2025 Annual Impact Report

2025 By The Numbers

Thanks to our supporters, our accomplishments and organization continue to grow. Here is a small snapshot of the important work we have done and will continue because of you!

  • Hosted 151 events in Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park!

  • We brushed 52 miles of trails with our volunteers, the most on record!

  • Additionally, we raked 47 miles of trail in the 2025 raking season! 

  • In total, our community contributed 10,061.25 total volunteer hours, over double last year's total!

  • Worked with 96 Forest Ambassadors on the trails to help park users and educate them on Forest Park, Marquam Nature Park, our work, and responsible recreation. In total, these volunteers worked 70 volunteer shifts for a total of 1,061.8 hours on the trails helping out park users!

  • That's not all! Our Rapid Responders spent 889.15 hours on the trails over the course of 100 volunteer shifts and Crew Leaders spent 353.8 hours over the course of 100 volunteer shifts helping us at work parties.

A Year In Photos

Earth Day 2025: Over 100 Volunteers Joined us to Pull ivy and Conduct Tread Work!

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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The Fight for Forest Park: With Your Help, City Council Accepted our Appeal Opposing PGE's Plans to cut Hundreds of Trees

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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Wild for the Woods: Our new annual spring fundraiser, a night to remember celebrating our parks! (Images by Roo Sabell)

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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Brush-a-Thon 2025: 77 volunteers joined us to brush 4.42 miles of trails in a single day! This was a massive contribution to us achieving our most successful brushing season to date.

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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National Public Lands Day: A time to give back to our favorite parks!

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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National Public Lands Day: A time to give back to our favorite parks!

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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The Nasty Challenge is Back and Bigger Than Ever: You took on the challenge to test yourself and to support our park.

Volunteer Event at Lower Holman with Fjall Raven
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“FPC will continue to stand with the people who find solace in the woods, the creatures who make the forests their home, and for the future generations of people who are relying on us to do the right thing by continuing to protect our irreplaceable forest resources."

Carole hardy - FPC Board member

Funding Sources for Fiscal Year 2025


In addition to our 1,489 volunteers, our community includes 1,527 individual Forest Park Conservancy Members and 32 Business Members.

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Join Us in the Forest!

Everything we do is thanks in part to the support of our community! If you want to join us out in the field, check out our Events Calendar today.


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