Free storm debris pickup

Bainbridge Disposal is offering to take storm-related debris at no charge next weekend.

The service is offered to Bainbridge residents only and is limited to tree limbs of 3 inches in diameter.

The free storm debris drop off hours on Jan. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Vincent Road Transfer Station off Fletcher Bay Road.

For information on additional facilities in Kitsap County that accept woody debris, visit www.kitsapgov.com/sw/recycle.

Burning yard waste is prohibited on Bainbridge Island.

Condon back on Bainbridge

Internationally recognized landscape architect and planner Patrick Condon will discuss strategies on “sustainable growth” with the city’s 2025 Growth Advisory Committee next week.

Condon, a professor of landscape architecture at the University of British Columbia, has consulted with the city on the Winslow Tomorrow initiative and other projects.

The public discussion begins at 7 p.m., Jan. 17 at City Hall. For more information on the city’s 2025 Population Allocation Study, visit www.ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us.

Local plants for local people

The Kitsap Conservation District is accepting orders for native plants until Friday, Jan. 19 for the organization’s annual sale.

Best-selling species include huckleberries, ferns, dogwoods and native rose.

Order forms and an updated plant list are available at www.kitsapcd.org, at Bainbridge Island City Hall.

Plants will be available for pickup March 2 and 3 at Kitsap Fairgrounds.

For more information, call city planner Marja Preston at 842-2552.