Backyard Habitat Certification Program
Turn your backyard into a certified wildlife habitat!
Audubon Society of Portland and Columbia Land Trust have teamed up to create a unique Backyard Habitat Certification Program.
The Backyard Habitat Certification Program provides
assistance and incentives to small lot, private property owners within the City of Portland to restore native
wildlife habitat in their backyards. The goals of the program are to assist property owners through
three levels of habitat restoration. The program focuses on the removal of aggressive weeds, naturescaping with native plants, stormwater management and wildlife stewardship.
How do I get certified?
Please fill out our Introduction Application. We will send you our backyard e-newsletter and will contact you about scheduling a site visit.
The first step of certification is having our Backyard Certification expert come to your backyard for a site visit. We will provide technical assistance and a site plan. We will also provide discounts and incentives for native plants and other materials to help you on your way. A fee of $25 is due prior to your site visit. A certification sign from Audubon and Three Rivers will identify your yard as certified wildlife habitat.
Get certified and start helping wildlife today!
