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Putting the clear back in Clear Creek: Restoration project improves watershed

By Brandi Boyett

Oct. 22, 2015 12:20 p.m.

photo of swales used in Clear Creek's middle bench to spread water flow

A team led by Metro, which owns the site, has been working since 1996 to restore the Clear Creek Natural Area, the namesake of which feeds into the Clackamas River near Carver. In the latest phase of the work, crews are restoring the natural level of the land to the site.

Parks and Nature 2015: Building on 25 years of success – and planning for more

Oct. 9, 2015 2:45 p.m.

Across the region, habitat is healthier, water is cleaner and more fish, wildlife and people are reaping the benefits -- all thanks to voter investments in the 2006 natural areas bond measure and the 2013 parks and natural areas levy.

Return of Tour of Untimely Departures

Sept. 29, 2015 1:57 p.m.

photo of a performer at the Tour of Untimely Departures

For the 10th year, brave Portlanders will be able to celebrate Halloween walking among the gravestones in historic Lone Fir Cemetery. The Tour of Untimely Departures presents guided tours of illustrious cemetery “residents” played by local actors telling the life-and-death stories of Portland’s first settlers.

4 questions with Nang Dunn, ultra-marathoner who trains at Cooper Mountain Nature Park

By Ellen Wyoming DeLoy

Sept. 23, 2015 8 a.m.

Dunn is also the founder and executive director of the VillageRun Foundation, which hosts 5K races to raise money to build and refurbish schools in Laos.

Metro, Portland State University scientists develop tools to map out region’s biodiversity corridors

By Yuxing Zheng

Sept. 16, 2015 8 a.m.

In an effort to improve habitat access by wildlife, the team of four scientists has embarked on a multiple-year effort to develop methods to map out and assess the quality of biodiversity corridors through computer mapping and on-the-ground verification.

At River Island, a former gravel mine returns to its wild roots

By Yuxing Zheng

Sept. 11, 2015 2:23 p.m.

After decades of gravel mining and a devastating flood in 1996, a large-scale restoration effort is transforming River Island Natural Area on the Clackamas River.

Nature in Neighborhoods grant helps Oak Grove residents shape sustainable Park Avenue light rail station

By Jodi Garber-Simon

Sept. 3, 2015 5:11 p.m.

The station features four ecosystems and seven planting zones, a net-zero energy consumption parking garage powered by 144 solar panels and a stormwater treatment system.

Latino Greenspaces project connects youths with nature

By Sofia Basto

Sept. 2, 2015 1:06 p.m.

The students learn through a bilingual, hands-on program combining science, art, music and cultural storytelling – all developed through a culturally appropriate lens.

Sauvie Island Center connects youths to nature, farming at Howell Territorial Park

By Yuxing Zheng

Aug. 21, 2015 2:01 p.m.

photo of Pollination Celebration at Howell Territorial Park

The popular Pollination Celebration is just one of the programs organized by the nonprofit Sauvie Island Center, which is based at Howell through a partnership with Metro.

Meridian Gardens offers new beginnings in Southeast Portland

Putting the clear back in Clear Creek: Restoration project improves watershed

Read the fall issue of Our Big Backyard magazine

Parks and Nature 2015: Building on 25 years of success – and planning for more

Changing climates affect forest health, restoration work

Return of Tour of Untimely Departures

4 questions with Nang Dunn, ultra-marathoner who trains at Cooper Mountain Nature Park

Metro, Portland State University scientists develop tools to map out region’s biodiversity corridors

Professional stuntwoman cultivates a wildlife-friendly yard in Gresham

At River Island, a former gravel mine returns to its wild roots

Video: Moles, voles and gophers

Nature in Neighborhoods grant helps Oak Grove residents shape sustainable Park Avenue light rail station

Kathleen Brennan-Hunter named Metro Parks and Nature director

Latino Greenspaces project connects youths with nature

Wyden joins supporters at Willamette Falls Legacy Project meeting

Sauvie Island Center connects youths to nature, farming at Howell Territorial Park