Your Donations at Work
As we wind down 2017, perhaps you’re wishing you’d participated in more volunteer work parties in Forest Park. Well, here’s your chance to get a jump start on 2018 so you don’t miss out on all of the fun, camaraderie, and sense of accomplishment. Check out our January work parties …
As you’ve likely noticed, Portland is getting crowded. The same holds true for Forest Park trails. More users than ever are enjoying Forest Park, which is a wonderful thing indeed. But along with more park visitors, so too are increasing reports of unsettling issues. Recently, there have been a rise …
We hope everyone has a wonderful new year and wish you health, happiness and many hours spent enjoying Forest Park in 2018. Along …
We are entering the final stretch of this year’s Give!Guide. Now’s the time to make your donation, help us restore Forest Park, and enter to win one of the best prizes ever – a 60-person Salt & Straw ice cream and ping pong party at Pips when you donate on Thursday, …
Like many nonprofit organizations, the Forest Park Conservancy relies on donations and charitable giving to be able to do the important work needed to help protect and preserve our beloved Forest Park. Yet the tax bill just passed by Congress may have significant implications for nonprofit organizations, and those of …
Right now there is a race going on at the northern end of Forest Park. This isn’t an athletic competition—rather, it’s a race to improve as much of the Wildwood Trail as possible between Milepost 29 and Newberry Road before winter weather closes in on us. This race is taking …
When you donate to the Forest Park Conservancy you are ensuring we have the resources to maintain the trails, restore habitat and provide educational hikes in the park. FPC counts on support from all those who love the park. The Give!Guide is a fun way to help us meet our …
Title: Technical Field Assistant – Canopy Weeds Reports to: Program Manager Work Schedule: 5 days/week, 40 hours/week, 8am – 4pm THE ORGANIZATION The Forest Park Conservancy protects and fosters the ecological health of Forest Park, maintains and enhances the park’s extensive trails network, and inspires community appreciation and future stewardship as a gift …
Each year, we rake all 47 miles of Forest Park’s narrow hiking trails. Often, people will ask us “why do we rake the trails? Aren’t the leaves part of the natural environment?” Trail maintenance is based on what’s important for the region in which the trails exist. Some places don’t …
Greater Forest Park Conservation Initiative – Project Coordinator Position Summary This position will work in coordination with the executive director to provide a wide variety of tasks related to planning, logistics, partnership building, stakeholder outreach, and grant writing in support of the Greater Forest Park Conservation Initiative (GFPCI), FPC’s 20-year …
