Oregon Native Landscaping Rebates

Rebate for rain gardens, bioswales, rainwater harvest systems, and planter boxes. Up to $5,000 per project. Rain gardens reimbursed at $2/sq ft up to 2,500 sq ft. Funds reimbursed upon project completion.

Contact JSWCD to schedule your site visit. The application packet includes native plant lists, installation instructions, and eligibility criteria.

Rebate for converting high-water-use lawns to low-water landscapes. Must convert an entire irrigation zone. Project plan submission, site consultation, and follow-up evaluation required. Complete within 90 days of approval, final deadline October 15.

Bend also offers separate rebates for indoor fixtures and irrigation equipment. Its WaterWise Communities program offers up to $10,000, covering 50% of project costs, for commercial and multi-family landscape conversions.

Pays a tiered rate to remove grass and replace it with low-water-use landscape: $1.75/sq ft for 100-1,000 sq ft, $1.50/sq ft for 1,001-2,000 sq ft, and $1.25/sq ft for 2,001-3,000 sq ft, up to a $3,000 cap. All converted areas must be replaced with low-water-use landscape (City of Ashland Water Conservation; last verified June 2026).

Pays up to $1,000 when you replace your lawn with water-wise plants and mulch. Limited to Medford Water service-area customers; distinct from the Jackson SWCD stormwater rebate already in the directory (Medford Water Commission; last verified June 2026).

The City of Corvallis Public Works Streamside Plant Grant Program provides up to $300 worth of native riparian plants per fiscal year (July 1-June 30) to residents planting on or near an urban stream within the Corvallis Urban Growth Boundary. The City purchases and delivers the plants directly rather than reimbursing cash. A resident can reapply for the same property each fiscal year; unspent funds from a prior year do not roll over. Recipients sign a maintenance agreement (weeding, watering for 3-5 years, replacing dead plants) and participate in pre- and post-installation site visits (City of Corvallis Public Works, confirmed by Lynne Warwick, PW Environmental Services & Regulatory Affairs, September 2026).

The application deadline is typically late July each year.

Funds up to 75% of the cost of a rain garden, to a maximum of $5 per square foot or $5,000 total, whichever is less. Limited to private residential property within the City of Gresham Downspout Disconnect zone; begins with a site assessment scheduled through the district Senior Urban Conservationist (East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District; last verified June 2026).

A recurring annual discount of up to 35% on the stormwater portion of the city utility bill for managing rainwater on-site. Qualifying solutions include rain gardens, swales, landscaped areas, drywells, stormwater planters, ecoroofs, and trees. Registration is open to single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadruplex properties, and no site visit is required before processing a single-family registration. This is an ongoing bill credit, not a one-time cash rebate (City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services; last verified June 2026).

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District awards up to $1,000 per project for native pollinator habitat, open to Benton County residents working on any amount of land, from yards to acreage. Private individuals may apply alongside community organizations, schools, and Tribal Nations. Applicants must be committed to not using pesticides on the project site, and a final report with receipts and photo documentation is required (Benton SWCD Jerry Paul Native Pollinator Conservation Grant pages; last verified July 2026).

Polk Soil and Water Conservation District awards up to $1,000 per project to fund native planting projects throughout Polk County, with no match required. Eligible project types named by the district include pollinator gardens, pollinator hedgerows, and rain gardens. The project must increase the use of native plants to benefit soil health, water quality, wildlife habitat, or pollinators (Polk SWCD Native Plant Grant information page; last verified July 2026).

The 2026-2027 application window is currently open.

The City of Newberg reduces the single-family stormwater management fee by a fixed published percentage for on-site improvements that exceed City design standards: 25% for a rain garden, 10% for a vegetated swale or infiltration planter, 10% for qualified on-site shade trees, 10% for a pervious patio or walkway, and 25% for an all-pervious driveway, in any combination up to a 35% maximum. The rain garden must be an on-the-ground type with an overflow feature; rain barrels are not accepted. No engineer certification is required for the rain garden, swale, or tree conditions (City of Newberg Stormwater Management Fee Credit Manual for Developed Single Family Properties; last verified July 2026).

This is an ongoing bill credit, not a one-time cash rebate. Applications are typically reviewed within two to four weeks, and the credit is retroactive to the date your application was received.