Due to overwhelming community interest, FoGP is starting a new hiking series which will take place on the last Saturday of each month. This hike will use as reference our GP-eX component (also available to anyone interested) On Saturday, March 28 join FoGP on the Travel Town Loop, GP-eX #5. Please bring water, a decent […]
• Enjoy birdwatching by the L.A. River with experts • Check out the Miyawaki ‘micro forest’ • Enjoy equestrian demonstrations • Discover historical stories at this often-overlooked area of Griffith Park where Hollywood movie star Bette Davis once resided • Even better... this is a FREE event, so bring the entire family Friends of […]
For many who volunteered to create this space, the Anza Native Garden is very special. This garden is smack-dab next to the freeway, yet provides an opportunity to educate folks about wealth of native plants that, at one time flourished in Griffith Park. Volunteers will be pulling weeds, invasive grasses and other invasive plants, and […]
The folks at the Natural History Museum want you to join its annual community science slugfest, SNERCH to scour and snap photos of snails and slugs from now through March 31. Formerly known as Snail Blitz, SNERCH is the U.S.’s longest-running and largest community science project focused on snails and slugs. Past contributions have uncovered […]
By now anyone who's taken part in one of these "meanders" knows what to expect. We're very happy to have Foraging & Mushroom Hunting Women of SoCal's Bat Verdeh leading another group through one of the canyons to hunt more mushrooms. Due to continuing rains, mushrooms of all shapes and sizes continue to emerge – […]
...Afterwards, Take a Break at Trails Café It’s been awhile since we’ve tackled this area in large numbers so we’re hoping folks can join. And just think... you can do something good for the Park, and then treat yourself to coffee and a pastry across the street – a win-win! We'll be weeding and dropping […]
ALEX CROW- CHAIR • ALEX PHILLIPS- VICE-CHAIR • JANE CARLSON- SECRETARY AARON CHUNG JASON GREENWALD BILLY GRIFFIN AMY GUSTINIC T. HAGANS CRISTIAN HAMILTON CHRIS LAIB SARAH LANN NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES- IF YOU ARE COMPENSATED TO MONITOR, ATTEND, OR SPEAK AT THIS MEETING, CITY LAW MAY REQUIRE you […]
By now anyone who's taken part in one of these "meanders" knows what to expect. We're very happy to have Foraging & Mushroom Hunting Women of SoCal's Bat Verdeh leading another group through one of the canyons to hunt more mushrooms. Due to continuing rains, mushrooms of all shapes and sizes continue to emerge – […]
FoGP volunteers will be doing something different for the first event in Griffith Park. We've never really addressed this area before, so... Parking Lot #9 is at the top of Fern Dell and this area gets lots of traffic due to the fact it's the only parking lot in the immediate area. It also gets […]
The Last Mushroom Walk/Exploration of the Year is Coming – Sun., Dec. 14 Guess what’s popping up in Griffith Park?! You got it! MUSHROOMS! The recent soaking rains have encouraged fungi of all shapes and sizes to emerge – so let’s join mushroom expert Bat Verdeh on an exploration of the Wonderful World of Mushrooms.Bat […]