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Wear a life jacket

July 30, 2020 4:53 p.m.

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

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photography contest

July 29, 2020 11:49 a.m.

A dragonfly rests on a plant, it has big red eyes.

Win an annual parking pass, a full-day picnic reservation at Graham Oaks or Scouters Mountain nature park, a tennis court session, or a round of golf for four people including cart at Glendoveer Golf and Tennis Center.

Black waters: reconnecting Black and Brown children to water and swimming

By Matan Gold

July 29, 2020 9:35 a.m.

A black man stands on the bank of the Columbia River on a sunny day with blue skies.

Read the summer 2020 issue of Our Big Backyard

July 28, 2020 6:20 p.m.

A man looks at two blackbirds on a river bank.

Meet Jason Ligons, a Metro nature educator who wants Black and Brown kids to know swimming and water safety are for them. Plus, discover the nature that is in your yard, your park, your trail, and even your sidewalk.

Metro awards $700k for Nature in Neighborhood grants

By Megan Zabel Holmes

July 14, 2020 1:59 p.m.

A group of people in fall and winter clothing stand in a wetland on an overcast day.

The grants support projects that increase racial equity and climate resilience

Metro buys 76-acre property in Clackamas County to bridge gap in Cazadero State Trail

By Megan Zabel Holmes

May 15, 2020 11:31 a.m.

A creek flows through a thick forest of mossy trees and ferns.

The purchase will help connect Cazadero State Trail to the Springwater Corridor Trail.

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photography contest

May 4, 2020 11:36 a.m.

A person stands in the shadow of a picnic shelter while Mount Hood, covered in snow, rises in the horizon.

6 ways you can build climate resilience

By Kate Holleran

April 21, 2020 4:49 p.m.

A group of black and brown children inspect the empty shell of a turtle.

Act local to help your community face climate change.

Historic Cemeteries program receives grant to research notable women

By Megan Zabel Holmes

April 21, 2020 3:24 p.m.

A sophisticated, lovely black woman wearing an embroidered dress and white gloves poses for a black-and-white photograph

The grant will help tell stories of women of color in greater Portland.

Read the spring 2020 issue of Our Big Backyard

April 20, 2020 6:45 p.m.

A restoration crew works in the shallow water of a wetland below a mountain covered in trees.

See how climate change is likely to affect greater Portland, and learn what you can do to make your community more resilient. Find the latest in parks and nature news, including a project to discover untold stories about women buried at Metro's historic cemeteries.

Metro invests in a more diverse restoration workforce

By Yuxing Zheng

April 20, 2020 6:27 p.m.

Supporting economic equity is a primary goal of Metro

Climate change in greater Portland: global change, local effects

By Jonathan Soll

April 14, 2020 4:35 p.m.

A stand of dead red alder trees reaches into a blue sky at Grant Butte in Gresham.

Climate change is altering the lives of people, plants and animals in greater Portland.

Can planting a trillion trees save our planet?

By Jonathan Soll

March 10, 2020 12:35 p.m.

A young woman in hijab holds a tree as other teenagers plant trees at Oxbow Regional Park.

A recent study suggests that planting 1 trillion trees would significantly reduce climate change. Can trees save the planet?

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photography contest

Feb. 3, 2020 2:59 p.m.

Read the winter 2020 issue of Our Big Backyard

Jan. 22, 2020 8:23 p.m.

firefighter setting Quamash Prairie Natural Area on fire during a controlled burn Oct. 1, 2019

Learn how Indigenous community members led a prescribed burn at Quamash Prairie Natural Area and worked to reconnect land, culture and habitat. Also in the winter 2020 issue of Our Big Backyard, you can find out about the latest parks and nature news and events and explore the Glendoveer Field Guide.