Gardening for Conservation

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Meadowscaping Your Willamette Valley Yard

Resources for converting your yard to a beautiful and beneficial native meadow.

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Help Native Pollinators

More than half of all flowering plants species are suffering from are under-pollinated because pollinators are in decline. Learn how to help your local pollinators.

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Support Native Birds

Our informative brochures and bird-friendly landscape designs will help you give birds the four basic things they need.

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Virtual Garden Tours from Backyard Habitat Certification Program

Regenerative Landscaping

Ecosystem services

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Free Garden Designs

Landscape practitioners have generously created a range of gorgeous landscape designs using native plants. Find one that fits your site.

OSU Garden Ecology Lab

Access resources backed by current research - the best plants to attract bees, reading plant labels, urban agriculture, and more!

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Homegrown National Parks

Join the movement to help bring habitats home!

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