General Resources

• BHCP Volunteer Training Manual (Updated Fall 2021)
• Volunteer Resources for Continued Learning document
• Portland Audubon Volunteer Database
  – Better Impact (on-line database)
  – Familiarizing Yourself with Better Impact (handout)

Certification Visit Resources

PRE-VISIT

• How to Conduct a Certification Visit (handout)
• Determining naturescaped areas (handout)

DURING THE VISIT

• Certification Determination Form (handout; Oct. 2021)
• Certification Visit – Native Plant Checklist (handout)

POST-VISIT

• Certification Post-Visit Data Submission Link (on-line form)

Consultation Resources

DURING THE VISIT

• Participant Consultation Form (draft handout)
• Certification Determination Form (handout; Oct. 2021)

POST-VISIT

• Consultation Submission Form (on-line form)

Volunteer Training (2022):

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 (35 mins)
• Wildlife Stewardship presentation video (50 mins)
• Stormwater Management presentation video (90 mins)
• Naturescaping with Native Plants presentation video (50 mins)

BHCP short videos

• Naturescaping with Native Plants video (4 mins) + associated handout
• Birds & Windows video (3 mins)

 

Plant ID Presentations & Handouts

Plant ID slideshows of common PPL native plants & BHCP priority weeds.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to photo sharing restrictions, these slideshows cannot be shared and can only be used by volunteers for plant ID training purposes.

COMMON PPL NATIVE PLANTS

1. GROUND COVER PLANTS
   – Images slideshow
2. SMALL/MEDIUM SHRUBS & FERNS
   – Images + plant descriptions slideshow
   – Images slideshow
3. LARGE SHRUBS
   – Images slideshow
4. SMALL TREES
   – Images slideshow
   – Images + plant descriptions slideshow
5. LARGE TREES
   – Images slideshow

Other native plant ID resources:

• Native Plant ID Cards (plant ID cards for about 50 plants, the majority PPL)
• Native Roses comparison
• Native Strawberry comparison

BACKYARD HABITAT PRIORITY WEEDS

All weeds:

• Noxious Weeds Photo List handout
• Priority Weeds – Silver Level plant descriptions slideshow

Specific weeds:

• Big Leaf Maple vs Norway Maple vs Sycamore Maple
• Garlic Mustard vs Creeping Charlie
• Giant Hogweed vs. Cow Parsnip
• Herb Robert
• Knapweed: Spotted and Meadow
• Shiny Geranium
• Yellow Archangel
• Yellow Flag Iris