Your Donations at Work
We are excited to be supporting Portland Parks & Recreation’s (PP&R) new free shuttle service this summer! The Forest Park & Washington Park Shuttle is a new pilot program that will help to connect neighborhoods to trailheads in Forest Park and Washington Park, including the Lower Macleay Trail, Upper Macleay …
(Photo by Ruandy Albisurez/Warpaint Magazine) As part of our work to connect people with Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park, we host free educational events every summer with local instructors, experts, and artistsin Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park as part of our Nature Education Program. If you are looking …
Summer in Portland means brushing season for Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park! If you’re not familiar with it, “brushing” is a type of trail maintenance where volunteers cut back excess vegetation along trail corridors. Keeping trailside vegetation in check helps make trails safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable for …
Another Earth Day has come and gone! Thanks to the help of experienced and new volunteers alike, we had an amazing Earth Day weekend! On Earth Day Weekend, we gathered volunteers into Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park in order to remove invasive plants like English ivy and perform trail …
Spring is here, and with it means a veritable parade of dogs on the trails! We love to see dogs and their humans enjoying the parks and the great spring weather. However, off-leash dogs continue to be one of the top-reported park issues, especially now during the spring. While we …
Wild for the Woods may be over, but it’s not too late to get in on the fun! As the final part of our spring fundraiser, you could win two roundtrip tickets, with no blackout dates, on Alaska Airlines and its Alaska Air Group partners, unlocking access to 140+ destinations …
Earth Day is Fast Approaching! To celebrate, we have set up various ways for you to join us, both on and off the trails, to appreciate, celebrate, and give back to Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park throughout April. No matter how you join us, we are excited to celebrate …
The 2025-26 Nasty Challenge has come to an end! For the last five months, our nasty participants took to the trails and attempted the gauntlet of five nasty routes, each challenging in its own ways. Needless to say, we have been so impressed with how our community has risen to …
Forest Park Conservancy is seeking an Executive Director. The Executive Director (ED) provides strategic, operational, and visionary leadership for Forest Park Conservancy. Reporting to and collaborating closely with the Board of Directors, the ED oversees all aspects of the organization’s mission delivery, financial management, partnerships, and staff operations. The ED …
We have a few volunteer trainings on this calendar for the month of March. If are interested in supporting our work during the spring and summer seasons as a forest ambassadors and/or volunteer crew leaders we invite you to join us at a training! Click here to view our current …
