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Page updated/verified: Apr 29, 2013

Nursery Inspection

For more information, e-mail us or call (360) 902-1874.


The Nursery Inspection program provides regulatory inspection of licensed retail [PDF 435 KB] and wholesale [PDF 99 KB] nurseries to ensure that consumers and the nursery industry are provided healthy, pest-free and disease-free plant materials. Inspectors enforce quarantines to prevent pest introduction at more than 6,000 licensed nurseries in Washington.

Washington's notification rule [PDF 331 KB]requires any nursery receiving tree and shrub nursery stock from outside the state to notify WSDA within 48 hours of receipt. WSDA has created a prohibited plant list [PDF 313 KB]to make sure plants that are known to be invasive and detrimental to the state's natural resources are not sold in our state.

The Nursery Inspection program also enforces licensing requirements [PDF 359 KB]for nursery businesses and offers assistance to new nursery businesses in meeting regulatory requirements. To perform an interactive search of the Department of Revenue's business license database click here [External link] or go to, http://bls.dor.wa.gov/LicenseSearch/ [External link]

Olympia Office

1111 Washington St.
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA  98504-2560
Phone:  (360) 902-1874
Fax:  (360) 902-2094
Nursery@agr.wa.gov

Tom Wessels, Plant Services Program Manager - (360) 902-1984
twessels@agr.wa.gov
Cindy Cooper, Plant Inspection Supervisor - (360) 902-2062
ccooper@agr.wa.gov
Lara Massey, Secretary Senior - (360) 902-1874
lmassey@agr.wa.gov

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Mount Vernon Office

117 N. First, Ste. 38
Mt. Vernon, WA  98273
Phone:  (360) 416-7551
Fax:  (360) 416-7552

John Wraspir, Plant Inspection Supervisor
jwraspir@agr.wa.gov



 Inspection Field Offices


Bellingham

Chehalis

1000 N. Forest St., Ste. 202
Bellingham, WA  98225
Phone:  (360) 676-6739
Fax:  (360) 738-2458
koakley@agr.wa.gov

Kay Oakley, Plant Services Specialist   
351 NW North St.
Chehalis, WA  98532-1900
Phone: (360) 740-1213
Fax: (206) 203-1505
sbrooks@agr.wa.gov

Scott Brooks, Plant Services Specialist

Ephrata

Mount Vernon

PO Box 638
Ephrata, WA  98823
Phone:  (509) 201-6205
Fax:  (509) 201-3248
bmatheson@agr.wa.gov

Benita Matheson, Plant Services Specialist
117 N. First, Ste. 39
Mt. Vernon, WA  98273
Phone:  (360) 428-1663
Fax:  (360) 428-1061
gwhitwer@agr.wa.gov

Gary Whitwer, Plant Services Specialist   

Olympia

Pasco

PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA  98504-2560
Phone:  (360) 586-3116
Fax:  (360) 586-3117
tgilbert@agr.wa.gov

Tobin Gilbert, Plant Services Specialist 
1120 N. Oregon Ave.
Pasco, WA  99301
Phone: (509) 728-2032
Fax: (509) 545-2498
snesbitt@agr.wa.gov

Sara Nesbitt, Plant Services Specialist

Tacoma

Seattle

3049 S. 36th St, Suite 210
Tacoma, WA  98409
Fax:  (253) 471-4428
swelch@agr.wa.gov
Sue Welch, Plant Services Specialist
Phone:  (253) 471-4426
gallen@agr.wa.gov
Gabriel Allen, Plant Services Specialist
Phone:  (253) 471-4427
fcurtin@agr.wa.gov
Frank Curtin, Plant Services Specialist
Phone:  (253) 471-4425
801 SW 150th St., Ste. 108
Seattle, WA  98166
Phone:  (206) 439-3722
Fax:  (206) 439-3724
cbaumgardner@agr.wa.gov
Cyndi Baumgardner, Plant Services Specialist

Spokane

 

North 222 Havana #101
Spokane, WA  99202
Phone:  (509) 477-4796
Fax:  (509) 477-4698
lstrauss@agr.wa.gov
Levi Strauss, Plant Services Specialist
 

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Resources

Notification of Nursery Shipments[PDF 331 KB]

Licensed Nursery Retailers [PDF 435 KB]

 Licensed Nursery Wholesalers[PDF 99 KB]

Current Fee Schedule[PDF 217 KB]

Find the Plant Services Specialist Assigned to YOUR County Here[PDF 116 KB]

Apply for a Non-Profit Plant Sale Permit

 
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