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Metro Council approves $10 million to remove Kellogg Dam and benefit fish, wildlife and community in Milwaukie

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

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Metro and partners awarded over $1 million in federal grant funding for safe routes to school in North Portland

3 weeks ago

Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: an update on ongoing projects

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International students help restore College Nature Park on voter-protected land

March 6, 2013 4:16 p.m.

For more than a decade, international students at Mt. Hood Community College have helped nurture the natural area next door: Metro’s Beaver Creek property, which provides rich habitat for mammals, song birds, owls, waterfowl and fish.

Construction continues at Metro's M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp

March 6, 2013 1:35 p.m.

aerial view of the M. James Gleason boat ramp

The construction of stormwater improvements, new restrooms and newly-paved parking lot is continuing at Metro’s M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp, which is on schedule to re-open in June.

Metro receives AAA bond rating from Standard & Poors again in 2013

Jan. 31, 2013 3:55 p.m.

"We consider Metro's management practices 'strong"' under our Financial Management Assessment methodology," S&P said. "An FMA of 'strong' reflects our view that practices are strong, well embedded, and likely sustainable."

Columbia Slough Watershed Council to honor former Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder, scientist Katy Weil

Jan. 31, 2013 2 p.m.

The Columbia Slough Watershed Council will honor two people connected to Metro next week at its annual celebration of the wildlife-rich waterways tracing the Columbia River.

Missing Canemah Bluff link purchased at courthouse auction

By Nick Christensen

Jan. 30, 2013 12:40 p.m.

In less than three minutes on a rainy Monday in front of the Clackamas County Courthouse, Metro claimed the missing link in a stretch of bluffs it owns along the Willamette River.

Student volunteers bring ferns home to Canemah Bluff Natural Area

Jan. 18, 2013 11:34 a.m.

About 40 high school students from Oregon City Service Learning Academy helped stage a homecoming this month at Metro’s Canemah Bluff Natural Area – but not the kind you’re thinking of. The student volunteers replanted 150 native sword ferns that were temporarily removed from the natural area last year during restoration and stored in pots until they could be returned.

Clear Creek Natural Area works to restore native habitats

By Abby Haight

Jan. 11, 2013 9:45 a.m.

Clear Creek was running high and fast on a recent afternoon, splashing against the branches and winter debris caught against a log and surging downward to carve out a deep pool.

Christmas bird count sends eyes toward the sky at Metro natural areas

By Abby Haight

Jan. 4, 2013 1:50 p.m.

Metro naturalist James Davis has a different kind of resolution to start the new year. On Saturday, he'll join dozens of local enthusiasts to count birds, continuing a century-old audit that has led to new understanding of the effects of climate change and habitat loss.

Elephants, hotels, natural areas and a barge – Metro's 2012 stories of the year

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 31, 2012 5:16 p.m.

If regional policy is an episode of "Iron Chef," 2012 was the year of the kitchen prep. There's a lot coming down the road, but most of the work at Metro in the past year was setting the stage for the future, chopping the carrots and peeling the onions before a meal is served.

Habitat restoration grants bring nature into urban neighborhoods

By Donna Matrazzo

Dec. 19, 2012 3:35 p.m.

Three recent projects – Klein Point, Mount Scott and Crystal Springs – exemplify Metro's innovative Nature in Neighborhoods capital grants program. All three improve people's experience of nature while contributing to significant restoration of fish passage and habitat along highly urbanized creeks.

Metro Council will ask voters to approve local option levy for natural areas, water quality in May

Dec. 19, 2012 11:32 a.m.

photo of the Tonquin Trail going through Graham Oaks Nature Park

In their final meeting of the year, the Metro Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to refer a five-year local option levy to voters in May, asking for help to restore the region's natural areas, improve water quality and fish habitat, maintain parks, and provide people with more opportunities to experience nature.

Metro Council sends natural areas, parks levy to May ballot

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 18, 2012 5:02 p.m.

The Metro Council voted unanimously Tuesday to send a parks and natural areas maintenance levy to the voters during the spring election. Ballots for that election are due on May 21, 2013.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

International students help restore College Nature Park on voter-protected land

Construction continues at Metro's M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp

Ice Age Tonquin Trail takes a step forward as Metro Council approves master plan

Metro receives AAA bond rating from Standard & Poors again in 2013

Columbia Slough Watershed Council to honor former Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder, scientist Katy Weil

Missing Canemah Bluff link purchased at courthouse auction

Student volunteers bring ferns home to Canemah Bluff Natural Area

Clear Creek Natural Area works to restore native habitats

Gleason boat ramp on the Columbia River closed this winter for repaving

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Christmas bird count sends eyes toward the sky at Metro natural areas

Elephants, hotels, natural areas and a barge – Metro's 2012 stories of the year

Habitat restoration grants bring nature into urban neighborhoods

Metro Council will ask voters to approve local option levy for natural areas, water quality in May

Metro Council sends natural areas, parks levy to May ballot