Resources for habitat restoration
Small Habitat Restoration Program
( * = external link)
Landscaping with nature
- Naturescaping*
- Raingardens*
- Conservation Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways*
Native plants
- Native plant nurseries
- Northwest Native Plant Guide
- Pacific Northwest native wildlife gardening* - species list, photograph gallery and archived listserv discussions
- Wallace W. Hansen's Native Plant Nursery Gardening with Natives* - species lists by site, suggestions for gardening for wildlife and lots of photographs
- 12,000 Rain Gardens* - resources to help Puget Sound area homeowners plan and build rain gardens
- GoNatives!* - resources for native plants
- Calflora* - database of identification photos of California native plants
- USDA PLANTS topics - conservation plant characteristics, culturally significant plants, classification information, fact sheets and guides
Washington plant databases
Soils
- Soil testing*
- Natural Resource Conservation Service soils website* - includes the web soil survey, a soil taxonomy text and a glossary of soils terms
- Soils information for master gardeners* - publications on soil management compiled by WSU Extension
- Soils for Salmon* - includes best management practices for soils on construction sites, information on improving soil as part of existing
- SoilWeb - online soil maps by UC Davis
Noxious/invasive weed control
- King County Noxious Weed Control Program - weed of the month posting, weed control tips by month and best management practices by weed
- Center for Invasive Plant Management* - database compiling information on weed identification and management coordinated by Montana State University
- Clark County weed management* - compiles best management practices by species
- Biology and control of aquatic plants*
- Washington Invasive Species Council*
- Washington State Department of Agriculture noxious weeds: integrated pest management*
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service invasive and noxious weeds*
Wildlife
- Washington Herp Atlas*
- Non-lethal beaver management - compiled by King County, includes a discussion on beaver biology, needs for management and control options
- Beavers, wetlands & wildlife* - suggestions for protecting plantings, managing flooding, and co-existing with beavers
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Living with Wildlife series* - organized by animal, includes both how to attract and how to deter wildlife
- Salmon and trout topics
Mapping tools
Technical assistance
Related information
For more information about the Small Habitat Restoration Program, please contact Mason Bowles, senior ecologist, Water and Land Resources Division Ecological Restoration and Engineering Services Unit.