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Griffith Park Updates

Griffith Park Updates

Friends of Griffith Park continues to initiate and promote projects that will enhance the visitor experience and those that support the Park’s wildlife and habitat   GRIFFITH PARK MERRY-GO-ROUND As strange as it sounds, the privately-owned historic 1926 Stillman...
Raptor Study Final Report

Raptor Study Final Report

Year Eight of the Los Angeles Raptor Study once again produced a remarkable pool of data on hawk, owl and falcon nesting activity over the same geographic areas as the last few years. For the 2024 nesting season, numbers were up from the previous two years for our...

When Hummingbirds Dance With Flowers

Photos: Top left: California Fuchsia / center: Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry / right: Golden currant Circular photos: left: Southern pink / right: Scarlet larkspur Bottom left: Heart-leaf Penstemon / : Pink Thistle / right: Scarlet monkeyflower   Hummingbirds are...

When the Sky Was the Limit: Aviation in Griffith Park

  Mike Eberts’ book Griffith Park: A Centennial History opens with a 1935 map of the Park, created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Look closely — in the northeast quadrant is a small field that features a small biplane, hanger and runway referenced as...
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