Naturescaping

Landscaping help to incorporate native plants, reduce water use, enhance habitat and protect water quality.

Naturescaping is a method of landscaping that seeks to incorporate native plants, reduce water use, enhance habitat and protect water quality while producing a landscape that meets landowner needs, is easier to maintain, and can save both time and money.

EWEB works with local partners to put on naturescaping workshops, which cover a variety of topics, including developing a functional and water-wise landscaping plan; planting the “right plant” in the “right place;” addressing invasive species; the importance of riparian buffers to water quality; reducing pesticide and fertilizer use, and enriching soil quality through composting.

For anyone interested in getting started in Naturescaping, here are some downloadable resources:

• Naturescaping Resource Guide
• Revegetation and Planting Guide
• Local Sources for Native Plants
• Native Plants Poster
• Invasive Plants Poster
• 4/27/21 Naturescaping Workshop 1 Recording
• 5/4/21 Naturescaping Workshop 2 Recording
• 12/15/21 FireWise Naturescaping pdf

Landowners who partner with the PWP Program can receive the following Naturescaping incentives:

Up to 2 hours for an initial consultation with the McKenzie Watershed Council or Upper Willamette Soil & Water Conservation District around implementing naturescaping principles on their property.

• A $250 reimbursement for either:
  1. Working with the McKenzie Watershed Council or other qualified landscape designer to develop an implementation-ready naturescaping design for a landowner’s property.
  2. Purchasing native plants from a PWP partner nursery (Currently, PWP works with Native Grounds nursery in Brownsville, OR, 541-954-0148 and Doak Creek Nursery in Eugene, OR, 541-521-9907).
• Up to 2 hours of technical assistance for the landowner during or following implementation of the naturescaping design, if needed.
• Landowners in the PWP program are able to receive wholesale prices from the native nurseries that partner with PWP.
• Free naturescaping classes are generally offered once a year and explain basic naturescaping concepts and how to apply these concepts on-the-ground.