Winter seems to be loosening its grip on Vermont. Before we know it, the birds will be back and looking for a good meal. Now is the perfect time to make plans to add some native Plants for Birds to your yard, your schoolyard, or in your community.
Below you'll find some great places to buy native plants in Vermont. You'll also find a video recording of my recent Plants for Birds Lecture hosted by Otter Creek Audubon Society.
Think spring!
Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD) 2020 Tree Sale
This year's sale highlights the best native trees and shrubs for birds. The plant list was built in collaboration with Audubon Vermont. You will find plants that provide different types of food for birds (insects, berries, nuts, and seed) in every season. Look for the Audubon Vermont logo in the brochure.
Order online.
Early bird pricing through February 28, 2020, all orders due by March 30, 2020.
The Intervale Conservation Nursery
The Intervale Conservation Nursery in Burlington grows their own native trees and shrubs from cuttings and seeds sourced right here in Vermont! We partner with the Intervale Center for our Plants for Bird projects. You can order native plants directly from the nursery.
The demand for native plants is high this year, so place your order soon.
https://www.intervale.org/intervale-conservation-nursery
Collecting hardwood cuttings for native plants at the Intervale Conservation Nursery.
Plants for Birds Database
A listing of local Vermont nurseries is available on Audubon's Plants for Birds Database. Enter your zipcode, then click on the "Local Resources" tab and scroll to the bottom of the page to find the list. If you know if a nursery that's not on the list, please email me and I'll get them added to the database: gwendolyn.causer@audubon.org
Plants for Birds Talk
Thank you to Otter Creek Audubon Society for hosting and recording my Plants for Birds talk. It dives into the why's and how's of providing habitat for birds.
Otter Creek Audubon Society: Cabin Fever Lecture: Plants for Birds
