May-June 2017 News from Lane County Audubon Society Newhouse. The list is at laneaudubon From Our President .org/conservation/issues/gardening. Maeve Sowles, 541.343.8664,
[email protected] There is also a new National Audubon Society web resource called “Plants for Birds” which includes a Native Plant Landscaping for the Birds Database with a photographic list of plants and birds attracted to them. well as ours. Actions we take today can This new plant database provides help make our yards more welcoming region-specific native plants, so when to the birds and wildlife. you enter your zip code, you will find The goal is to provide native plants the list specific to your area. It is fun to the birds can eat, the pollinators can use, and the information is worthwhile. get their sustenance from, and that are The plant photos give you a visual goal relatively easy to grow in our Pacific for the types of blooms you can expect Northwest soils and climate. Overall it to enjoy. To get started, go to: audubon Rufous Hummingbird on Red is a win-win-win for animals, plants and .org/plantsforbirds Flowering Currant people. Native plants are habituated to Working toward our native planting our weather cycles, require less water in goal is invigorating and gives us a tangible t’s the time of year when we have an the summer, and can also survive the product we can feel good about. We Iopportunity to create bird-friendly wet cold winters. They produce nectar know, at least in our yards, we give back yards! Get out in the garden to work for birds and insects in the spring, to nature and invite the natural world some landscaping magic with the and fruits and nuts for birds and other in to feel welcome through the seasons.