Cory Eldridge

Levy supports parks operations and natural area restoration.

Join your neighbors and community members across greater Portland to create and choose the next parks and nature projects in Metro District 4.

The funds from the 2019 parks and nature bond measure will support Albina Vision Trust, OMSI and Trust for Public Lands projects.

Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods community choice grant program is underway. Community members submitted ideas for parks and nature projects and now they’ll get to vote on which ones they would like to see funded.

During this next phase of the Nature in Neighborhoods community choice grantmaking pilot project, all residents of Metro District 4 age 11 or older can vote for which parks and nature projects in their area should be funded. Voting closes August 13.

Learn what happened at Willamette Cove to require a cleanup and inspired community members to want a nature park in North Portland.

Learn what community had to say about the draft designs for the future nature park at Willamette Cove.

Twelve grants will support capital projects across greater Portland.

Progress on a nature park at Willamette Cove took a big step forward, as Metro Council approved a master plan for it. The site still requires years of cleanup before the plan can be realized.

Metro is close to protecting 20,000 acres of parks and natural areas. That's possible thanks to you!