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7 awful invasive weeds in local yards and ways to get rid of them

By Elaine Stewart

April 13, 2018 1:58 p.m.

Native evergreen plants in home landscaping

Any home gardener knows that pesky invasive plants can appear anytime. Here are seven invasive plants that gardeners can tackle in the spring, before they bloom and scatter seeds.

Read the spring 2018 issue of Our Big Backyard

April 9, 2018 3:54 p.m.

photo of kayaker paddling through ludiwigia-infested off-channel habitat downstream of Albany

Learn more about the invasive plant that experts say is a "game changer" that could turn open bodies of water into mudholes within 20 years. Read about invasive ludwigia in the spring issue of Our Big Backyard, Metro's quarterly parks and nature magazine. Plus, find out about fun nature outings, classes and other news.

'The game changer': Invasive ludwigia threatens to choke aquatic habitats, devastate ecosystems

By Yuxing Zheng

April 5, 2018 4:13 p.m.

photo of ludwigia at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area

Invasive ludwigia, an aquatic plant native to South America, threatens to choke backwaters, oxbow lakes and warmer river channels in Oregon. It harms water quality and damages habitat. But it’s not too late to avoid the worst, and a network of groups is battling ludwigia, including Metro at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area in North Portland.

Metro, labor and faith leaders reflect on MLK's legacy, renew call to action

By Cristina Rojas

April 4, 2018 2:38 p.m.

The event, put together by Metro, AFSCME and the Church of God in Christ, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on Recology Foster Road Recovery Facility solid waste facility license renewal

April 3, 2018 1:39 p.m.

Recology Foster Road Recovery Facility submitted an application to Metro for a new license to operate a facility that receives and processes yard debris and wood waste. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. May 9, 2018.

Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply solid waste facility license renewal

April 3, 2018 11:04 a.m.

Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply Facility submitted an application to Metro to renew its license to operate a facility that receives and processes yard debris. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. May 9, 2018.

Willamette Falls Legacy Project secures property owner’s signature for permit applications, waits for overdue payments

By Yuxing Zheng

April 2, 2018 1:56 p.m.

rendering of the Willamette Falls site showing the public yard gathering place and a restored alcove

The progress comes after the project encountered a delay in September, when the four organizations publicly called for the cooperation of Falls Legacy LLC, which owns the 22-acre riverfront site, to move forward with permit applications.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

March 30, 2018 11:24 a.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. April 26, 2018. A final notice will not be published.

KATU News | Metro's Regional Illegal Dump Patrol is out there, hunting tires, couches and dumpsites

March 30, 2018 10:38 a.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

Last year, Metro's Regional Illegal Dumping Patrol (RID) collected nearly 2,000 tires, 1,000 mattresses, 500 or so couches and nearly that many shopping carts in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties.

Hillsboro has sights set on expanding to Witch Hazel Village South to add more housing

By Cristina Rojas

March 23, 2018 12:58 p.m.

To help close a projected deficit of 1,300 single-family homes over the next 20 years, city leaders are now looking to add a 150-acre area known as Witch Hazel Village South to its urban growth boundary

Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on Environmentally Conscious Recycling Material Recovery Facility solid waste facility license renewal

March 23, 2018 10:43 a.m.

Environmentally Conscious Recycling Material Recovery Facility submitted an application to Metro to renew its license to operate a facility that receives and processes dry waste. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. May 9, 2018.

Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter