Metro Regional Center

Metro protects open space and parks, plans for land use and transportation, and manages garbage disposal and recycling for more than 1 million residents in counties in Portland, Ore. It acquires and restores natural areas, protects fish and wildlife habitat, provides parks and natural areas, and supports volunteer stewardship. The organization teaches natural gardening, and operates the Oregon Zoo, which has various conservation programs. Metro manages the urban growth boundary, and provides planning expertise and maps and data to local governments, businesses and citizens. It sets the region s transportation funding priorities, and plans and implements transportation improvements. The organization also manages the region s solid waste system, and helps recycle and reduce waste, and identifies and reduces the use of hazardous waste.