Your Donations at Work
Explore Forest Park, share your sights, and win The Intertwine‘s 2014 Photo Contest! A free pair of KEEN footwear could be yours. Simply snap photos within the Intertwine region – from Cascade Locks in the Gorge over to the western edge of Tillamook State Forest, and from Mount St Helens down to Woodburn and Molalla …
A DECENT PROPOSAL: 2014 Parks Replacement Bond Portland boasts a nationally-renowned public park system thanks to the vision and values of its citizens. In most recent decades, Portland voters passed the 1989 levy and the 1994 Parks Bond to create a diversity of capital improvement projects, which helped earn Portland …
The Forest Park Public Awareness Campaign announced last month is now hitting the streets. Created for The Forest Park Conservancy by Portland ad agency BPN, the campaign celebrates the passion that Forest Park evokes and encourages fans to show their love. Last year, The Forest Park Conservancy officially launched the …
Attention all Forest Park Conservancy Volunteers! Please join us in celebrating your countless hours of Forest Park stewardship. This summer’s Volunteer Appreciation Party will be held on August 20 at the KEEN Great Room. Come see all the work you accomplished on the trails and in the forest this past …
This year Go Beyond Racing is working closely with Animal Athletics to host the annual Forest Park Marathon, a fundraiser for The Forest Park Conservancy. Race day is Saturday, August 16. Instead of raising money for your registration like in years past, there is a simple race fee. Of course you’re welcome to (and …
Forest Park is a way of life for many of us in the Portland region. We all know trails contribute to our physical and mental health and that they are an important part of our social fabric. Winding through sensitive wildlife habitat, Forest Park trails connect Portland to its urban wilderness. …
They say love is a many-splendored thing, and that’s especially true for Portland’s Forest Park, one of the largest forested urban parks in the nation. Beloved for its 80 miles of trails, native habitat, streams and recreational opportunities all within a protected 5,200 acre parcel, Forest Park holds a special place in the heart of not only Portlanders, but the …
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 …
