Noxious Weed Removal On Cross Kirkland Corridor Coming Up

KIRKLAND, WA — A week-long weed removal project is coming to the Cross Kirkland Corridor beginning April 15, according to city officials.

Kirkland city workers and members of King County's noxious weed team will be on scene hand-pulling weeds, and spraying to prevent them from cropping up. There will be signs up when crews are spraying.

The crews will be targeting two especially nasty weeds, poison hemlock and tansy ragwort. Poison hemlock is, of course, poisonous, and can be deadly for humans and animals if eaten. It's also a skin irritant, and even dead canes can remain poisonous for up to three years.

Tansy ragwort (not to be confused with St. Johnswort) is also poisonous, but the weed is mainly a threat to livestock like horses and cows.

Learn more about how to identify and safely dispose of nasty local weeds here.