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Enter Our Big Backyard nature photo contest

Aug. 3, 2021 12:39 p.m.

A hooded merganser swims in a mostly still pool, it's reflect mirroring it in the ripples.

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Metro’s Construction Career Pathways efforts will start with Blue Lake Regional Park

By Kelsey Wallace

July 30, 2021 3:30 p.m.

Preparations are underway for the demolition and replacement of the Curry Building at Blue Lake Regional Park. This project will be the first at Metro to employ the Construction Career Pathways framework, a plan to increase access to the trades for women and people of color in greater Portland.

Metro Council considers community engagement plan for Willamette Cove

By Kelsey Wallace

July 29, 2021 10:50 a.m.

View of the Willamette River from the Willamette Cove site, surrounded by grass and plants, on a cloudy day

As work continues at North Portland’s Willamette Cove, Metro councilors were briefed on a plan to collaborate with community members on decisions around future recreational opportunities and trails at the site.

Wildlife corridors protect animals big and small

By Kelsey Wallace

July 15, 2021 11:45 a.m.

A brown deer looks up from eating, surrounded by foliage and ground plants.

Links between habitats in urban areas keep wildlife populations strong

Read the Summer 2021 edition of Our Big Backyard

July 13, 2021 4:52 p.m.

Two Asian-American men walk a trail in a forest filled with ferns and trees.

Wildlife corridors, seeing a forest like a conservation scientist, Blue Lake Regional Park updates and more.

Wear a life jacket

May 14, 2021 4:57 p.m.

A stick figure person wears a life jacket as they stand on the edge of a river.

Clackamas County’s newest park: Boardman Wetlands

May 5, 2021 9:15 a.m.

The Boardman Wetlands park in Jennings Lodge.

New park opens in Jennings Lodge.

Metro Council to consider additional cleanup options at Willamette Cove

By Kelsey Wallace

April 28, 2021 11:54 a.m.

At a work session on April 27, the council heard from staff members about cleanup plans for the portion of the Willamette Cove property that sits above the Willamette River banks.

Work begins on health, safety improvements at Blue Lake Regional Park

By Kelsey Wallace

April 27, 2021 noon

Aerial photo of Blue Lake Park, surrounded by green trees and houses

Crews will begin work this week on a series of infrastructure updates at Blue Lake Regional Park that will improve health, safety and accessibility at the beloved destination for years to come.

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photo contest

April 26, 2021 3 p.m.

Spires of purple flowers rise above dark green plants while the first light of day scoots under clouds.

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Freshwater mussels

By Elaine Stewart

April 14, 2021 9:10 p.m.

Freshwater mussels taken from Chinook Landing Marine Park.

Freshwater mussels are our river’s oldest animals and the most at risk.

DEQ issues cleanup plan for Willamette Cove

By Kelsey Wallace

March 31, 2021 9:05 a.m.

Following a six-month comment period, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has selected a cleanup plan for the upland portion of Willamette Cove.

Mapping one oak at a time

By Cory Eldridge

March 30, 2021 4:11 p.m.

A map with hundreds of purple dots and several small pictures of trees. The circles have arrows pointing to specific dots.

Creating a map of nearly every oak in greater Portland took hundreds of hours. The map will influence restoration projects for years to come.

Check out the Spring 2021 edition of Our Big Backyard

March 30, 2021 12:09 p.m.

A sepia-toned photo of group of about 20 Japanese people in suits and dresses posing for a photo in a forest.

Amazing women buried at Metro's cemeteries, mapping oak trees, mussels and more.

Snakes in greater Portland

March 30, 2021 9:44 a.m.

A rubbery brown snake coils on top of grass and dead leaves.

Four common (harmless) snakes to look for on your next outing.