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Read the spring 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard

April 1, 2019 4:10 p.m.

photo of Camp ELSO students learning to fish at Blue Lake

Sprinavasa Brown and Dr. Kellianne Richardson – two women of color – founded Camp ELSO in 2015 to provide Black and Brown children in greater Portland with opportunities to explore nature and environmental professions. Brown shares her journey and offers advice to White environmentalists and nature educators in the spring 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard.

Metro buys 80-acre floodplain to protect wetland habitat, improve water, support wildlife

By Cristle Jose

March 18, 2019 11:14 a.m.

The Tualatin River runs through the Atfalati Prairie just south of Cornelius.

Metro and Columbia Land Trust are in the early stages of planning restoration for both sites, but they anticipate a wet prairie – a rare habitat type in the region – combined with oak savanna or oak woodland.

Illegal dumping: the annual roundup

By Faith Cathcart

March 15, 2019 12:45 p.m.

RID Patrol member picks up bags of garbage

For more than 25 years now, Metro has been working with community partners to clean up illegal dumps on public property. Last year the RID Patrol collected 392 tons of garbage from 3,858 dump sites across Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.

Metro Council adopts 2030 Regional Waste Plan

By Faith Cathcart

March 7, 2019 2:30 p.m.

Council members discuss the regional waste plan

Metro Council voted today to approve a plan that will shape the way greater Portland manages the garbage and recycling system for the next 12 years – including everything from the way products are made to how to shape jobs in the industry.

Connect with Nature brings authentic community engagement to parks planning

By Cristina Rojas

Feb. 4, 2019 4:30 p.m.

photo of Connect with Nature participants

When planning for two new parks, Metro tried a different approach in an effort to encourage the participation of new and culturally diverse voices.

Metro’s Regional Travel Options program calls for artists to promote walking, biking and taking transit

Jan. 31, 2019 2:51 p.m.

a little boy on a skateboard with a mural as a backdrop

Metro’s Regional Travel Options seeks to hire two local artists to create original artwork for neighborhood-based outreach campaigns that encourage walking, biking, sharing rides and taking transit.

Metro Council President Lynn Peterson names Paul Slyman chief of staff

Jan. 18, 2019 11:40 a.m.

Slyman has been the director of Metro’s Property and Environmental Services Department since 2010. He previously worked at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Portland Development Commission.

A new era: Three new councilors sworn in at Metro inauguration

By Nick Christensen

Jan. 7, 2019 7:02 p.m.

Council President Lynn Peterson, councilors Juan Carlos González and Christine Lewis take the oath of office for the first time. Also sworn in were Councilor Shirley Craddick and Auditor Brian Evans.

Free parking days at Metro parks 2019

Jan. 7, 2019 2:24 p.m.

photo of Sandy River at Oxbow Regional Park

Enjoy free parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp and Chinook Landing Marine Park on 17 days in 2019. Parking at all other Metro parks and boat ramps is free year-round.

Read the winter 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard

Jan. 7, 2019 1:55 p.m.

The winter 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard, Metro's quarterly parks and nature magazine, features a North Portland theme. See how the former St. Johns Landfill is getting restored into a prairie that will soon include a public trail to a scenic overlook offering views of four mountains. Then learn about the group empowering community members to shape the future of the contaminated Willamette Cove site.

Metro shares design concepts for memorial project at Lone Fir Cemetery