Sign up for the Backyard Habitat Certification Program!

The Friends of Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association and the Friends of Baltimore Woods are asking you to consider joining this tremendous program. The spring planting season is around the corner, and the Backyard Habitat Program staff will be in your neighborhood March 20th!

Every yard, large or small, can benefit wildlife with even a few native plantings. Remember, much of North Portland is directly under the Pacific flyway and hosts many migrating birds in the fall and spring.

The Backyard Habitat Certification Program, created by the Audubon Society of Portland, and Three Rivers Land Conservancy, provides technical assistance to small lot, private property owners to restore native wildlife habitat in their backyards. The program focuses on the removal of aggressive weeds, landscaping with native plants, stormwater management, and wildlife stewardship.

Participants will receive a site visit from the Backyard Habitat Program’s team of landscaping and natural gardening experts. Benefits of joining include technical assistance, a site plan, discounted services, and incentives for native plants and other resources. The program fee is $25, which covers the costs of your Backyard Habitat sign and other materials.

If you would like to receive a site visit on Saturday March 20th, please submit your application by March 10th.

Sign up today! To get started and to find out more, go to http://trlc.org/BYHCP and fill out the introductory application.

If you are unavailable on March 20th, a site visit will be scheduled for a time at your convenience.