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Thank you to everyone who participated in the International Women’s Day hike this March in Forest Park with FPC, Post 58, and Vive NW! 43 people showed up to hike together from the Upper Macleay Trailhead up to Pittock Mansion. About Youth-Led Discovery Hikes These free guided walks are open …
Title: Manager of Development Services Reports to: Director of Development Supervises: N/A Work schedule: Full time/Exempt, Remote option SUMMARY of POSITION The Manager of Development Services is responsible for all aspects of the donor database, Raiser’s Edge. The position is responsible for maintaining accurate donor records through the input of …
Image Description: Jonathan (wearing the orange beanie) sits with some of his fellow assistants on the last day of a field project. “I saw it [the Green Jobs Program] was really tailored to POCs, to whatever your interests are, even now I can’t believe it’s a program available to people.” …
Janine’s Story Janine is a 70-year-old woman who loves spending time in the outdoors. Janine is blind and with her guide dog, Brinkley, she enjoys walking the trails of Forest Park. I connected with Janine recently for an interview to learn more about her experiences as a user of Forest …
Land permanently conserved to protect the long-term health of Forest Park The habitat surrounding Forest Park is on track to a more sustainable future thanks to a generous donation of a 60-acre conservation easement to the Forest Park Conservancy (FPC). Diane Field and Richard “Dick” Williams purchased the undeveloped property …
An Oregon native, a cross country runner, and a backcountry hiker, West Livaudais has always had a preference for trails over the pavement. Now, as a wheelchair user, West is still able to spend time outside on the trails but he finds it “nearly impossible” to find the deeply quiet …
Title: Trails Manager Reports to: Conservation Director Supervises: Seasonal Employees, Interns and Volunteers Work Schedule: Full Time/Exempt (includes some weekends and evenings) – 40 hours a week. SUMMARY OF POSITION The Trails Manager position will act as the point person and responsible manager to all of FPC’s field activities related with trails …
Have you heard? FPC is in this year’s Give!Guide! This campaign will help us raise critical funding for FPC’s programs. A donation via Give!Guide goes directly to support our trails, restoration, workforce development, conservation programming, and more. AND it gives you the chance to win great prizes! At FPC, we …
Thank you to queer environmentalist and community builder Pattie Gonia for stopping by Forest Park on Saturday, October 23rd as part of their HiQueen Tour sponsored by HOKA! It was a lovely, classic, RAINY day in Forest Park, but a truly beautiful time connecting people and having important conversations about intersectionality …
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Forest Park Conservancy (FPC) staff, family, and friends from the Indigenous community met for an intimate gathering in the Ancient Forest Preserve to give thanks and blessing to the journey of this amazing, living landscape. The Ancient Forest Preserve is an area of old-growth forest just …
