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Portland preserves nature in Colwood

(Portland, OR) –The City of Portland recently acquired 85 acres of natural area and the Colwood Golf Course.  The land will be acquired and managed through a partnership with the Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland Parks & Recreation.
The property includes the golf course, along with open parkland and forested and wetland areas that protect the Columbia Slough.  The City’s acquisition of the Colwood property is part of a long-term project that will reshape the existing property into the Cully neighborhood’s most important public natural area.
“As our city grows, and fills in, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to protect nature in the city,” said Environmental Services Commissioner Nick Fish. “The acquisition of Colwood is a wonderful example of providing industrial land while preserving a watershed for future generations of Portlanders.”
PP&R will manage more than one-third of the restored land as a natural area, protecting wildlife and water quality, creating a rare opportunity for Portlanders to access nature in the heart of the city.