General Info & Documents

• Backyard Habitat General Volunteer Description
• Backyard Habitat Volunteer Manual
• How to Conduct a Certification Visit
• CertificationDeterminationForm_September2021
• Certification Submission Link

Videos

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

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
   
   
5. LARGE TREES
   – Images slideshow

Other native plant ID resources:

• Native Roses comparison
• Native Strawberry comparison

Backyard Habitat Priority Weeds

All weeds:

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

Specific weeds:

• Big Leaf Maple vs Norway Maple vs Sycamore Maple
• Garlic Mustard vs Creeping Charlie
• Giant Hogweed vs. Cow Parsnip
• Shiny Geranium

 

Volunteer Training (2021):

• Backyard Habitat Volunteer Manual (Updated 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)
• Naturescaping with Native Plants presentation video (50 mins)