native plants

Pollinator Picks: Attract more pollinators by planting what they love

Pollinators prefer specific flowers for a wide variety of reasons, including size, shape, color, and ability to provide food and...


Book Review: Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy

Nature’s Best Hope:  A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard Douglas W. Tallamy Timber Press, 2020, 254...


Planting the Burke's first camas bulbs

“We all have the responsibility to protect this way of life, to protect this Mother Earth.” – Connie McCloud, Puyallup...


Volunteer Opportunity: Restoration Work Party

World Wildlife Day is coming up on March 3rd. We love living among the wild animals out here at Oxbow....


Volunteer Opportunity: Restoration Work Party

While our fields are resting for the winter is the perfect time to plant native trees and shrubs. The extra...


Stewardship Partners Earth Month Habitat Restoration Event

Join Stewardship Partners and Oxbow Organic Farm and Conservation Center for an Earth Month environmental restoration project to improve salmon...


Reflecting on a season, and a sneak peek for 2019!

Every winter we welcome the familiar sounds of Trumpeter Swans flying overhead and watch the first hard frost transform the landscape...


Unlocking the secrets of native plants

Believe it or not, growing native plants is difficult. It seems crazy, right? I mean, they’ve existed here for thousands...