Committed to enhancing & preserving wildlife habitat in Sammamish

The City of Sammamish hosted a great welcome party for the Klahanie neighborhood which will become a part of Sammamish on January 1, 2016.  This was probably our most successful booth yet for attendance with 101 Klahanie residents stopping by…
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Care for Drought Damaged Native Plants

Washington Native Plant Society Central Puget Sound Chapter September Program Meeting: Thursday, September 4th, 2015, 7:30pm Dr. Julie Combs, Early Detection of Invasive Species The introduction of non-native plant species that become invasive is an all too common problem in…
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This months newsletter from WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife: CROSSING PATHS WITH WASHINGTON’S WILDLIFE September 2015 How you can help wildlife survive drought and wildfires A lack of snowpack in our mountains last winter, combined with this summer’s higher…
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  MONITORING WILDLIFE IN URBAN AND URBANIZING AREAS Interesting research report on wildlife  in urban settings.  Includes an article on how the Forest Service is Incorporating bird habitat into the i-Tree software suite. The Forest Service is using its i-Tree decision…
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  This looks like a great educational opportunity   Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series

A good list of pollinator plants from the Xerces Society        

  Another good article on rain gardens

Check out this program from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:  http://content.yardmap.org/learn/design-advice-submission/ Plus read the section on starting from scratch with a new home, a problem for the newer areas of Sammamish:  http://content.yardmap.org/learn/at-a-brand-new-home/

by Eileen M. Stark Mountaineers Books Paperback, 320 pages, $24.95; eBook, $16.95 Reviewed by Brenda Cunningham, Salal Chapter From WNPS’s : “Douglasia”, Fall 2015 Whether you are new to landscaping with native plants or have enjoyed it for years and…
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