Your Donations at Work
Summer is here! It’s a time for outdoor adventures both out of town and close to home on the local trails of our beloved Forest Park. This year, spending time on the trails will have to change so that we can all safely access the physical and mental health benefits …
On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from through June 30, expect trail closures and delays due to trail maintenance between 7:30 am – 3:30 pm in the Macleay, Pittock, Newberry, Firelane 1 and Aspen-Birch areas. For frequently updated Trail Closures and Delay information, please check the Portland Parks and Recreation website …
Thank you and congratulations to the 35 Forest Park Ambassadors who just completed FPC’s first Virtual Trainings this spring! We are grateful to these new and returning volunteers who will help ensure that park users will find a sense of belonging and have all of the information they need to …
Each year, Forest Park Conservancy staff work with our partners to help control the growth of invasive garlic mustard (aka Alliaria petiolate). Garlic mustard is a threat to the wide variety of native plants in Forest Park’s habitat, so detecting and eradicating this plant is an important part of restoring …
If there’s one thing that we at FPC know for sure, it’s that everyone deserves to experience the physical and mental health benefits that Forest Park provides. And not only to just be there, but also to feel safe, and welcome on the trails. With the demographics of the region …
National Volunteer Week starts April 19th, and we are kicking it off early by thanking our dedicated volunteers who help us with everything from hauling gravel for trail maintenance, to helping us build our annual budgets, to helping us process event data and sending out thank you notes to our …
As people around the world are on ‘Stay-at-Home’ orders the natural world is keeping to its own natural orders. It is spring in the Pacific Northwest. On your daily walks/runs/rides keep an eye out for these flowering native plants. Nature’s own scavenger hunt! Have fun and tag us on Instagram …
Dear Forest Park’s friends, stewards, and supporters, Through the whirlwind of sudden changes lately, I am trying to embrace a new way of life and to find the silver lining in each day. Trying to work a full-time job from home, ensuring my three children are healthy, active and completing …
With the approval of the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or “CARES” Act) comes a wide variety of support, some of which supports nonprofit organizations. Did you know that the CARES Act also changes the way that charitable giving tax deductions will work …
When hiking into Forest Park trail projects each day, you’ll often find me pausing to thumb a line or two of poetry into the Notes app on my phone. It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone that Forest Park’s trails are resplendent with inspiration; what better metaphor for …
