-A+DetailsOctober 27 2020The $350,000 purchase expands Kingfisher Natural Area to 126 acres, protects wildlife habitat Metro regional government recently bought 86 acres near Oxbow Regional Park, expanding an important natural area to 126 acres. The forested land southeast of Oxbow Regional Park in Gresham, abuts Metro's 40-acre Kingfisher Natural Area, tripling the size of the nature area to 126 acres. The 86 acres cost $350,000 and was the first conservation purchase paid for by the Metro parks and nature bond voters approved in 2019. The newly...…       -A+DetailsOctober 27 2020The $350,000 purchase expands Kingfisher Natural Area to 126 acres, protects wildlife habitat Metro regional government recently bought 86 acres near Oxbow Regional Park, expanding an important natural area to 126 acres. The forested land southeast of Oxbow Regional Park in Gresham, abuts Metro's 40-acre Kingfisher Natural Area, tripling the size of the nature area to 126 acres. The 86 acres cost $350,000 and was the first conservation purchase paid for by the Metro parks and nature bond voters approved in 2019. The newly...WW…