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Shape how the 2019 bond measure continues Metro's work to protect clean water, restore habitat and connect people to nature while centering racial equity and climate resilience.

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A group of black and brown children from Club Aves look under a nurse log with a Metro nature educator.

Students from Club Aves look under a nurse log during a tour of Smith and Bybee Wetlands.

Group of people being led on a tour through Chehalem Ridge Nature Park.

Marine Drive Trail

Men in orange hardhats discuss work in a natural area.

Rosario Franco, center, talks with his crew at Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island.

In November 2019, voters in greater Portland approved a $475 million bond measure to further protect clean water, restore fish and wildlife habitat and provide opportunities for people to connect with nature close to home.

The bond measure provides funding across six program areas:

Protect and restore land, $155 million
Local parks and nature projects, $92 million
Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants, $40 million
Metro parks improvements, $98 million
Walking and biking trails, $40 million
Large-scale community visions, $50 million

Racial equity is the core of the bond measure. It prioritizes outcomes that benefit people of color, Indigenous people, people with low incomes, people with varying abilities and other historically marginalized groups who have not benefited equitably from past investments. The bond measure also prioritizes work to make the region more resilient to climate change.

Now it’s time to turn those expectations into actions.

Metro will work in partnership with community members, community organizations, tribes, local park providers and others to ensure these investments make a difference on the ground.

Featured news

Metro commits up to $10 million for transformative projects on Willamette and near Forest Park

By Cory Eldridge
May 23, 2023 9:33 a.m.

The funds from the 2019 parks and nature bond measure will support Albina Vision Trust, OMSI and Trust for Public Lands projects.
Missing link: the steady evolution of a wildlife corridor

By Rebecca Koffman
March 31, 2023 3:50 p.m.
Metro protects wildlife and water quality with 92-acre land acquisition in Clackamas County

By Hannah Erickson
Feb. 28, 2023 3:15 p.m.

Thanks to funding from the 2019 parks and nature bond, Metro has created a new, 92-acre natural area in a part of unincorporated Clackamas County that has seen little investment in conservation until now.
Parks and nature bond update: Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants applications open, Parks and Nature annual report published

Jan. 23, 2023 3:47 p.m.

All six of the bond’s programs are now up and running, and with the Nature in Neighborhoods community choice grants launching, bond refinement is done, as is this newsletter.
Parks and nature 2022: Historic cemeteries

Dec. 28, 2022 11:50 a.m.

Sources of history, arboretums and parks, Metro’s historic cemeteries continue to serve as the final resting place for people in the region.

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Featured news

Metro commits up to $10 million for transformative projects on Willamette and near Forest Park

Missing link: the steady evolution of a wildlife corridor

Metro protects wildlife and water quality with 92-acre land acquisition in Clackamas County

Parks and nature bond update: Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants applications open, Parks and Nature annual report published

Parks and nature 2022: Historic cemeteries

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Featured news

Metro commits up to $10 million for transformative projects on Willamette and near Forest Park

Missing link: the steady evolution of a wildlife corridor

Metro protects wildlife and water quality with 92-acre land acquisition in Clackamas County

Parks and nature bond update: Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants applications open, Parks and Nature annual report published

Parks and nature 2022: Historic cemeteries

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