Forest Park Conservancy

Last week was the hearing regarding PGE's reapplication to remove 4.7 acres of trees in Forest Park. If you were not able to submit written testimony or speak at the hearing, the record has been extended, so there is still time! More details at bit.ly/defendfp

Want to help us take on the threat of English ivy? We need more volunteers to join us for two upcoming work parties on Saturday, October 3rd and Saturday, October 10th. We hope to see you on the trails! Join a work party: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

If you haven't had the chance to join us for a Nature Education event, there's still time! Over the next month, you can join us for free yoga, forest bathing, and/or basket weaving events in Forest Park! Sign up: forestparkconservancy.galaxydigital.com/event/

National Public Lands Day is only a month away! We will be giving back to Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park by hosting multiple volunteer sites to remove invasive English ivy, and we need your help to make the day a success. Join us: bit.ly/4zxdWXi Thank you to KEEN for sponsoring NLPD!

Thank you to our friends at Cotopaxi for joining us on the trails this week! Cotopaxi has supported our work for a while now, and it was great to work with their team out on the trails and get our hands dirty. Together we were able to re-brush 0.55 mi of Wildwood N from 53rd!

Thank you to the 13 volunteers who joined us on the trails yesterday! Together, we brushed 0.9 miles of trail across Birch, Wildwood, and Wildcherry trails. Want to help us finish out the brushing season? Join us on the trails: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

Looking for some fun family activities this summer? You can join us for a Story Trails event with puppeteer and educator Joeanally González! This will be a series of free bilingual puppet shows and paper puppet workshops for kids and families. forestparkconservancy.galaxydigital.com/event/?q=%22...

Shout out to the ten volunteers who joined us last weekend! These volunteers helped us take on Maple Trail, and together we brushed 0.5 miles of trail. With less than 5 miles to go, we are officially in the home stretch! Join us: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

We are excited to announce that FPC has a new Executive Director! Trevor Kaul has joined the FPC team. Trevor is coming to the organization with over 25 years of non-profit leadership and consulting experience, and we look forward to the future of FPC under his guidance.

We were joined by the kind folks over at A to Z Wineworks on the trails yesterday! Together, we brushed 0.75 miles on the Wildwood Trail, helping to improve trail accessibility and mitigate erosion. Thank you to A to Z Wineworks for being a supporter of our work!

Did you know that we host free hikes, classes, and workshops in Forest Park? As part of our Nature Education Program, we partner with local experts and instructors to share their knowledge with the public! Join us: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

Saturday was our annual Brush-a-thon! Together, we brushed 3.08 miles of trails at three different work sites in Forest Park. Due to their efforts, we've helped make the trails safer and more accessible! Join us to finish the brushing season: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

New on the FPC Blog: PGE and the City have reached an agreement that would allow PGE's application for Phase 3 of its Harborton Reliability Project to proceed. If allowed, this would cut 4.7 acres of trees and impact habitat in Forest Park. Read more: forestparkconservancy.org/pge-signs-de...

25 volunteers, including a group from Turner Construction, joined us on Wildwood Trail last Saturday to brush the trails! Together, we brushed 1.3 miles of the Wildwood, Dogwood, and Keil trails. Wanna join us to help clear the trails? Join a work party: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

17 volunteers joined us last Saturday at Birch Trailhead to brush the trails! Together, we covered nearly a full mile of trail! Good work, y'all, we couldn't do it without you! Join us: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

Last weekend was National Trails Day! 69 volunteers joined us in Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park to celebrate by hitting the trails and conducting some brushing work with us. Thanks to these amazing volunteers, we brushed 4.08 miles of trails in a single day, which is a massive feat!

PP&R's new Forest Park & Washington Park Shuttle pilot program launches this Friday! FPC will be helping to support this pilot project by stationing Forest Ambassadors and by providing free events in Forest Park this summer. Learn More: forestparkconservancy.org/ride-pprs-fo...

if you haven't done trail work before - I strongly recommend it!!! the forest park conservancy is responsible for our trails being beautiful around Portland. All it takes is a single outing on unmaintained trails to viscerally feel how much is lost when trail work falls to the wayside

National Trails Day is this Saturday! We will be hitting the trails in Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park to brush back the spring growth to clear the trails and make them more accessible. This is a great opportunity to give back to our parks, so we hope to see you there! Join us: bit.ly/4uNoZsI

In case you missed it: there's going to be a free shuttle to Forest Park this summer! FPC will be hosting free events this summer like forest yoga, painting, bilingual hikes, and more. Want to join us? Take the shuttle and we will see you on the trails! forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

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Thank you to this awesome group of 13 volunteers from Nike (and our crew leaders) for coming out to the Springville TH last Friday! Together, we brushed 0.5 miles of the Wildwood Trail! They were a great group, and it was a pleasure to have them. Join us: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

Forest Park Conservancy is proud to partner with Columbia Sportswear! You are exclusively invited to access the Columbia Employee Store from May 11th – June 7th, and 10% of your purchase will be donated back to FPC! Get your pass here: forestparkconservancy.org/wp-content/u...

Last weekend, 20 volunteers joined us to clear heavy vegetation along the sides of Wildwood Trail south of Trillium. Due to their efforts, we brushed 0.82 miles of trail! Thank you to all of these volunteers for joining us! Join us: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

Brushing season has begun! Thank you to this group of volunteers for joining us out in Forest Park yesterday. Together, we brushed 1.03 miles of the Wildwood Trail, Cumberland Trail, and Tunnel Trail. Join us on the trails: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...

We love to see dogs (and their humans) enjoying the parks and the great spring weather. However, off-leash dogs continue to be one of the top-reported park issues every spring. Please leash your dogs before hitting the trails! It helps keep everyone safe and protects our local ecosystems.

It's time: brushing season begins this week! Every year, we hit the trails in Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park to brush the trails, removing excess spring growth in order to improve accessibility and prevent erosion. Join us on the trails: forestparkconservancy.org/get-involved...