Open Gardens Project – Featuring Ruth’s Habitat
Categories: Open Gardens Project
Ruth’s habitat in Vancouver is part to full sun to full shade, with dry to moist soil conditions
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 High School at 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, Oregon 97056. The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council offers native trees and shrubs to landowners interested in…
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/.
Riverplace condos near the South Waterfront Park naturescaped their grounds to coordinate with the natural beauty of the Willamette shore.
By Janel Hull There it was, a flash of radiant yellow, orange, and jet black in the tree tops. The bird settled on a branch of my backyard pear tree just in time for a high-pitched squeal to scare it to a neighboring tree. That squeal was mine. I couldn’t believe I was seeing a…
Site Information: Laura’s habitat in Cedar Hills in Washington County has full sun, part sun, and shade light conditions and dry to wet soil conditions as well as a slope
Site Information: Anne’s habitat in Portland has full sun conditions
Site Information: Paula’s habitat in North Portland has full sun to part shade to full shade conditions and dry to moist soil conditions
Site Information: Debbie’s habitat in South Tabor in SE Portland has full sun to part shade to full shade conditions and dry to moist soil conditions
People often ask us to identify wildlife, plants, and pests. Although we are happy to help, there are currently many free resources that do an excellent job at that. These are some that our program participants may find useful.
As extreme heat and extended periods of drought become more frequent in our region, we wanted to share some tips on how to care for plants, animals, and each other during extreme heat.
Sparrowhawk Native Plants: Online ordering for Sparrowhawk’s fall native plant sales starts Sunday, August 15th for pick-up in October. Shop in advance from a great selection of habitat-friendly native plants.
Site Information: Heidi’s habitat in the Piedmont neighborhood of North Portland has full to part sun and dry conditions
A lot of our partners are hiring. See below links to the open positions. Columbia Land Trust Advancement Director – application deadline August 17th Administrative Assistant – open until filled East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Grants Manager – application deadline September 15th Outreach & Education Coordinator – application deadline September 7 Friends of…
Site Information: Andrew’s habitat in Kenton has full to part sun conditions