GENERAL INFORMATION & DOCUMENTS

• Backyard Habitat General Volunteer Description
• BHCP Volunteer Manual – Spring 2021
• How to Conduct a Certification Visit
• Certification Determination Form – Updated October 2020
• Certification Submission Link

HELPFUL HANDOUTS & RESOURCES

• Naturescaping with Native Plants video (4 mins)
• Naturescaping with Native Plants handout

PLANT IDENTIFICATION

Noxious Weeds

• Noxious Weeds Photo List handout
• Shiny Geranium review
• Garlic Mustard vs Creeping Charlie review

Native Plants

• PPL Native Plant ID Volunteer Training Presentations:
  5 Plant ID slideshows of common PPL native plants. These lists are not exhaustive, but are a sampling of many of native plants you’re more likely to see. PLEASE NOTE: Due to photo sharing restrictions, these slideshows cannot be shared and can only be used by volunteers for plant ID training purposes.

1. Ground cover plants
2. Small/medium shrubs & ferns
3. Large shrubs
4. Small trees
5. Large trees

VOLUNTEER TRAINING (2021):

• Backyard Habitat Volunteer Training Overview document (2021)
• BHCP Volunteer Manual (2021)

Presentations

• BHCP Program Overview presentation video (60 mins)
  – Portland Audubon – Organization & Volunteering Overview presentation video (40 mins)
  – Columbia Land Trust – Organization Overview presentation video (20 mins)
• Noxious Weeds presentation video (50 mins)
• Pesticide Reduction & IPM presentation video (40 mins)
• Wildlife Stewardship presentation video (50 mins)
• Stormwater Management presentation video (2 hrs)