundation

Introducing: Land Stewardship 101

We're introducing a new webinar series to cover our most requested topics for Conservation assistance! Join us for a webinar to learn best practices for your brand new Bareroot plants! We'll cover soil preparation, planting tips, and after care considerations to help your new natives thrive. March 3 - 5:30-7:30 pm Register for Bareroot Webinar

Learn More about the Series

Donate Cardboard Boxes to our Plant Sale We'll gladly accept your cardboard boxes from holiday shopping and deliveries! We need boxes size 8x12" to 24x48" Please drop off boxes on to our office porch at 1 NE 4th St., Coupeville Wednesdays or Thursdays 8:30-4:30

Happy New Year from our District Staff to You!

Streamlining WICD requests for assistance via online form If you are in need of educational or technical assistance and/or have a general information request from our staff, please complete our online request assistance Form. Having this one go-to form helps our small, yet mighty staff team assist clients in the order that their requests are received. We appreciate your patience and encourage you to explore the robust library of resources we have on our website at each of the Service Pages. We look forward to serving you soon.

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