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Featured Image: Jade Ujcic-Ashcroft, a Bureau of Environmental Services wildlife biologist, conducting a bird survey. Photo credit to Greg Gilson. The Forest Park Wildfire Risk Mitigation Project is a joint effort between Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R), Portland Fire & Rescue, and Forest Park Conservancy, made possible by funding from …
The Forest Park Conservancy (FPC) is seeking to enroll five (5) positions in its Green Jobs Workforce Program. The Green Jobs Workforce Program has a mission to create space, access, and pathways into the environmental and green infrastructure workforce for people of color. The Green Jobs Workforce Program works in …
Earth Day Oregon On April 22, 2022, the world will celebrate Earth Day. Forest Park Conservancy is partnering with businesses across the state to champion Earth Day and the importance of protecting and restoring Forest Park. What is Earth Day Oregon? It’s a statewide collaboration between sustainably-minded businesses, like Trail …
Forest Park has growing needs, and in this ever-changing world, it requires FPC and our community to be creative and flexible in how we manage our stewardship programs. This year, we’re responding by creating new leadership opportunities for our volunteers. In the last year, FPC managed to meet our stewardship …
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 …
