Here are links to some regional and national organizations and agencies, as well as a few articles, that may be of help as you create and enjoy your Pacific Northwest garden …
A & L Western Laboratories, Inc. (soil analysis)
“Attract Reptiles and Amphibians to Your Yard”
Backyard Habitat Certification Program (Portland area)
Biodiversity of the Central Coast (BC)
British Columbia Ministry of Environment, “Ecoregions of British Columbia”
BugGuide (Identification, images, and information)
Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership
Cavity Conservation Initiative
Center for Natural Lands Management
“Create a Garden Pond for Wildlife”
E-Flora BC: “Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia”
“Ecological Systems of Washington State: A Guide to Identification” (Washington State DNR)
Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Tea
Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society
Habitat at Home Program (Washington)
Historical Vegetation of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Circa 1850
“How to Attract Bats to Your Yard”
King County’s “King County Noxious Weed List”
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
“Introduction to Bryophytes” (mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
Invasive species: How to Identify, remove, etc.
“Lepidoptera of the Pacific Northwest: Caterpillars and Adults”
Macaulay Library (largest archive of wildlife sounds and video)
Native Plant Society of British Columbia
Native Plant Society of Oregon
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Oregon Conservation Strategy: Eco-regions
Oregon Rain Garden Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Landscaping for Clean Water and Healthy Streams
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
“Planting Native Oak in the Pacific Northwest”
RATS (Raptors Are the Solution)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s “Plants Database”
Washington Butterfly Association
Washington Native Plant Society
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation