2022 session recordings:
Native Planting Selection and Care with Mel Asher
Creating a Native Plant Pollinator Garden with Betsy Dudash
Weed Management with Julie Sanderson
Using Native Plants for a Fire-Resistant Landscape with Al Murphy
Questions? Contact KirkB@cascadiacd.org or (509) 436-1601
Thank you to the WA Department of Ecology for funding staff time to host this workshop series!
Thank you to our 2021 Native Planting 101 speakers and attendees!
Recorded sessions and materials are available here
Check out the resources below for more information on native planting.
- Washington Native Plant Society - www.wnps.org
- WTU Herbarium Image Collection: Plants and Lichens of Washington - http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
- USDA-NRCS Plants Database - https://plants.usda.gov/home
- Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board - www.nwcb.wa.gov
- Chelan County Noxious Weed Control Board - www.co.chelan.wa.us/noxious-weed
- Washington Invasive Species Council - www.invasivespecies.wa.gov
- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation - www.xerces.org
- Puget Sound Beekeepers Association - www.pugetsoundbees.org
- Natural Resources Conservation Service Insects and Pollinators - www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/plantsanimals/pollinate
- National Wildlife Federation “Garden for Wildlife” - www.nwf.org/Garden-For-Wildlife.aspx
- Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides - www.pesticide.org/pests_and_alternatives
- US Forest Service Gardening for Pollinators - https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/gardening.shtml
- “Plants for Pollinators in the Inland Northwest” - USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service, Biology Technical Note No. 24
- “Landscaping with Native Plants in the Inland Northwest” - Washington State University Extension https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/landscaping-with-native-plants-in-the-inland-northwest
- “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
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“Selecting Plants for Pollinators: A regional guide for farmers, land managers and gardeners in the:”
- “Oregon and Washington Guide for Conservation Seedings and Plantings.” USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
- "Water Wise & Native Plants" from WSU Extension
- "5 Reasons to Start a Pollinator Garden (And 6 Tips to Help You Do It)" from Morning Chores
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Fire Resistant Plants for Eastern Washington- Chelan County Master Gardeners- https://extension.wsu.edu/chelan-douglas/gardening/firewise-landscapes/
Thank you to our 2021 Native Planting 101 speakers and attendees!
Recorded sessions and materials are below:
Workshop schedule:
- March 1: Using Native Plants in Landscaping with Betsy Dudash
Betsy's PowerPoint and Resources - March 8: Native Plants for a Firewise Home with Al Murphy
Al's PowerPoint and Landscaping Resources - March 15: Noxious Weed Control with Julie Sanderson
Julie's PowerPoint and Resources and Weed Management Plan Templates - March 22: Native Plant Selection and Care with Mel Asher
Mel's Resources and Native Forbs Flyer - March 29: Q&A and Panel Discussion with the experts