Sauvie Island Natives Fundraiser for Baltimore Woods

Jane Hartline, owner of Sauvie Island Natives, is a dedicated and generous supporter of native plants for landscaping and propagation within the Portland metro area. She is an advocate for use of native plants as a wonderful gardening option.  In the past, she has often donated to the habitat restoration mission of FOBW. So it was welcome news when she again informed us that 25% of all sales on Saturday September 16, 2023 would be donated to the Friends of Baltimore Woods. Jane rounded that total up to $300!

A win-win for your garden, native plants provide habitat for native pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies who have co-evolved with native plants over millennia. Over 90% of these insects are specialized to feed and lay eggs on a limited number of native plants, and in turn birds, amphibians, fish and mammals rely on these plants, and the insects which depend on them, to survive. Natives are also naturally adapted to the climate variations of local ecosystems, and can withstand the developing drought conditions better than non-natives.

Since 2020, Jane’s native plant nursery on Sauvie Island has been supplying local gardeners with a wide selection of local native plants, while providing knowledgeable advice for growing them. If you need recommendations on how to grow native plants in your garden, Jane and her crew will help you. Any native plant you plant in your North Portland backyard to qualify for the Portland Audubon Backyard Habitat Program, provides complimentary benefits to all native creatures of neighborhood natural areas, including the oak woodland ecosystem of Baltimore Woods.

We are so grateful for our many community partners, including Jane Hartline! Thank you Jane and Sauvie Island Natives for your continued bountiful support!