Yesterday Metro Council voted unanimously to refer a new Parks and Nature Bond to Portland Metro area voters in November. The bond measure will not increase the property tax rate for residents and will generate $475 million in parks and nature investments including $40 million dedicated to bike and pedestrian trails. Hard and soft surface trails are also eligible projects within the bond's "Local Share" and "Nature in Neighborhoods" grant programs. At yesterday's Council mee

On Friday, May 9, almost 100 individuals including leaders of community organizations across the Portland Metro area sent an open letter to Metro Council. Our message: We're ready to go to bat for a Parks and Nature Bond renewal that seriously invests in trails. Read the full letter here. We expect Metro Council to vote to refer a measure to the ballot at their June 6th meeting. #trails #trailsadvocacy #trailsfunding #ParksandNatureBond #Metro #MetroCouncil #Portlandtrails #N

Do you enjoy trails on Forest Service, BLM, or National Parks lands? Want to see local communities continue to benefit from planning assistance for rivers, trails, and conservation assistance? Want to see states and local communities continue to bank treasured places for the long-time enjoyment of the public through the Land and Water Conservation Fund? Our national partners recently released senate budget appropriations requests covering all this and more. Following the lead

Advocates meeting with Oregon State Representative Paul Evans, House District 20 (Photo courtesy of Rep. Paul Evans Legislative Office) On Tuesday, February 12th, the Oregon Trails Coalition was proud to partner with Oregon Outdoors for our first ever lobby day for outdoor recreation in Oregon's Capitol. Close to 40 Oregon Trails Coalition supporters and Oregon Outdoors members met with 27 legislative offices to introduce our coalitions and share the importance of outdoor rec

We need more trails funding in Oregon. Our land managers, policy makers, trail builders, and advocates alike consistently face barriers to developing and maintaining sustainable trails, because trails are underfunded in Oregon. Our Coalition was founded, in part, to address the need to preserve and increase trails funding in our state. On January 7, 2019, Oregon Park and Recreation and Department (OPRD) released the draft of the next 5-year, Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Re