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The Forest Park Conservancy
The mission of Friends of Forest Park is to maintain, preserve, protect, and improve the City of Portland's Forest Park so as to enhance its value as an irreplaceable asset for wildlife habitat and for the use and enjoyment of the public.
The mission of The Forest Park Conservancy is to maintain, preserve, protect, and improve the City of Portland's Forest Park so as to enhance its value as an irreplaceable asset for wildlife habitat and for the use and enjoyment of the public. We provide vital support to the Portland Parks and Recreation City Nature Division, which manages this city-owned Park on a limited budget. Our primary areas of focus include trail maintenance and improvement, habitat restoration, environmental education, signage improvements, and public outreach. Volunteers are the heart of our organization - please click here to learn about upcoming opportunities.
Forest Park is America's premier urban forest with over 5,000 acres of forested 'wilderness' in the City of Portland's West hills overlooking the Willamette River. Forest park is home to a wide array of flora and fauna, over 70 miles miles of hiking trails, 28 of which are open to bicycles. Forest park is a place of adventure and retreat, a resource for residents of NW Oregon.
Forest Park Conservancy maintains a number of email lists to help you stay up to date on Forest Park related news, guided hikes, or volunteer events. You can subscribe to our lists here.
What does The Forest Park Conservancy do?
- Trails Repair and Management
- New Trail Construction
- All Trails Challenge
- Planting native trees and shrubs
- Pulling weeds and other invasive species
Natural History Hike Series
- All Trails Challenge
- Quarterly print newsletters
- monthly e-newsletters
- Hiking & Running Guide to Forest Park: 10-map set
- Mountain biking maps
- Land acquisitions
- Conservation easements
- Trailhead signage
- Habitat restoration
- Memorial bridges, benches and plaques
How can you support Forest Park and the Conservancy?
Your contribution and membership help:• Fund trail maintenance
• Support land acquisition
• Organize volunteer service
• Fund habitat restoration
• Distribute information to the public
• Improve and create new Park entrances
Forest Park Conservancy Staff
Forest Park Day of Stewardship (Volunteer Work Party)