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Noxious Weeds Program Infestations
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Summary
This dataset shows both active and non-active noxious weed infestations in King County, Washington.
It includes locations where invasive plant species regulated by the County have been found, regardless of whether the infestation is currently present, under control, or eradicated.
Description
This dataset displays the known locations of noxious weed infestations across King County, Washington.
It includes both active infestations, which are currently present and monitored, and non-active infestations, where weeds were previously reported but may have been controlled, eradicated, or require no further management at this time.
Each infestation represents a geographic point or area where a regulated noxious weed species has been identified.Active infestations include sites where:A recent observation was identified.Ongoing management is planned or expected.There has been a confirmed presence within the current field season.Non-active infestations include sites where:Control efforts have been completed successfullyNo recent observations of the target weed existSites are considered under observation but with no active.
growth confirmedThe infestation status has been changed based on updated field inspections or landowner reportsThis dataset supports the King County Noxious Weed Control Program’s goal to track, monitor, and reduce the spread of invasive plant species harmful to agriculture, native ecosystems, recreation, and public health.
Please note that infestation status reflects the most current information available but is subject to change based on seasonal fieldwork, reporting from landowners, and updated survey results.
Infestation locations may vary in precision; some points represent approximate locations when detailed mapping was not available.
Layer information
| Layer Name | noxious_weed_infestation_point |
| Subject Category | Environment |
| Title | Noxious Weeds Program Infestations |
| Feature Count | 26587 |
| Feature Type | Point |
| Next Update | Weekly |
| Spatial reference | EPSG:2926 |
| Control ID | 3032 |
| Place Keywords | Washington State, King County, WA, Pacific NW |
| Theme Keywords | Enviro |
| Supplemental Information | None |
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Attribute information
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OBJECTID
From Esri |
Description
Internal feature number. DomainSequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
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WeedId
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Project
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainRiparian, Aquatics, Regulated Weeds, Riparian |
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Mapping_Only
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNo, Yes |
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Infestation_Status
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainClosed, Controlled, Dormant, Dormant Recheck, Need to Inspect, Need to Notify, Partially Controlled, Seed Set, Surveyed, Unknown, Unsurveyed |
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Priority_Site
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNo, Yes |
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File_Opened
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Dormant_Date
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Closed_Date
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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WeedStatusGIS
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainWeed controlled, Weed present |
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StatusDescriptionGIS
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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AgencyGIS
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainAlgona, Auburn, BNSF, Bonneville Power Admin, Burien, Enumclaw, Kent Roads, King County Parks, King County Roads, King County Stormwater, King County Wastewater, Pacific, Parks, Puget Sound Energy, Redmond Roads, Renton Parks, Renton Roads, Rivers, Seattle City Light, Seattle Parks, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle SDOT, Shoreline, Tukwila Parks, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD |
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PIN
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Region
From King County |
Description
Not Found Domain7 Snohomish Skykomish, 7 Snohomish Snoqualmie, 8 Lake Washington Cedar Samammish, 9 Green Duwamish, 9 Green Duwamish, Aquatic, KC, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7, Region 8, Unknown, WA |
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Route
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Location_Description
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Site_Id
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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InfestationID_Name
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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created_user
From King County |
Description
Not Found Domainaarthomas, aazad, abachner, asarthur, ashattuck, avebowron, BoscoloM, BrooksJu, dsorensen, emartin, issolano, lvorona, MaclarenP, matmartin, mipark, nipeda, PetersonBe, RBru, rgraham, rstampfer, svc_WLRD_CRM, terler, WinklerM |
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created_date
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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last_edited_user
From King County |
Description
Not Found Domainaarthomas, aazad, abachner, asarthur, ashattuck, BoscoloM, BrooksJu, cherron, dsorensen, emartin, GliseSa, haleye, hetrickn, issolano, kboling, kotarsj, lvorona, MaclarenP, matmartin, mipark, nrivera, PetersonBe, rgraham, rstampfer, spelliccia, svc_WLRD_CRM, terler, WinklerM |
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last_edited_date
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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InfestationID_GIS
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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GlobalID
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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SF_InfestationID
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Waterbody_c
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainBear Creek, Big Soos Creek, Boxley Creek, Cedar River, Clough Creek, Coal Creek, Covington Creek, Duwamish River, DUWAMISH WATERWAY, Green River, Green River Jenkins Ck, Green River Lower, Green River Lower Middle, Green River Middle, Green River Soos Ck Lower, Green River Soos Ck Upper, Green River Top, Juanita Creek, Lake Desire, Little Soos Creek, Longfellow Creek, Lower Cedar River, Lower Snoqualmie River, Maloney Creek, MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE RIVER, North Fork Snoqualmie River, Puget Sound, Raging River, Roaring Creek, S. Fork Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie River, South Fork Skykomish River, South Fork Snoqualmie River, Taylor Creek, Tye River, Upper Snoqualmie River, White River |
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Road_Name
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Stand_By_Date
No Source Noted |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Stand_By_Year
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Neighborhood
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Inspection_Date_1
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Control_Date_NW
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Latin_Name__c
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Weed_Code__c
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Noxious_Weed_URL__c
From King County |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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SHAPE
From Esri |
Description
Feature geometry. DomainCoordinates defining the features. |
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of Use
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Use this Data
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Links
How to use in ArcGIS Pro |
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| Sharing Status | Public |
Summary
This dataset shows both active and non-active noxious weed infestations in King County, Washington.
It includes locations where invasive plant species regulated by the County have been found, regardless of whether the infestation is currently present, under control, or eradicated.
Description
This dataset displays the known locations of noxious weed infestations across King County, Washington.
It includes both active infestations, which are currently present and monitored, and non-active infestations, where weeds were previously reported but may have been controlled, eradicated, or require no further management at this time.
Each infestation represents a geographic point or area where a regulated noxious weed species has been identified.Active infestations include sites where:A recent observation was identified.Ongoing management is planned or expected.There has been a confirmed presence within the current field season.Non-active infestations include sites where:Control efforts have been completed successfullyNo recent observations of the target weed existSites are considered under observation but with no active.
growth confirmedThe infestation status has been changed based on updated field inspections or landowner reportsThis dataset supports the King County Noxious Weed Control Program’s goal to track, monitor, and reduce the spread of invasive plant species harmful to agriculture, native ecosystems, recreation, and public health.
Please note that infestation status reflects the most current information available but is subject to change based on seasonal fieldwork, reporting from landowners, and updated survey results.
Infestation locations may vary in precision; some points represent approximate locations when detailed mapping was not available.
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of use and copyright
| License | Terms of use and copyright |