Your Donations at Work
What is Brush-a-Thon? FPC is responsible for brushing all soft-surface trails in Forest Park during the summer stewardship season. During the brushing season, we remove trail debris and trim excessive vegetation along over 40 miles of trail. Why do we brush the trails? Brushing work keeps the trails clear for …
Forest Park is the largest forested city park in the United States. Our collective forest within a city is an oasis for recreation and physical and mental health benefits. Due to changing climate conditions, the presences of flammable, non-native fuels, and the risk of human-caused fires from its proximity to …
Earlier this month, FPC trained seven new volunteers to join our Forest Park Ambassador program! With that, we now have fifteen Ambassadors who will be hitting the trails from now until National Public Lands Day (9/24). Forest Park is a massive place at over 5,200 acres and 19 trailheads that …
Thank you to those who braved the final rains of spring to join us at the Wildwood Welcome Party. Forest Park Conservancy teamed up with Nike and many community partners and organizations to provide a number of free public workshops, events, and volunteer opportunities, and you all showed up eager …
As the weather becomes warmer, and forested vegetation, or fuels, begin to dry out, it is time to plan for wildfires. We all play a valuable role in preventing wildfires. Nearly nine out of ten wildfires nationwide are human-caused and can be prevented. Everyone can do their part to help …
Dear Friends, You can probably relate when I say, “I feel like a kid this time of year!” I have been longing for warmer weather and longer days of sunshine, so I can run barefoot and lay for hours under my favorite old trees. When I was young, I used …
At FPC we love our dogs! With the weather warming up, more park visitors are headed to Forest Park along with their furry friends. To help keep yourself, your dog, and others safe we wanted to share some quick reminders on responsible trail dog etiquette in Forest Park. Use a …
Forest Park Conservancy is excited to introduce you to our new Manager of Development Services, Abby Smith! Abby comes to us with years of experience working in non-profits and will be a vital part of our development team. Abby will be responsible for maintaining accurate donor records, creating acknowledgment letters, …
“There are other trails I was responsible for putting in, but the Wildwood is the more significant one. It gives me warm fuzzies.” -Fred Nilsen How Does a Trail Come to Be? Do you ever think about how some things come to be? You might have some idea about, say, …
Thank you to the volunteers, donors, and Business Partners who joined us to celebrate Earth Day Oregon 2022! We are proud to share the impact of this celebration with you: 170 volunteers helped to remove non-native English Ivy (Hedera Helix) from Forest Park over the Earth Day weekend! Pulled ivy …
