Landscape for Wildlife:: West Coast

Here you will find regional landscaping for wildlife guides and documents. They are mostly from universities, extension services, cities or other organizations and are tailored for specific regions and their wildlife. If you have a  resource that’s not listed, please send it to me by using the contact form (also found in the pages drop down menu) and I will gladly add it.

You can find plants lists for wildlife, many which accompany these documents under the ‘Pages’ menu under ‘Regional Plant Lists‘.

 

Alaska

Landscaping for Wildlife in Alaska:: Alaska Department of Fish and Game

 

California

Landscaping for Birds:: Point Reyes Bird Observatory

Monarch Habitat Handbook: A California Landowner’s Guide to Managing Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Habitat (Book):: Xerces Society

The Habitat Garden Book : Wildlife Landscaping for the San Francisco Bay Region (Book)

Creating a Great Bee Garden:: Urban Bee Gardens

 

Oregon

Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service

Attract Reptiles and Amphibians to Your Garden (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service

Create a Butterfly Garden (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service

Create a Garden Pond for Wildlife (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service

Create Roosts for Bats in Your Yard (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service

Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest (Book)

Making More Room – A Companion to Making Room for Native Pollinators: Oregon’s Butterflies, Local Plants, and Extra Resources (PDF):: Xerces Society

 

Washington

Attracting Wildlife to Your  Backyard:: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Butterfly Gardens (PDF):: Washington State University, King County Extension

Butterflies and How to Attract Them:: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Create a Butterfly Garden (Pacific Northwest) (PDF):: Oregon State University Extension Service

Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest (Book)