On any given day, you can spot folks of all shapes and sizes utilizing every area in Griffith Park but a special group...
Taking a Hike With Special Needs Dogs Can be Fun and Rewarding
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Current Events Articles
Comprehensive Strategies Report from Dixon Resources Unlimited
Recently, Griffith Park has been inundated by visitors attempting to take selfies in front of the Hollywood Sign and...
Griffith Park/Disneyland Connections
Recently an early concept Disneyland map sold for the whopping auction price of $708,000 and tucked in the article was...
Christmas Bird Count 2018
All in all, a pretty spectacular morning with lots of sightings in the Fern Dell area. Thanks, Gerry Hans for...
2018 Raptor Study Call for Volunteers
Nesting Raptor Survey, Year 2 is gearing up for the Griffith Park Study In our second year (2018) we hope to expand...
2017 Griffith Park Birds of Prey: Final Report
This last year, residents of Los Angeles took part in the inaugural year of the Griffith Park Raptor Survey, a...
2nd Annual P-22 Day
The guest of honor was nowhere to be seen but his presence was everywhere. P-22 did his usual cat thing -- he hunkered...
New Griffith Park Snake Species Confirmed
No offense P-22, but Griffith Park's reptiles have always intrigued me. I even like the rattlesnakes because they keep...
Observatory Circulation Plan Declared a Success
One of the key features of the newly-implemented Griffith Observatory Circulation and Parking Enhancement Plan is the...
Attack of the Killer Beetles
First came the California drought and as we well know, droughts are really, really bad for trees. Droughts compromise...
Griffith Park’s 1933 Fire
Friends of Griffith Park is privileged to have speakers on a variety of park-related topics. This past August, our...
FoGP Lecture Series Cover a Range of Topics
Friends of Griffith Park's popular talks at the Los Feliz Library continue to draw standing room only crowds. On June...
Transition Time for the L.A. River and Griffith Park?
There are plenty of discussions happening right now about renovating the Los Angeles River. It seems every week...
Xmas Bird Count / Griffith Park
Since the Christmas Bird Count began over a century ago, many thanks go to dedicated volunteers like you who have...
Join Friends of Griffith Park for Narrated Objects Launch Party
On Saturday, Dec. 16th from 5:50-7:30 pm, please join Narrated Objects and Friends of Griffith Park for a magical...
Celebrating P-22 Day in Griffith Park
Let's face it... it's been really hard for P-22 to remain incognito... Heck, he can't even walk down a street without...
LA Zoo presentation of “The Cat That Changed America”
The Los Angeles Zoo's special screening on Thurs., Oct. 19th was extremely well-attended. P22 is Hollywood's celebrity...
Grants From the Leonardo DiCapprio Foundation to Include Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing
For a variety of reasons, this is great news not just for cougars facing an uncertain future, but for all wildlife...
FoGP Summer Lecture Series on August 17th
Friends of Griffith Park's evening with Mike Eberts, author of Griffith Park: A Centennial History can now be heard in...
Raptor Nesting Survey Not Just for the Birds
Yet another survey is being added to the continuing series of our "Griffith Park Natural History Survey" portfolio....
Taking a Firm Stand… Beachwood Judgement Handed Down
Friends of Griffith Park, Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust, and Oaks Homeowners jointly filed a Motion to...
The Real Story of Faux Bois
My maternal grandfather never owned a car. A city-dweller, he walked everywhere, including the mile or so to work...
Chalking up Bird Sightings at Bird LA Day 2017
We've been experiencing some unusual weather this month, and the dawning of Bird LA Day in Griffith Park was no...
You Can’t Get There From Here: The Closure of the Hollyridge Trailhead
It is "a group of letters, a word on the side of a steep hill that, unlike so many other cherished sites, cannot be...
Legal Challenge Filed in Hollyridge Trailhead Access Closure
"Improper Backroom Deal" by City of Los Angeles that permanently closed Public Access to World Famous Hollywood Sign...
Scenes from a planting / 2017
It is said that sometimes it takes a village... a truism when folks come together to create great things, especially...
Help Keep Griffith Park Access Open to the Public!
Let the City Know the Importance of Open Access to Griffith Park Trails for Everyone! The City announced that on April...
Rodenticides and Untimely Deaths
Friends of Griffith Park was recently contacted by Zach Behrens from National Park Service (in partnership with the...
Beth Pratt Bergstrom at Skylight Books
On Friday, March 24, 2017 Beth spoke about her recently published book "When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors: People and...
Annual FoLAR Cleanup — It’s All About the River
On Saturday, April 15 from 9 am - 12 pm, Friends of Griffith Park will again host the Bette Davis Picnic Area Site for...