Your Donations at Work
Our field staff has brushed about 21.5 miles over the past two months—an impressive number for just six people, with nearly all of our team pitching in to help close down short trail sections as we go. We’re taking a week to give our bodies a break and re-evaluate our …
Introducing, the Forest Park Conservancy’s Meditative Moments Series! For many, Forest Park and access to outdoor spaces have been limited due to COVID-19 and the need for social distancing. Not everyone is able to easily get to a place where they can hear the birds chirp, feel the cool forest …
The Green Jobs Team Members have been learning how to collect important data for a cooperative effort to protect the Forest Park ecosystem called the Unified Monitoring Protocol (UMP). Partners brought together under the Greater Forest Park Conservation Initiative developed a shared protocol so that agencies can collaborate and compare …
Summer is here! It’s a time for outdoor adventures both out of town and close to home on the local trails of our beloved Forest Park. This year, spending time on the trails will have to change so that we can all safely access the physical and mental health benefits …
On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from through June 30, expect trail closures and delays due to trail maintenance between 7:30 am – 3:30 pm in the Macleay, Pittock, Newberry, Firelane 1 and Aspen-Birch areas. For frequently updated Trail Closures and Delay information, please check the Portland Parks and Recreation website …
Thank you and congratulations to the 35 Forest Park Ambassadors who just completed FPC’s first Virtual Trainings this spring! We are grateful to these new and returning volunteers who will help ensure that park users will find a sense of belonging and have all of the information they need to …
Each year, Forest Park Conservancy staff work with our partners to help control the growth of invasive garlic mustard (aka Alliaria petiolate). Garlic mustard is a threat to the wide variety of native plants in Forest Park’s habitat, so detecting and eradicating this plant is an important part of restoring …
If there’s one thing that we at FPC know for sure, it’s that everyone deserves to experience the physical and mental health benefits that Forest Park provides. And not only to just be there, but also to feel safe, and welcome on the trails. With the demographics of the region …
National Volunteer Week starts April 19th, and we are kicking it off early by thanking our dedicated volunteers who help us with everything from hauling gravel for trail maintenance, to helping us build our annual budgets, to helping us process event data and sending out thank you notes to our …
As people around the world are on ‘Stay-at-Home’ orders the natural world is keeping to its own natural orders. It is spring in the Pacific Northwest. On your daily walks/runs/rides keep an eye out for these flowering native plants. Nature’s own scavenger hunt! Have fun and tag us on Instagram …
