Animals need food to survive.
Entice them to your home habitat by planting native plant species, which native animals are adapted to find and eat.
Learn more about native plants

• Using native plants will help your habitat resemble the surrounding natural habitat for the local wildlife.
• Use native plants that provide berries, seeds, nuts or nectar at different times of the year so that there is food year-round.
• You can also put up bird and butterfly feeders.
• Here are more websites to help you find native plants and where to buy them in your area:
  • Native Plant Society of Portland
  • Online Plant Lists
  • Lady Bird Johnson’s Wildflower Center
  • American Beauties website with maps for gardens, native plants and locations to purchase them.

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