Winter is the best time to dig out blackberries and plant live stakes. This video covers how to remove blackberries with a sawtooth shovel, and then what to do to fill the space left by the blackberries with live stakes or bare root plants from the Vashon Maury Island Land Trust sale.

Every 30 seconds in the United States, a football field-sized chunk of natural area disappears due to development, according to research from the Center for American Progress. Most of the natural areas lost in the past two decades were on privately-owned land, which accounts for about 60% of all land in the country. We need to do everything we can to counter this loss of natural habitat. If we don't, we will lose our native birds and mammals - faster than any of us can even imagine.

This video addresses the importance of native plants in our landscapes.

The video was funded by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division

Partner: Vashon Nature Center

The content herein does not constitute an endorsement by King County government, its employees, or its elected and appointed officials.

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