Plants for Birds Giveaway Recap
On November 9th, Eastside Audubon hosted our very first ‘Plants for Birds’ giveaway! After the success of our Tree giveaway earlier this year, we continued to learn about the need for smaller shrubs and trees in our community. National Audubon Society awarded EAS a grant earlier this year to continue our efforts to support native habitats — and we are so happy with the result.
We provided 800 shrubs to 230 homes! Plants that we gave away included Salmonberry, Snowberry, Vine Leaf Maple, Red-Flowering Currant, Huckleberry, Hazelnut and Red-Twig Dogwood. These plants were selected for their ability to provide food, habitat and nesting materials for native birds.
The event was promoted in English, Spanish, Hindi and Chinese to reach more community members. Thanks to the Boy Scouts from Troop 591 who volunteered to help distribute the plants!
For those that missed the event, we will be hosting more native Shrub and Tree giveaways in the next year, so keep an eye on our website! For those that got trees or shrubs from us, thank you for your support.
To learn more about Native Plants and get inspiration for your own garden, please visit our Plants for Birds page where we have a list of plants and information on what they can provide and what birds they are good for!