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We are excited to announce that the Forest Park Conservancy was selected to be one of the few charities supported by The Oregon Public House this year! The Oregon Public House is the world’s first non-profit pub, located in NE Portland (click here for the map). A percentage of each …
As the year comes to a close, with a flurry of storm related trail repair work, we are looking ahead to 2016! We have big plans to make your trail experience even better! Here’s just a sample of the projects we will work on in the coming year. Ditch Trail …
Congress passed the IRA Charitable Rollover into permanent law providing a great option for donors 70 ½ years and older. The law allows individuals who are 70 ½ and older to transfer up to $100,000 from their individual retirement accounts to a qualified charitable organization without being subject to income …
Forest Park was one of the first places I visited when I moved to Portland. It’s the place that told me I’d found a new home. And, it’s still that place I go to when I need to connect with nature and gather my thoughts. Hiking on nearly 80 miles …
The Forest Park Conservancy is a proud partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust. When you make a gift to FPC, you are eligible for a tax credit when you also make a gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust. Each year, the Oregon Cultural Trust gives grants to support innovative cultural …
When REI announced #OptOutside for Black Friday and that its stores would be closed to encourage people to get outside instead of shop, the retail world was taken by surprise.But during Thanksgiving weekend, what could be more fitting than to give thanks, enjoy and celebrate the beauty and wonder of …
This was an amazing year for the Forest Park Conservancy! Thanks to your support, the Forest Park Conservancy is ensuring that our children, city and region can continue to live a healthy and active life, where we have clean air and water and nature right at our doorstep. Community, nature, …
What other organization maintains 30 miles of trail, removes ivy from more than 4,000 trees, and engages volunteers who spend 7,500 hours each year restoring Forest Park? None other than the Forest Park Conservancy! At this time of year, many of us are thinking about the community groups who make …
We are so excited to welcome Guy Maguire as our new Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator. Guy recently spent the last couple of years as the Manager of Zigzag Mountain Farm where he developed and implemented volunteer-led production of organic produce and ecological stewardship of 50 acres of forest and trails near Mt. Hood. Guy …
Don’t miss the last two hikes of 2015! Fall is such a special time to experience Forest Park. Autumn light filters through the trees, giant maple leaves crinkle beneath your feet, and the creeks rush forth with new found intention. Our last two hikes of 2015 are coming right up. …
