Highlights
AERIAL TRAM
FoGP believes that the proposed aerial tram will threaten the very soul of Griffith Park as a great wilderness park. We aren’t alone. More than 25 organizations have joined us in strong opposition.
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Park Happenings
Find out how FoGP is working on important Park issues, learn about FoGP events (online and in-person) and read about other newsworthy items that affect Griffith Park and the surrounding communities.
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GRIFFITH PARK NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY
Have a question about a bird? Have you seen a lizard? Want to volunteer? Help explore and protect Griffith Park’s precious natural resource.
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FoGP volunteers planted
trees and more than
native plants
miles of trails
FoGP volunteer hours in 2019
acres of urban wilderness in metropolitan LA
OUR MISSION
Friends of Griffith Park is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable group that promotes the enlightened stewardship of Griffith Park so it can survive and thrive well beyond the 21st century.
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CURRENT EVENTS
LA Zoo Expansion is Taking Shape
Did you know the massive Los Angeles Zoo Project is nearing completion of it’s final stages before receiving LA City Council’s approval? Don't worry, few people do. Thanks to an article in the LA Times (please note: if you’re not a subscriber, the Times article is...
The Infamous Detention Facility in Griffith Park
Over the years Griffith Park has responded to urgent national and local housing needs. During the Great Depression the Park housed CCC camps to give jobs and homes to thousands of unemployed men from across the country. After World War II the current zoo parking lot...
A Force of Nature
A conversation between FoGP board member Dora Herrera and National Wildlife Federation Director Beth Pratt Beth Pratt, the unstoppable force leading the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) in California, names all of her backyard frogs George. That goes a long...
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