Your Donations at Work
The Forest Park Conservancy’s trails and education programs need your help. Join FPC’s Trails Manager and Kids’ Discovery Coordinator for two to three days each week maintaining Forest Park’s trails and sharing your love of the forest with visiting 3rd-5th graders. The internship is unpaid and runs for 12 weeks, …
In late January, a crew of Gunderson employees joined Forest Park Conservancy staff for a week of trail work and habitat enhancement in Forest Park. Gunderson, LLC, founded in Portland in 1919 and located on the Willamette River in the Northwest Industrial district, manufactures marine barges and railway cars. During …
Ready for an adventure? Explore your local natural wonder by joining one of Forest Park Conservancy’s upcoming Discovery Hikes. These ongoing and seasonal Forest Park hikes are designed to deliver city dwellers into a whole new realm of discovery, beyond one’s usual walk in the park. Discovery hike participants are …
Thanks to the hard work of almost one thousand volunteers, 2013 was a record-breaking year for Forest Park’s trails. This past year we scraped, brushed and raked 60 miles of trail, a 25% increase from 2012! This maintenance improves drainage and minimizes the accumulation of mud so you can hike, run and …
The northern red-legged frog is a state listed species of concern that resides in Forest Park. In January 2013, at least 70 red-legged frogs fatally attempted to cross NW Harborton Drive and Highway 30 in search of suitable breeding habitat. This year, concerned citizens and multiple agencies are joining forces …
Join this Saturday’s Volunteer Crew Leader Training and gear up to protect your urban wilderness! This free, one-day training is designed to deepen your knowledge of Forest Park and prepare you to lead Forest Park Conservancy volunteers in habitat enhancement projects. All volunteer crew leaders will go home with a …
Two-hundred sixty elementary school students visited Forest Park this fall through the Conservancy’s Discovery Field Trip environmental education program. Funding from SELCO Community Credit Union helps us keep these field trips free, so everyone can come, especially kids who have never before had the chance. It was most students’ first …
The Holman Wedge was the first pilot restoration project the Conservancy started several years ago. Thanks to partners like Portland Parks and Recreation, West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, hundreds of our volunteers and numerous donors, this project highlights the importance of collaborative efforts. The success of this project …
School is back in session and Discovery Field Trips are underway! During the school year, Kids Discovery Program Coordinator, Lucy Cohen, and her band of education volunteers lead half-day field trips for elementary school students from across Portland. Despite Forest Park’s location so close to downtown, many of these young …
The Forest Park Conservancy has newly partnered with one of the Northwest industrial district’s oldest manufacturing companies, ESCO Corporation. Founded in Portland in 1913 and still located just off NW Vaughn Street, ESCO has close ties to Forest Park. Now they’ve gotten their feet on the ground and sponsored a …
