Converting more of these five acres we're on to a combination of native meadow and more-diverse forest (not just Douglas-fir), and increasing the variety of hab

Converting more of these five acres we're on to a combination of native meadow and more-diverse forest (not just Douglas-fir), and increasing the variety of habitat by leaving some felled trees, brush piles, and digging out an ephemeral pond or two. Ideally we get it so no part of the yard needs to be mowed, and the greenery around the house can be managed by hand (for fire break and preventing water damage). The hope that some of these trees could live another five to eight hundred years is part of my motivation.