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!

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...

FPC's annual Brush-a-thon is this Saturday! We are well on our way towards hitting our goal of brushing 50 miles of trail in Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park, but we need your help to keep up the momentum! Join us for some trail work, an afterparty at Lovett Deconstruction, and good company! 1/2

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...

Brush-a-thon is next week! We will be hosting 3 work sites in Forest Park, and we need your help. Our goal is to gather 75 volunteers to brush the trails to improve trail safety and accessibility. For more details and to sign up for Brush-a-thon, click the link below. 1/2

Last weekend, we had 21 volunteers, including a group from @ohsunews.bsky.social, join us on Springville Trailhead to brush the trail! With the help of these volunteers, we brushed 1.1 miles of trail in Forest Park. Thank you to these volunteers for braving the rain and all of their hard work! 1/2

Did you know? We host free events in Forest Park! As part of our Nature Education Program, we partner with local instructors to host events in Forest Park. This week, we have a guided hike, forest yoga, painting, and an ivy basket weaving class on offer, with more to come this summer. 1/2

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...

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

It's your last chance to buy tickets for our Alaska Airlines raffle! You could win two roundtrip tickets with no blackout dates to 140+ destinations across North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe! Get your ticket today: forestparkconservancy.schoolauction.net/wild4woods26...

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...

Did you know we host free yoga classes in Forest Park? As part of our Nature Education Program, we work with local instructors to bring these classes to you! These yoga classes are designed to help you reset, release tension, and connect with nature, while being open to all experience levels. 1/2

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...

Thanks to a group of 8 volunteers, we cleaned and sharpened all 67 of our weed cutters! Additional thanks to Independent Volunteer Bill B for bringing out his sand belt to help sharpen tools. With our weed cutters prepared, our stewardship team is ready to start the annual brushing season! 1/

Are you an experienced park goer who wants to help make our parks a more welcoming place? Become a Forest Ambassador! Ambassadors hike trails and table at trailheads in Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park in order to welcome park goers and provide help when possible. Join a training: bit.ly/3OYfGGq

Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out last weekend to our annual Earth Day Weekend work parties! We had an amazing group of over 100 volunteers spread across Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park, removing invasive plants from 7,500 acres of land and conducting trail maintenance on Wildwood.

Wanna take a trip? If you buy a raffle ticket, you could win two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines and its Alaska Air Group partners, all while directly supporting Forest Park Conservancy’s work. More details: forestparkconservancy.schoolauction.net/wild4woods26...

Yesterday, we had a team from PAE come out to celebrate Earth Day with us! Together, we braved the Portland drizzle and cleared 1,000 sq feet of ivy off of Wild Cherry Trail. Thank you to PAE for coming out for a third year in a row to volunteer with us during Earth Week!

Thanks to our friends at KEEN, 15% of all sales made at the Portland KEEN Garage through April 22nd will be donated to FPC! If you need a new pair of running shoes or hiking boots before you head outside on Earth Day, here's your chance to get a new pair while supporting FPC.