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At Backyard Habitats, we not only provide incentives and knowledge to program participants working toward creating wildlife habitats, but we also enjoy recognizing and celebrating all those who met the…
We’ll use this post to talk about the local native plant sales happening before June 2023. Scappoose Bay Watershed Council April 8, 2023, @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pmScappoose High…
If you’re interested in learning about plants native to Oregon, OregonFlora is a great resource to support your learning. They’ve assembled a guide to the 4,700+ vascular plants of Oregon which they share through their website, the Flora of Oregon books, and their wildflower identification app.
Many of our partners are offering great classes, events, or resources this spring. Check our the list of partner events we know about.
This habitat in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood has full sun, part sun, shade, and dry soil.
We’ll use this post to list some of the local native plant sales happening in the fall of 2022. Fall is the best time of the year to plant native…
Site Information: Char’s habitat in the Cedar Mill area is full sun to full shade, with dry to wet soil conditions and a slope.
Several St. Andrew Lutheran Church members have certified Backyard Habitats. Each followed the criteria, available on-line, to study their yards. Learn a little about each of them and their efforts to create habitat!
Site Information: Amber’s habitat in the Cully neighborhood is full sun to full shade, with dry soil conditions and a slope
There are ways we can help birds! The Backyard Habitat encourages folks to keep cats from roaming unsupervised outdoors and implement actions to reduce bird-window collisions.
Many of our partners are offering great classes, events, or resources this spring. Check our the list of partner events we know about.
At Backyard Habitats, we not only provide incentives and knowledge to program participants working toward creating wildlife habitats, but we also enjoy recognizing and celebrating all those who met the…
Ruth’s habitat in Vancouver is part to full sun to full shade, with dry to moist soil conditions
Site Information: Anne and Gary’s habitat in Garden Home in Washington County is part to full sun to full shade, with dry to moist soil conditions and a slope
Site Information: The Water Wise Garden habitat is located in Brush Prairie, Washington. It has part to full shade, with moist soil conditions.
Site Information: Jane’s habitat in Beaverton has full sun, part sun, and shade light conditions and dry to wet soil conditions as well as a slope
We’ll be using this post to talk about the local native plant sales happening before June 2022. Scappoose Bay Watershed Council April 9, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pmScappoose…
East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District (EMSWCD) is hosting a series of free webinars in English this fall. Check them out below or directly on their website at https://emswcd.org/workshops-and-events/upcoming-workshops/.
Site Information: Donna’s habitat in Lake Oswego is part to full shade, with dry to moist soil conditions
Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District (TSWCD) is hosting a series of free webinars in English and Spanish this fall. Check them out in this post or directly on their website: https://tualatinswcd.org/.