| Title |
Description |
Web address |
|
Adopt-a-Stream Foundation |
Call
206-388-3487 for publications, training and technical
assistance for stream and watershed restoration |
www.streamkeeper.org/aasf/Welcome.html |
|
American Bonsai Society |
The bonsai
organization for North America, including Mexico, the
United States, and Canada. |
www.absbonsai.org |
|
Backyard Sanctuary Program, Department of Fish and
Wildlife |
Information about planting natives in your yard to
attract wildlife.
Chris Anderson at 425.775.1311, ext 11 |
Christopher.Anderson@dfw.wa.gov |
| Birdchick |
Sharon Stiteler shares
the joys of birding as well as insights on rabbits.
Photos of birds, bees, butterflies and other friendlies. |
www.birdchick.com |
|
Burke
Museum Herbarium |
Fantastic site with
1000's of plants and images specific to the northwest.
Excellent help for plant identification. Washington
Native Plant Society - A non profit organization for
native plants. |
http://biology.burkemuseum.org/herbarium/imagecollection.php |
| CalPhotos |
Over 33,000 plant
images from the University of California, Berkley |
www.calphotos.berkeley.edu/ |
| Clean Water
Services |
Monthly newsletterr.
Sign up on their home page. Also available here is
information about invasive plants |
www.cleanwaterservices.org |
| Coastal Invasive
Plant Committee |
Subscribe to E-News
via link at the bottom of the home page under Take
Action |
www.coastalinvasiveplants.com |
| Columbia Land
Trust & Portland Audubon Society |
Use the form to
receive updates by email at the left side of their
pages, near the bottom. |
www.columbialandtrust.org |
| Conservation
Alliance Legacy Fund, Outdoor Business Giving Back to
the Outdoors |
Since 1989, The Conservation
Alliance has served as the outdoor industry's collective
commitment to protecting wild places. With The
Conservation Alliance Legacy Fund, we are taking an
important step to ensure that we are a permanent fixture
in the outdoor industry. |
www.conservationalliance.com |
|
Cornell
University online grafting course |
From the Dept. of
Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture College of
Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell U. Kenneth W.
Mudge, Assoc. Professor of Horticulture |
www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Dec02/GraftingCourse.bpf.html |
|
E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British
Columbia |
Beautiful
site, volunteer-driven. “A comprehensive picture of the
plant and fungal biodiversity of British Columbia.” |
www.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora |
| Earth 911 |
Weekly newsletter
features news, events and ways you can be kinder to our
planet. |
www.earth911.com/signup/ |
| Earth Day
Network |
Learn what the EDN
is doing right now, educate yourself and your family. To
stay in tune, enter your email address in the box
provided at the top right on their pages. |
www.earthday.org |
| East Multnomah
Soil & Water Conservation District |
Register at the
website address below to get emails: Annual native plant
sale reminder, naturescaping and rain garden workshops
and tours, small landowner workshops and tours, weed
watchers/invasive weed identification and control
trainings |
www.emswcd.org/contact-us |
|
A field guide to
wild berries/fruits of Sharingwood |
"There are
23 species of native plants, mostly shrubs, which
produce a berry or berry-like fruit. Many are edible and
choice, some are not edible which means they taste bad,
are mostly seed, or for some reason people don't eat
them. We have two berries, the bane berry, and the red
nightshade which are poisonous. The many berry producing
plants we have encourages the many berry eating birds
which summer here." This page has photos to illustrate
the berries we have in the Pacific Northwest. |
www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/Sharingwood/Berries/Berries.htm |
|
Fire
effects on plant species |
USDA, Forest Service
site summarizes and synthesizes research about living
organisms in the United States—their biology, ecology,
and relationship to fire. |
www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ |
|
Flora of North America Web Site |
Taxonomic
relationships, distributions, morphological
characteristics of all plants native and naturalized
found in North America. |
www.floranorthamerica.org/ |
| Forest Types
of the United States |
Maps of the most
common forest types. |
www.forestry.about.com/library/tree/bltypdex.htm |
|
Iowa Prairie Network |
Prairie resources |
www.iowaprairienetwork.org |
| Julie’s Backyard
Journal |
Blog by insightful
gardener |
www.backyardjournal.wordpress.com/ |
| Marion Soil &
Water Conservation District |
Subscribe to the
quarterly newsletter, Conservation Insider |
www.marionswcd.net/index.html |
| ModernBackyard |
Landscape architecture
provides exceptional, affordable landscape design
online. |
www.modernbackyard.com |
|
National Wildlife Federation |
How to
create a wildlife friendly garden. |
www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/create.cfm |
| Native American
Ethnobotany |
University of
Michigan – Dearborn |
www.herb.umd.umich.edu/ |
|
Native Plant
Information Network |
Houses a native plant database and searchable image
directory maintained by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Center Plant |
www.wildflower.org |
|
Native Plant Journal |
Cooperative effort of USDA Forest Service, University of
Idaho, USDA Agricultural Research Service and Natural
Resources Conservation Service, now published by
University of Wisconsin Press providing technical and
practical information on growing and planting North
American native plants for restoration, conservation,
reforestation, landscaping, roadsides. |
http://npj.uwpress.org/ |
|
Native Plant
Salvage Program, King County Water and Land Resources
Division |
Salvage native plants from sites slated for
construction. Contact Greg Rabourn at 206-296-1923 to
volunteer. |
www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/volunteer/plant-salvage-program.aspx
|
|
Native Plant Society of Oregon |
Nonprofit organization Dedicated to the enjoyment,
conservation, and study of Oregon's native plants and
habitats |
www.npsoregon.org |
| North Coast
Gardening |
Subscribe to the
newsletter right at the top of the pages |
www.northcoastgardening.com |
| Northwest Plants
Database System |
From Washington
State University and WSU Clark County Extension PNW
Plants, this database has 481 catergorized plants and
1458 images. |
www.pnwplants.wsu.edu |
| Noxious Weed
Control |
Search function,
can be shown in text only |
www.oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/WEEDS/statelist2.shtml |
|
Oregon
Flora Project |
The
mission of the Oregon Flora Project is to serve as a
comprehensive resource for the vascular plants of Oregon
that grow without cultivation, and to foster effective
use of this knowledge by all citizens. The information
we present spans the topics shown below. |
www.oregonflora.org |
| Oregon Invasive
Species Council |
Invasive
list, how to report invasives |
www.oregon.gov/OISC/ |
|
Pacific
Northwest Native Wildlife Gardening |
Includes a listserv for gardening for wildlife (with
native plants). |
www.tardigrade.org |
|
Plant Native |
Includes a nice step
by step plan for naturescaping. |
www.plantnative.com |
| Plants for a
Future |
Edible and
medicinal plant database |
www.pfaf.org/user/default.aspx |
| Portland Audubon
Society |
Download the
monthly newsletter, The Warbler, in PDF format. Sign up
to receive BirdWord in email |
www.audubonportland.org |
| Portland Bureau
of Environmental Services |
Information about
caring for our earth. Download their Native Plant
Poster, plant list and brochure on removing invasive
plants. |
www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=29323 |
|
Rainy Side Gardeners |
Maritime Pacific
Northwest Gardening has a nice native plant section with
photos. |
www.rainyside.com |
|
River
Corridor and Wetland Restoration |
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) site |
www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore/ |
|
Soil
Science Society of America |
Website for soil
science professionals. Offers information and links. |
www.soils.org/ |
| Starflower
Foundation |
Founded in 1996 by
Ann Lennart to assist with creation, rehabilitation, and
stewardship of Pacific Northwest native plant
communities. |
www.wnps.org/landscaping/herbarium/#starflower |
|
The Native
Garden at Point Defiance Park |
A native public garden divided into areas representing
seven Pacific Northwest vegatation zones. Visit the
beautiful native plants that make our Northwest
beautiful. |
www.tacomagardenclub.org/plantgarden.html |
| This week in the
woods |
Free journal
written by Rob Sandelin, Naturalist, Writer, Teacher
(and occasional musician) in Snohomish County.
Find a link to his email at |
www.share3.esd105.wednet.edu/rsandelin/NWnature/NWNature.htm |
|
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service |
Search
"native plants" |
www.fws.gov |
|
U.S.
National Arboretum |
Search
"native plants" |
www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/create.cfm |
| UCDavis Plant
Sciences Rooting Database |
Extensive information
on rooting methods of woody plants, organized by
botanical name. |
www.rooting.ucdavis.edu/Pchome.htm |
|
USDA
Forest Service |
offers a
variety of links and native plant information |
www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativegardening/index.shtml |
|
USDA Nature
Resource Conservations Service |
Provides standardized information about the vascular
plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of
the U.S. and its territories. |
www.plants.usda.gov |
| USDA PLANTS
Database |
Searchable for
common or botanical name, shows origin, range and status |
www.plants.usda.gov/ |
| Washington
Native Plant Society |
Appreciate,
conserve and study our native plants and habitats |
www.wnps.org |
|
Washington Natural Heritage Program |
Lists rare and
endangered native plants. |
www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/NaturalHeritage/Pages/amp_nh.aspx |
|
Washington State University Native Plants |
Identifying,
Propagating, and Landscaping. Nice photos! |
gardening.wsu.edu/text/nwnative.htm |
| Wildflower
Trails of the San Francisco Bay Area |
Excellent photography
and trail guides. |
www.westernwildflower.com/ |
|
WSU - Puyallup site |
Full of horticulture
myths. Very informative! |
www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/ |
