Cascadia Conservation District - Central Washington

"Native Planting 101" Workshop

An introductory guide to the benefits of incorporating native plants into your landscape

This free workshop features local plant and natural resource experts and covers:

Restoration
Yardscaping
and
Pollinator Gardening

All using native plants, as well as:

Weed Law
Weed Identification
and
Integrated Weed Management

specifically tailored to our lands in Chelan County!

Thank you to our presenters and participants for TWO great “Native Planting 101” workshops in 2012! Stay tuned, we plan to offer more workshops next year!

In the meantime, you can use the following resources to help get you started:

“Plants for Pollinators in the Inland Northwest” - USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service, Biology Technical Note No. 24
“Fire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes: Selecting plants that may reduce your risk from wildfire” - Pacific Northwest Extension, Publication 590
“Landscaping with Native Plants in the Inland Northwest” - Washington State University Extension
“Basic Bee Biology and Identification” - Presented by Eric Mader, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, July 7, 2011. Courtesy of Amy Hendershot, NRCS
“Pocket Guide to Identifying the Western Bumble Bee Bombus occidentalis” - Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
“Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the:”
- "Cascade Mixed Forest/Coniferous Forest/Alpine Meadow"
- "Intermountain Semidesert"
Pollinator Partnership and North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Pollinator planting guides for every eco-region in the continental U.S.! If you live outside Chelan County, find the right guide for your area at http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm.
“Oregon and Washington Guide for Conservation Seedings and Plantings.” USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service