Use natural succession to restore your yard—from disturbance to diversity—the way forests do it, with as little effort and money as possible.

A forest is a dynamic, living web where trees, plants, animals, fungi, me, and microorganisms coexist. Let's build forests at home.

The conversion of Portland’s 40,000 acres of lawn into native plant lawns and meadows offers profound ecological, social, and economic benef

A traditional lawn in SW Portland transformed into a pacific northwest native plant forest.

A case study of the ecological impact of turning a turf yard into a wildflower meadow.

A rain garden is a shallow little bowl-shaped dip in the landscape that collects rainwater. It is often used remediate water issues in...

How to attract and maintain habitat for beneficial insect species.

One of the best parts of native plant landscaping is knowing we're building and maintaining healthy habitats for amphibian buddies. A...

Here are some creepy crawlies we found this summer while working outside in Oregon in god knows what kind of weather on god knows which...

Native to the Pacific Northwest, the blue elderberry is an extremely healthy berry that grows naturally in the forest around Portland.

Deforestation, tree plantations and logging roads are destroying Oregon's natural forests

Salmonberries plants are native to the Pacific Northwest. The berries are white to red and are the earliest to ripen.

There are many environmental issues that arise from heavily populated urban centers. Rewilding can mitigate many of these issues.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to plant a ton of big trees to sequester carbon; many urban residents don’t have the space...

If you have always wanted to grow your own mushrooms on a log at home, the PNW has the perfect climate for you to do that. Here are some...

Rewilding Urban Landscapes: Transforming Yards into Thriving Native Plant Ecosystems At Urban Rewilding, we use native plant landscaping...

Trees are able to sequester huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.