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This page provides links to resources to help anyone create habitat. Use the search bar below and filters on the left to find information on specific topics.
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Public Facebook group, managed by program fans, with over 2000 members that share plants, resources, and pictures. An excellent resource for plant identification (post pics of plants you don’t know).
2-part virtual workshop (co-hosted by Backyard Habitat, Clackamas River Basin Council, Clackamas SWCD & National Wildlife Federation) about gardening practices to support wildlife & create habitat
Co-hosted by Backyard Habitat, Clackamas River Basin Council, Clackamas SWCD & National Wildlife Federation, about gardening practices to support wildlife & create habitat
Great article from the Oregon State University Extension, written by Linda R. McMahan.
Backyard Habitat references this website in our certification criteria that helps you select methods and products that are less toxic.
Website with extensive info on regionally native plants
Visit the Certification Criteria page on our website or this PDF document, which details the same information.
handout by University of California
A short video (2 mins) discussing why we focus on native plants as a program
A handout by WMSWCD
FREE wood chips
A shortened, condensed list of more readily available native plants from the Portland Plant List (organized by light condition & canopy layer)