Forest Park Conservancy

@forestparkconservancy.org

We're a nonprofit in Portland, OR working to protect trails, restore native habitat, and connect the community to Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park. forestparkconservancy.org Banner Image by Warpaint Magazine

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!

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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.

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

Forest Park Conservancy@forestparkconservancy.org · 2mo ago

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...

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

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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.

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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/

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