Water Wise Gardening

Rain Gardens_A How To Guide for Homeowners.pdfAnatomy of rain garden.pngRain Barrel Installation.pdfIncorporating Pacific Northwest native plants into your water-wise landscapes.pdf

USDA Web Soil Survey

Bees and Pollinators

How to help native pollinators

Gardening for Pollinators.pdfNative Plant Picks for Bees.pdfUrban Garden Bee Traits.pdf

Nest Boxes

Right Bird, Right Box (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

Nest Box Dimensions by Bird Species.pdfDIY Butterfly Box Instructions.pdf

How to build a bat box (National Wildlife Federation)

Selecting Native Plants

Gardening with Native Plants West of the Cascades.pdf

OregonFlora Native Plant Database

Homegrown National Park: Resources (and get on the map!)

How To Buy Native Plants.pdfMaking sense of plant labels.pdfNative plant bloom calendar.pdfNatives, Cultivars, and “Nativars”.pdf

Advocating for wild habitats

How to Advocate for Native Plants in Local Ordinances and HOA Rules

What To Do When the “Weed Police” Knock on Your Door

Talking Points for working with city code and HOA bylaws (Prairie Up)

Work with Your HOA: Simple Steps to Build Support for Native Plants & Biodiversity

A Guide to Nativescaped Yards and HOA Sanctions.pdf

From lawn to meadows

Lawn removal with sheet mulching.pdfCollecting Your Own Wildflower Seeds.pdfMeadowscaping_plant_list_Nov2017-1.pdfThe Meadowscaping Handbook.pdfLawn Alternatives_SoilSchool2017.pdf

Shrink Your Lawn (Homegrown National Parks)

Naturescaping and design

Homegrown National Parks starter guides

How to Design your perfect landscape (Tualatin SWCD)

Native Plant Landscaping Made Easy: Sample Plans By Site Conditions

Plans and designs at Portland's Backyard Habitat Certification Program

BSWCD garden plans

Safe pest control

Grow Smart, Grow Safe

Solve Pest Problems - OSU 

Pest Management Guide

Biocontrol with Native Plants.pdf