{"id":32,"date":"2014-08-01T17:06:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T00:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realgardensgrownatives.com\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:07:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realgardensgrownatives.com\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are links to some regional and national organizations and agencies, as well as a few articles, that may be of help as you create and enjoy your Pacific Northwest garden &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-labs-west.com\">A &amp; L Western Laboratories, Inc. (soil analysis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/4hwildlifestewards\/pdfs\/reptiles.pdf\">&#8220;Attract Reptiles and Amphibians to Your Yard&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/backyardhabitats.org\">Backyard Habitat Certification Program (Portland area)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org\">Biodiversity of the Central Coast (BC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/BONAP.org: Lists both native and non-native genera by county\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">BONAP.org (Lists both native and non-native genera by county)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/environment\/plants-animals-ecosystems\/ecosystems\">British Columbia Ministry of Environment, &#8220;Ecoregions of British Columbia&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bugguide.net\/node\/view\/15740\">BugGuide (Identification, images, and information)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/foresthealth\/technology\/pdfs\/MILLER_LEPIDOPTERA_WEB.pdf\">Butterflies and Moths of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cascadiaprairieoak.org\">Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cavityconservation.com\">Cavity Conservation Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnlm.org\">Center for Natural Lands Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/4hwildlifestewards\/pdfs\/pond.pdf\">&#8220;Create a Garden Pond for Wildlife&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geog.ubc.ca\/biodiversity\/eflora\/\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>E-Flora BC: &#8220;Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/282980489_Ecological_Systems_of_Washington_State_A_Guide_to_Identification\">&#8220;Ecological Systems of Washington State: A Guide to Identification&#8221; (Washington State DNR)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gaftp.epa.gov\/EPADataCommons\/ORD\/Ecoregions\/wa\/wa_eco.pdf\">Eco-regions in Washington <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goert.ca\">Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garryoak.info\/\">Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wdfw.wa.gov\/species-habitats\/living\/backyard\">Habitat at Home Program (Washington)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willamettestrategies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/wv-1850s-veg_christy_nwsci_2011.pdf\">Historical Vegetation of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Circa 1850<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnn.com\/your-home\/organic-farming-gardening\/blogs\/how-to-attract-bats\">How to Attract Bats to Your Yard<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appliedeco.org\">Institute for Applied Ecology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/en\/legacy\/services\/environment\/animals-and-plants\/noxious-weeds\/laws\/list\">King County&#8217;s &#8220;King County Noxious Weed List&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klamathsiskiyouseeds.com\">Klamath-Siskiyou Native Seeds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kswild.org\">Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biology321\/?page_id=3602\">&#8220;Introduction to Bryophytes&#8221; (mosses, hornworts and liverworts)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wmswcd.org\/types\/invasive-species\/\">Invasive species: How to Identify, remove, etc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\">Macaulay Library (largest archive of wildlife sounds and video)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/npsbc.wordpress.com\">Native Plant Society of British Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/\">Native Plant Society of Oregon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appliedeco.org\/nativeseednetwork\/\">Native Seed Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.natureserve.org\">NatureServe Explorer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pesticide.org\">Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonconservationstrategy.org\/media\/3-Ecoregions-4.12.17.pdf\">Oregon Conservation Strategy: Eco-regions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emswcd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Rain-Gardens-Guide.pdf\">Oregon Rain Garden Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Landscaping for Clean Water and Healthy Streams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonflora.org\">Oregon Flora Project&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inr.oregonstate.edu\/orbic\">Oregon Biodiversity Information Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantamnesty.org\">Plant Amnesty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/pnw\/pubs\/pnw_gtr804.pdf\">&#8220;Planting Native Oak in the Pacific Northwest&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/citycode\/article\/322280\">&#8220;Portland Plant List&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raptorsarethesolution.org\">RATS (Raptors Are the Solution)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumernotice.org\/environmental\/pesticides\/roundup\/\">Roundup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.burkemuseum.org\/blog\/curated\/spider-myths\">Spider Myths<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plants.sc.egov.usda.gov\/home\">USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service&#8217;s &#8220;Plants Database&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wabutterflyassoc.org\">Washington Butterfly Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnps.org\">Washington Native Plant Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwcb.wa.gov\">Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xerces.org\">Xerces Societ<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/xerces.org\">y&nbsp;for Invertebrate Conservation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Updated 4\/2025)<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are links to some regional and national organizations and agencies, as well as a few articles, that may be of help as you create and enjoy your Pacific Northwest garden &#8230; 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