ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Zone-Specific Factsheets

Explore our zone-specific factsheets for all of the Bird Garden Zones. The 22 factsheets below span the country and include brief summaries of why gardening for birds is beneficial, what you should consider when gardening for birds, a short description of the zone, featured bird species, and a list of 10 plants that you could consider while planning your garden.

Zone 1: Northwestern Boreal

Yukon Territory, western Northwest Territories, and north-central/western British Columbia

Zone 2: Coastal Mountains Forests

Western mainland coast of British Columbia and Yukon Territory

Zone 3: Northern Pacific Rainforest

Western Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and British Columbia western coastline islands

Zone 4: Strait of Georgia/Puget Sound Lowland Forests

Eastern Vancouver Island and southwestern section of the Lower Mainland

Zone 5: Central Canadian Rocky Mountain Forests

British Columbia’s Central Interior including Fraser Plateau, Skeena Mountains, and Hart Ranges

Zone 6: Southern Dry Interior Forests and Grasslands

British Columbia’s Thompson and Okanagan regions

Zone 7: Rocky Mountain Forests and Alpine

Eastern/southeastern Rocky Mountains range bordering Alberta, including south of Medicine Hat

Zone 8: North-Central Boreal

Northwest Territories, southwestern Nunavut, northeastern British Columbia, and northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

Zone 9: Western Continental Boreal

Eastern British Columbia, central Alberta and Saskatchewan, and central/western Manitoba

Zone 10: Aspen Parkland and Mixed Grass Prairie

Horseshoe shaped region from Calgary area to Edmonton, southeast to Yorkton, and southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba

Zone 11: Central Grasslands

Southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan

Zone 12: Tallgrass Prairie

Southcentral Manitoba, including Steinbach, Winnipeg, and Portage la Prairie, northwest to Dauphin

Zone 13: Boreal Hardwood Forest Transition

Southeastern Manitoba, Rainy River District and central Ontario, and southern Québec

Zone 14: Mid-Continental Boreal

Northern Saskatchewan, central Manitoba, northwestern/central Ontario, and northwestern Québec (south of Hudson Bay Lowlands)

Zone 15: Northeastern Boreal

Hudson Bay Lowlands, northern Québec, and northern/northwestern Newfoundland and Labrador (mainland Labrador)

Zone 16: Carolinian Forests

Southwestern Ontario (south of London-area) and western Lake Ontario mainland

Zone 17: Eastern Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Valley Lowland Forests

Southwestern Ontario (north of London-area), north to Manitoulin Island, and east along the north shore of Lake Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River, ending southwest of Rivière-du-Loup

Zone 18: Northern Appalachians Forests

Southeastern Québec, from Sherbrooke to the Gaspé Peninsula

Zone 19: Maritimes Acadian Forests

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and north/northwestern Nova Scotia (excluding Cape Breton Island)

Zone 20: Nova Scotia Acadian Forests

Cape Breton Island and south/southwestern Nova Scotia

Zone 21: Eastern and Coastal Forests

Eastern Québec, L’Île-d’Anticosti, and southeastern Newfoundland and Labrador (mainland Labrador) including Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Zone 22: Coastal and Interior Newfoundland Boreal Forests

Island of Newfoundland

Below are links to additional materials from other organizations that can help you with your garden planning, including resources from Canada and the United States. We have grouped them into general regions for your convenience.