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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 future Chehalem Ridge Nature Park

Chehalem Ridge tour

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

Parks and nature bond update: Program updates, the Parks and Nature annual report and protect and restore land engagement sessions

Dec. 22, 2021 1:29 p.m.

Much of the work to turn the 2019 parks and nature bond into programs ready to invest in our region's parks, trails and natural areas is on track to be complete by spring 2022. Join us in January to learn about our work to develop plans to protect special places across the region through land acquisition and restoration.
Parks and nature 2021: Promises made, promises kept

Nov. 21, 2021 6:01 p.m.

Even during a global pandemic, Metro has continued to enact the vision of voters to protect water and habitat and connect people to nature.
Parks and nature 2021: Historic cemeteries

Nov. 21, 2021 5:49 p.m.

Sources of history, arboretums and parks, Metro’s historic cemeteries continue to serve as the final resting place for people in the region.
Parks and nature 2021: Diversity, equity and inclusion

Nov. 21, 2021 5:23 p.m.

In 2021, Metro staff worked with communities of color to reimagine and relaunch its bond-funded programs.
Parks and nature 2021: Community investments

Nov. 21, 2021 5:04 p.m.

Helping communities take on projects they identify and connect to nature in their own ways.