Native Plants
Noxious Weeds
Pesticide Reduction
Stormwater Management
Wildlife Stewardship
Professionals Directory
Partners’ ResourcesVolunteers Page
- BHCP Volunteer Training Manual (Updated Spring 2023)
- Volunteer Resources for Continued Learning document
- Portland Audubon Volunteer Database
– Better Impact (online 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 (online form)
Consultation Resources
DURING THE VISIT
- Participant Consultation Form (draft handout)
- Certification Determination Form (handout; Oct. 2021)
POST-VISIT
- Consultation Submission Form (online form)
Volunteer Training (2023):
Presentations
- BHCP Program Overview and Volunteer Orientation video (67 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
- GROUND COVER PLANTS
– Images slideshow - SMALL/MEDIUM SHRUBS & FERNS
– Images + plant descriptions slideshow
– Images slideshow - LARGE SHRUBS
– Images slideshow - SMALL TREES
– Images slideshow
– Images + plant descriptions slideshow - 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: