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For the past few years, as part of the Forest Park Wildfire Risk Reduction Project, Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Fire & Rescue, and Forest Park Conservancy have been conducting wildfire mitigation work and outreach in and around Forest Park. This is made possible due to a Federal Emergency Management …
Are you passionate about Forest Park? Do you have professional skills and experience in fundraising, strategic planning, or other fields that you think would be helpful to FPC? We are currently recruiting for our Board of Directors, so if you are interested in taking on a leadership role within FPC …
Next month, you can join us at Artichoke Music for a special concert fundraiser by True North Duo to benefit FPC! The concert is on December 10th from 5-7pm. The singer-songwriter acoustic duo of Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel is an award-winning, bluegrass-leaning Americana musical pair that you won’t want …
FPC Editor’s Note: This article was prepared by our friends at MyEcoWorld to help spread the word about cleaning up after your dog. While you’re out hiking in Forest Park and your dog needs to “do their business”, it might seem harmless to not pick up after them, right? After …
The Give!Guide is a fundraising campaign organized by Willamette Week to support and raise funds for local nonprofit organizations. We are just one of around 250 nonprofit organizations participating in the Give!Guide. We are proud to be part of a campaign featuring hundreds of organizations who are also doing their …
We’ve often said that our work is not possible without our volunteers, and that is true! But we don’t always have the chance to showcase some of these volunteers – people who love our public parks so much that they spend hours upon hours in the field to help care …
On September 23rd, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of Forest Park on National Public Lands Day. It was a day of stewardship, community, and celebration. Truly, it was one of the most amazing things I’ve had the pleasure of being a part of in my time at FPC. Over one …
Last month, we announced an event in conjunction with Portland Parks & Recreation to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Forest Park. And now, we are excited to announce the full event lineup! Join us on September 23rd to join us for a day of volunteering, group hikes, and spending time …
Earlier this summer, I went on my first hike through Forest Park and got to join a brushing work party as part of FPC. I am new to the Pacific northwest, and I had never before seen so much green in my life! It was exhilarating to be in such …
On Saturday September 23rd, join FPC, Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), and community partners for a celebration of the past, present, and future of Forest Park. As we recognize both the 75 years PP&R has stewarded this landscape, and the 30+ years FPC has assisted with that work, we invite …
