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Please note: Due to the ongoing changes and recommendations from the CDC and local officials, the Forest Park Conservancy’s events and plans are subject to change. We will update our website and Event Calendar about any cancellations. Dear Forest Park Stewards, We take the health of the community very seriously. …
April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day! FPC is proud to be a nonprofit partner with Earth Day Oregon this year. This movement to protect the environment has evolved significantly since Earth Day began 50 years ago. Here in the Portland Metro Region, the Forest …
Interested in helping guide the Forest Park Conservancy, and helping us to improve the park and surrounding lands? FPC is now seeking applicants to its board committees and board of directors. FPC has four board committees. Development and Communications Committee: Support our fundraising and outreach efforts to mobilize philanthropic support …
In less than two months since the launch of the Green Jobs Training and Internship Program, the interns have already done some amazing work – and there’s a lot more to come. This program is led by the Forest Park Conservancy in partnership with West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation …
Want to help the Forest Park Conservancy keep working to protect, restore, and connect people to Forest Park? Let Amazon account and/or Fred Meyer know! WHY: These programs are easy ways for you to support us, so we can keep Forest Park’s trails and habitat in good condition. Not every …
Our Green Jobs Interns have hit the ground running and are mentoring youth in the Portland region and connecting them to the natural beauty of Forest Park. FPC has partnered with the nonprofit organization Elevate Oregon to work with students from Parkrose Middle School through a series of classes and …
We are thrilled to introduce you to our four interns, Ahmed, Jonathan, Joseph, and Selena. If you see any of them in Forest Park this year, please make sure to stop and say hello! Ahmed Yusuf Hi, I am Ahmed Yusuf (He, Him) and if you see me in …
The neighborhood of Linnton, located between the West Hills and the Willamette River, has a rich history and close connection to the land now known as Forest Park. As an oil and lumber mill hub, Linnton employed many of the local immigrant populations. And, before the St. John’s Bridge was …
What brought you to working here at the Forest Park Conservancy? I have been working in the conservation and the environmental field since I was seventeen years old throughout Oregon, Washington, and Northern Arizona. I have been in the Portland Metro area for the last six years working for a …
1. Forest Park Ambassador Program Launched In 2019, we launched our Forest Park Ambassador Program. Sponsored by KEEN and REI, volunteers were trained by FPC staff and Portland Parks Rangers on the natural and social history of Forest Park, Leave No Trace principles, and on important issues for the health …
