Your Donations at Work
Whether you frequent Forest Park or Marquam Nature Park, you have probably noticed that spring is here! With good snow and rainfall this winter and the refreshing spring weather, our park is flourishing. If you haven’t yet, come out and see it! Smell it and touch it, go out and …
Photo by Roo SaBell Last week, FPC and the Forest Park Neighborhood Association presented our appeal to Portland City Council in order to overturn the City Hearings Officer’s approval of Phase 3 of PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project. We were joined by hundreds of community members who rallied outside of City …
Forest Park Conservancy and the Forest Park Neighborhood Association filed an appeal last month to overturn the approval of Phase 3 of PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project. Now, we need your help. You can submit testimony before tomorrow’s appeal hearing at City Hall to help us show City Council how important …
We are excited to announce a new addition to the FPC team! Kyla Jarka has been hired on to join our team as FPC’s new Trails Manager & Stewardship Coordinator. In this role, Kyla will support our trails and stewardship programs through field work, volunteer management, and program development. Her …
In March, we filed to appeal the City Hearings Officer’s approval of PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project on the basis that the PGE Proposal does not comply with the Forest Park Natural Resource Management Plan (FPNRMP). There are non-park alternatives to PGE’s proposal, the resulting damage from the proposed project cannot …
We are dismayed with the decision that was made by the Hearings Officer to approve the land use application for Phase 3 of PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project. The mission of the Forest Park Conservancy is to protect and restore the ecological health of Forest Park, and this proposal threatens to …
Last week, the City Hearings Office approved PGE’s application for Phase 3 of their Harborton Reliability Project. Over the past year, we have opposed this application due to its ecological harm from the removal of 4.7 acres of trees, in addition to other impacts this will have on Forest Park …
Tickets are live for our new annual spring fundraiser: Wild for the Woods 2025! It’s going to be an unforgettable evening of support of Forest Park Conservancy and our favorite parks. Our goal for this fundraiser is to raise $50,000 to support our work in Forest Park and Marquam Nature …
Edit: Tickets are on sale! Get ready for a wild night for a great cause! We’re thrilled to invite you to the first annual Wild for the Woods, Forest Park Conservancy’s spring fundraiser, on Thursday, April 17, from 6 to 9 PM at the KEEN Garage in Portland. As part …
We are pleased to announce that Scott Fogarty will be joining the FPC team as our new executive director! Scott comes to FPC with an extensive history in the conservation space. Previously, Scott served as the Executive Director for the Wild Rivers Land Trust, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Friends of …
