The Intertwine is the greater Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region’s network of parks, trails, and natural areas. The Intertwine Alliance works to support this system and to help ensure that its benefits flow to every member of our community. With over sixty partners from government agencies to businesses and nonprofits, the Intertwine Alliance advocates for investments in nature and builds capacity among partners to make these investments more equitable. It facilitates regional collaboration and promotes a collective vision for how nature and people can prosper together. Intertwine Alliance convenings address issues such as equitable access to water, climate adaptation through urban tree equity, the connection between houseless and natural areas, and the role of parks, trails, and natural areas in maintaining livability. Over nearly two decades, the Alliance has supported and championed partner efforts around parks funding, outdoor education, regional trails, climate adaptation, placemaking, green schoolyards, and more. The Alliance also helped to create and drive implementation of the Regional Conservation Strategy, a regional counterpart to Oregon’s State Wildlife Action Plan. The Regional Conservation Strategy identifies opportunities to achieve conservation goals within an urban context and makes a clear and compelling case for why nature is essential to cities and why cities are essential to Oregon’s larger conservation goals.