Your Donations at Work
What better way to spend a summer evening than working the trails of Forest Park? Join us after work, school, or whatever it is you do all day, for Summer Nights 2014! These limited time volunteer events are part of a three-month Summer Nights series, every last Tuesday from June – August. Volunteer Projects Every year at about this time, the …
During the 2013-2014 school year, Forest Park Conservancy’s Discovery Field Trip program engaged a total of 418 students from seven Portland-area elementary and middle schools, all of which receive Title 1 federal funding. Photo by Alan Borrud. Most recently this spring, 158 students from four schools (Creative Science School, Pleasant Valley Elementary, Vernon, and Woodlawn) delved into …
Last Saturday, June 7th, The Forest Park Conservancy and REI celebrated National Trails Day with 58 volunteers in Forest Park. Volunteers met bright and early at trailheads along NW 53rd Drive and in just three hours made long-lasting contributions to the trails. National Trails Day Accomplishments Cleared 1.3 miles of trail corridor Constructed 250 …
Beers Made By Walking is collaborating with The Forest Park Conservancy to offer a series of guided Beer Walks in Forest Park. Led by Forest Park Conservancy’s Matt Wagoner and local brewers, these hikes will focus on edible and medicinal plants and inspire a series of beers that will serve as drinkable, landscape …
Meet Marja Koskuvi Forest Park Conservancy’s Finnish intern! Today is the last day of Marja’s six-week trail internship, a much deserved respite from her master’s thesis and five years of studying biochemistry. Come June, she will plunge into stem cell research and begin her Ph.D. in molecular medicine. She says, …
Beer lovers rejoice! Forest Park Conservancy is proud to announce a new partnership and upcoming series of events with Beers Made By Walking. The Beers Made By Walking program brings brewers to nature trails and city streets, where local flavors inspire new beers. The program has received national attention for organizing innovative beer events and engaging over …
Celebrate National Trails Day with REI and The Forest Park Conservancy on Saturday, June 7th! On this day, up to 80 volunteers will come together to improve the trails of Forest Park. Some will reroute a severely steep section of Alder Trail; others will move wheelbarrows full of gravel to repair Wildwood; and still more will give a good spring …
ESCO is a steel manufacturing company that neighbors Forest Park, and like any good neighbor, ESCO wanted to lend a helping hand. On Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22nd, 76 ESCO employees joined forces with The Forest Park Conservancy to make a difference in Forest Park. Volunteers divided across three project sites …
When we moved to the Portland area ten years ago they had to take me off the plane in a wheelchair. That had been the custom for about four years as I couldn’t walk as far as one city block without bending over and puttingmy hands on my knees to …
Forest Park Conservancy’s All Trails Challenge 2014 is officially underway! Whether you’re new to the park or a seasoned visitor, Forest Park Conservancy challenges you to cover all 80 miles of Forest Park trail between now and October. Many Portlanders are familiar with Lower Macleay Trail and Leif Erikson Drive, but it’s the true Forest …
