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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: Committee recruitment, information sessions and a roundtable with park providers

Sept. 24, 2021 noon

Upcoming opportunities include two events where you can learn more about the bond, an October coffee with The Intertwine Alliance where we’ll share about a potential levy renewal and one committee opportunity where you can help create a new way to fund community-led projects. The local share program also hosted a community roundtable on building culturally specific engagement and partnerships for park providers from across the region.
25 years of restoration at Newell Creek Canyon

By Kelsey Wallace
Sept. 15, 2021 10:33 a.m.

Restoration of natural area near Oregon City supports wildlife and fish
Parks and nature bond update: Open houses, engagement opportunities and a Blue Lake Park project request for proposals

Aug. 26, 2021 4 p.m.

Metro is hosting two open houses to provide an update on the progress of the 2019 parks and nature bond measure, the oversight committee will meet in September, the protect and restore land team held information-gathering sessions, the local share team convened another roundtable for local share partners, and a request for proposals has been issued for the Blue Lake Regional Park improvement project.
Parks and nature bond update: Potential renewal of parks and nature levy, ecological assessments and local share partner roundtables

July 29, 2021 3:56 p.m.

The Metro Council has asked parks and nature staff to develop a package for potential renewal of the parks and nature levy, the Natural Areas and Capital Program Performance Oversight Committee met for a training on bond criteria, ecological assessments are underway for the protect and restore program target areas, and the local share program is hosting roundtables with park providers.
Parks and nature bond update: Local share program launch, Blue Lake Regional Park improvements and community engagement

June 25, 2021 11:50 a.m.

The local share program has launched with local parks departments and districts, the bond's first park improvement projects are moving ahead at Blue Lake Regional Park, and community engagement work continues in the protect and restore land and walking and biking trails programs.

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Parks and nature bond update: Committee recruitment, information sessions and a roundtable with park providers

25 years of restoration at Newell Creek Canyon

Parks and nature bond update: Open houses, engagement opportunities and a Blue Lake Park project request for proposals

Parks and nature bond update: Potential renewal of parks and nature levy, ecological assessments and local share partner roundtables

Parks and nature bond update: Local share program launch, Blue Lake Regional Park improvements and community engagement

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Featured news

Parks and nature bond update: Committee recruitment, information sessions and a roundtable with park providers

25 years of restoration at Newell Creek Canyon

Parks and nature bond update: Open houses, engagement opportunities and a Blue Lake Park project request for proposals

Parks and nature bond update: Potential renewal of parks and nature levy, ecological assessments and local share partner roundtables

Parks and nature bond update: Local share program launch, Blue Lake Regional Park improvements and community engagement

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