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This page provides links to resources to help anyone create habitat. Use the search bar below and filters on the left to find information on specific topics.
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Manual by OSU and EMSWCD on how to design, prep, and install a rain garden
Adopt Eco-Friendly Maintenance Practices. Published June 2022
City of Portland offers a discount on the on-site stormwater charges of your water bill when you safely contain the rain on your property and keep it out of the city’s sewer and stormwater pipes.
Webpage by Metro highlighting how composting can be easy and offers many benefits, from helping your garden grow greener – for free.
A website with general information, resources, and permitting, policy, and code details by City of Portland
Website by City of Lake Oswego
Webpage by Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District about building and maintaining healthy soil. Includes helpful resources for learning more about your soil.
Guide by Depave for removing impervious surfaces in your yard. You’ll get a link upon submitting the form.