Backyard Habitat Certification Program
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Turn your backyard into a certified wildlife habitat!
Audubon Society of Portland and Three Rivers Land Conservancy have
joined forces to create a new Backyard Habitat Certification Program.
This new collaborative effort will provide technical assistance to small lot, private property owners to restore native wildlife habitat in their backyards. The program was launched in January 2009 within the City of Portland. If you are outside of the City of Portland – stay tuned… we are looking to expand into the surrounding areas.
The goals are to assist property owners through three levels of advanced habitat restoration. The program focuses on the:
- Removal of aggressive weeds
- Naturescaping with native plants
- Stormwater management
- Wildlife stewardship
Read about the program in Portland Monthly's October 2008 article "Not in my Backyard" (pdf).
Read the Program's blog at www.mybackyardhabitat.org.
Read Kym Pokorny's blog about the Backyard program at http://blog.oregonlive.com/kympokorny/2009/11/labackyard_habitat_program_check_of_native_palnts_kjeeps_my_garden_from_backyard_habitat.html
How do I get certified?
If you are interested in joining the Backyard Habitat Certification Program, please fill our Introduction Application (word document) and email back to Gaylen Beatty (gbeatty@trlc.org). We will send you our backyard e-newsletter and will contact you about scheduling a site visit.
The first step of certification is having a knowledgeable backyard certification staff person come to your backyard for a site visit. We will provide technical assistance and a site plan. We will also provide discounts and incentives for native plants and other materials to help you on your way. A fee of $25 is due prior to your site visit. A certification sign from Audubon and Three Rivers will identify your yard as certified wildlife habitat.
There are many benefits that are included with your certification-
Get certified and start helping wildlife today!