Sponsored by Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District and Eugene Bird City Coalition. Join us for a conversation with ecologist and author Doug Tallamy on his latest work: "How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard." National best-selling author and entomologist Doug Tallamy ( Nature's Best Hope ) will join us at the Wildish Theater for an engaging presentation about the role we can each play in preserving biodiversity with ecological landscaping choices in ou

Saturday, April 27, 8 - 9:30 AM Meet at the bench along the river bike path, south of the bike path connector Linda Gilbert and Cynthia...

(2-page brochure.) Walama Restoration Project: Restore and Protect a Native Ecosystem in Your Backyard; A Vanishing Ecosystem; Oaks and Their History in the Willamette Valley; How Should I Restore and Preserve My Oak Habitat? #Northwest #Oregon #Restoration #WillametteValley #OakSavanna #OakWoodland #Biodiversity #OregonWhiteOaks

(6-page PDF document) Native Plant Alternatives. "There are many beautiful native species that are readily available from local native plant nurseries. Below is a list of some of the more common species that are found in the southern Willamette Valley. While native species generally require less water and care than non-native species, this is only true when planted in the appropriate soil moisture and sunlight conditions. We have tried to include brief notes on habitat requi

(40-page booklet) Excerpts from Native Herbaceous Plants In Our Gardens: "Growing native herbaceous plants in our gardens may preserve or re-introduce many of the diverse plants that weave natural tapestries across the Willamette Valley. Herbaceous plants are annuals and perennials that lack woody stems; they include bulbs, grasses, sedges, rushes, evergreen and deciduous ferns, and broad-leaved flowering plants. Historically, these native plants thrived in the Willamette V