Thank you for attending Deschutes Land Trust’s Nature Night!

Welcome to Your Garden Companion’s website, where we have resources mentioned in the presentation, and you can learn more about our wonderful Central Oregon’s environment, local native plants, and credit the team who made the Nature Night possible.

Books Yvonne Recommends For Creating A Wildlife Haven

Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide by Heather Holm

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife by David Mizejewski

Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden by The Xerces Society and the Smithsonian Institution

The Butterflies of Central Oregon by Buddy Mays

Noah’s Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards by Sara Stein

The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet by Kristin Ohlson

Organic Soil Fertility and Weed Management by Steve Gilman

Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners by James B. Nardi

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard

Oregon’s Dry Side: Exploring East of the Cascade Crest by Alan D. St. John

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond: Volume 1 by Brad Lancaster

Mammals of Washington and Oregon by Tamara Eder

Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry edited by Derek Sheffield, Elizabeth Bradfield, and CMarie Fuhrman

Resilience Practice: Building Capacity to Absorb Disturbance and Maintain Function by Brian Walker and David Salt

Growing a Little Fruit Tree: Simple Pruning Techniques for Small-Space, Easy-Harvest Fruit Trees by Ann Ralph

Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy

Birds in the YGC Demo Garden

  • Hairy Woodpecker

  • Northern Flicker

  • W. Scrub Jay

  • Mountain Chickadee

  • Pygmy Nuthatch

  • Hermit Thrush

  • Varied Thrush

  • Spotted Towhee

  • Song Sparrow

  • White-crowned Sparrow

  • Oregon Junco

  • Evening Grosbeak

  • House Finch

  • Lesser Goldfinch

  • Townsend's Solitaire

  • California Quail

  • Sharp shinned hawk

  • Red-tailed Hawk

  • Eurasian Collared Dove

  • Mourning Dove

  • Anna’s Hummingbird

  • Rufous Hummingbird

  • Sapsucker sp.

Tour Our Demo Garden

Come to the YGC Demo Garden and learn about the potential your personal landscape has. With dozens of native plant species to view in person, you can take note of what you would like to include in your own home.

Thursday, July 17, 2025 is to be confirmed. Sign up below, and confirmation and event reminder emails will be sent prior to the tour date.