Pollinator and Habitat Resources
- Xerces Society – Habitat restoration guidelines.
- Grow It Forward Restoration – Gardeners in the greater Seattle area use native tree and shrub seedlings to restore critical habitats. Learn how to set up a micro-nursery in your own garden.
- Washington Native Bee Society – Promotes awareness and conservation of solitary bees and their habitats.
- Washington Butterfly Association – A non-profit dedicated to the appreciation and conservation of butterflies and other pollinators.
- EarthCorps – Native Pollinator Habitat Restoration Guide.
- David Suzuki Society – Messy Yards Help Bees
- Snohomish Conservation District – Bees 101: Fast Facts
- Don’t rake those leaves – New York Times article about why you don’t want to do this.
- Leave the Leaves – This one is a podcast, brought to you by Joe Lamp’l (aka Joe Gardner).
- Savvy Gardening – There is a right and a wrong way to do spring garden cleanup. Here is an excellent article on doing it right.
- Hugelkultur – WSU site tells us what it is and all the steps for building your own.
- More hugelkultur – Five variations and all the lowdown on each one.
- Flowers for Pollinators – this site offers info on the importance of milkweed to Monarch butterflies. It also includes lots of links on how to support healthy wildlife habitats.
- Wild Ones – organization that promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaborative action. Wild Ones connects people with the native plants that thrive in their community.