Your Donations at Work
From November 17 – 19, Wildwood Trailhead (north and south) on Germantown Road will be closed for improvements. Alternative Access from Germantown Road Forest Park access will remain open via NW Germantown Road’s Leif Erickson Trailhead, about a third of a mile downhill/east of Wildwood Trailhead.
Join The Forest Park Conservancy for a morning of habitat restoration on Saturday, December 13th! We’ll be removing invasive ivy to help protect the native trees and plants of Forest Park. What: Forest Park Volunteer Work Party When: Saturday, December 13th, 9 am – 12 pm Where: Birch Trailhead on NW 53rd Drive (Follow link …
The Forest Park Conservancy is proud to be included in this year’s Willamette Week Give!Guide. When you make a gift to The Forest Park Conservancy through the Give!Guide, you open the door to a treasure trove of incentives. For donating just $10 through the Give!Guide, you get a: FREE ¿Por Qué No? taco FREE …
Join The Forest Park Conservancy for our first annual Trail Rake-A-Thon event! We will be raking the trails clean of leaves and debris to help minimize mud this winter. What: Forest Park Volunteer Work Party When: Saturday, November 22nd, 9 am – 12 pm Where: Multiple sites in Forest Park.Site assignments will be emailed …
Love for Forest Park’s trails shone brightly this summer. Between May and September, 909 volunteers dedicated over 2,700 hours to enhancing this beautiful, urban forest. Trail Work Highlights (May-September) Built 570 feet of Alder Trail Reroute (opening Summer 2015) Repaired 320 feet of Wildwood Trail, north of Stone House Repaired …
Don’t miss this amazing beer tapping and benefit event for The Forest Park Conservancy! Be the first to try eight unique beers inspired by Forest Park, and six more representing natural areas throughout Oregon. Hosted by Beers Made By Walking, this event is a culmination of many fruitful walks in the park. …
At almost every FPC event, rain or shine, my kids are there — running around, helping where they can and trying to understand WHY we do what we do. As a result, they have become embedded in the culture of volunteer stewardship, deeper than I ever could have wished for. …
I am very pleased to tell you about our newest staff member! Sheryl Sackman joined the Forest Park Conservancy family as our new development director! Her work will help us strengthen and grow FPC to meet the growing needs of Forest Park. Sheryl has nearly 30 years experience directing development, …
Since the start of its volunteer program in 2007, Forest Park Conservancy’s most loyal and consistent volunteer has been the one-and-only John Jamison. A Wisconsin native, John moved to Portland in 1979 to work for Tecktronix. He soon became a frequent visitor to Forest Park and spent decades exploring its …
On Forest Park Conservancy’s biannual Day of Stewardship, Forest Park fans from across the greater Portland area join forces to enhance the natural beauty and ecology of Forest Park. This fall, be one of them.Fall Day of Stewardship October 18, 9:00 am – 12:30 pmUproot Invasive Weeds, Plant Native Trees, Restore …
