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National Public Lands Day on September 25th was a huge success! 60 volunteers joined us in Forest Park for a major restoration effort to remove invasive English ivy from the groundcover and native trees. In all, volunteers: Removed English ivy from 3/4th miles of trail Freed 40 trees of ivy …
Benching of Forest Park’s trails is vitally important for our yearly trail maintenance. In 2021, FPC staff and volunteers have already benched over 3,000 square feet of trails this year! But what exactly is benching, you ask? Trail benching is a maintenance technique used to increase trail accessibility and maintain …
Over the past few months, our volunteers and staff have worked to complete the brushing of 37.3 miles of trails. This is only our most recent success, coming after we successfully implemented an independent volunteering program to rake 15.8 miles of trail in the fall and winter, hosted 12 Discovery …
As part of our partnership with the organization Love is King, some of our team had the opportunity to participate in their new program called Operation Roam. About Operation Roam Operation Roam is an advanced environmental and social justice leadership program. The mission of this amazing program is to connect …
In the last decade or so in the United States, the practice of forest bathing has been gaining in popularity and notoriety. What is forest bathing you ask? Forest bathing is a Japanese practice also known as Shinrin-ryuko, which literally translates to “forest bathing”. The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, …
After joining PGE’s Project Zero and beginning my remote internship with the Forest Park Conservancy, l wanted to see Forest Park and get a taste of this place I’d heard and read so much about during the course of my internship so far. However, I live out in Damascus, Oregon, …
“Forest Park is one of the most beautiful places to explore nature in the City of Portland.” Ahmed Yusef As people who get to call this city and state, Portland Oregon, their home, we are so fortunate to have so many outdoor areas to recreate, to get a workout, to …
Mariah joined the FPC team as one of the new 2021 Green Jobs Internship and Training Program cohort members. We are so happy to have her on staff and welcome her to the Forest Park Community. Get to know Mariah! And if you see her working in the park, make …
Forest Park Conservancy is responsible for brushing a total of 40.45 miles of soft-surface trails within Forest Park every year. Brushing is a key aspect of the maintenance efforts FPC conducts every year. But, what is brushing, and why is it so important? Trail maintenance efforts often are context-dependent. The …
Join us in welcoming Abe to the Forest Park Conservancy team! Abe will be working as a Trails Intern alongside FPC’s staff and partner organizations to support our work in protecting and maintaing all 80+ miles of trails in Forest Park. Abe is a part of PGE’s Project Zero, which provides …
