Per Leon Boroditsky, RAP Forestry Division "There were 56 tree-related emergencies from January through April of this...
Winter Strikes a Blow in Griffith Park
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No Such Thing as a “Safe Poison”
News Flash: UPDATE ON AB 1322 / Nov. 1, 2023 On Oct. 13, 2023 Gov. Newsom signed this legislation into law...
P-22’s Long Legacy in Griffith Park
We all knew that the day would come. The phone call. The text message. The social media post. How terrible...
Nuttall’s Woodpecker: a Californian Special
You'll probably hear its distinct voice before you see the elusive Nuttall's woodpecker. The call is a loud...
Shedding Light on Griffith Park
THE SIGN Inbound Mayor Bass made a bold statement on her earliest arrival. The final Executive Directive quietly...
The Blinding Realities of Light Pollution
Something I've always found special about Griffith Park is how dark the city can feel at night even as you gaze...
FoGP Scholarship Awardees are the Future of Environmentalism
FoGP Diversity Scholarships were established in 2021 and are awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence...
Earth Day Planting Comes Off Without a Hitch
The Bird Sanctuary missed out on volunteer efforts for several years due to Covid restrictions so Friends of...
Shuttered?
"Some things never change," as they say. In Griffith Park, often that's a very good thing. Two important...
Restoring the Fern Dell Pedestrian Bridge
Friends of Griffith Park constantly marvels at the number of individuals willing to pitch in to create a...
Changes in Alcohol Policies May Have an Adverse Effect on Park Users
Griffith Park is a unique resource that welcomes folks from across the LA community (and beyond) to safely...
The Many Roles of Travel Town: Griffith Park Internment Camp
Like a good character actor, Travel Town has played many different roles throughout its existence in Griffith Park....
Urban Woodpecker Granaries in Griffith Park
Red-shouldered Hawk, R.I.P.
During the L.A. Raptor Study 2022 nesting season, we were once again reminded that rat poisons (rodenticides) don't...
Urban Raptors Surviving on the Streets: the Los Angeles Raptor Study
Bee Rock Trail Renewed
"The Bee Rock Trail Restoration has been a wonderful project, and the transformation of the trail has been greeted...
FoGP scholarship 2022 recipients; fostering the next generation of environment stewards
Memories of Bernadette Soter
"Bernadette leaves behind a legacy of activism in the Park. She inspired many members of Friends of Griffith Park who...
Jorge Ochoa Discusses the Intricacies of Griffith Park’s Flora and Fauna
There's a vast, amazing natural world in Griffith Park and Long Beach Community College professor Jorge Ochoa spells...
L.A. Zoo Speaks with Forked Tongue
Imagine a quiet hilltop in Griffith Park. In these native woodlands of 16.1 acres, live coast live oaks, toyons,...
Digging With LA Compost
Seven months ago, Michael Martinez' grand endeavor to spur the city of Los Angeles to locally recycle its food scraps...
L.A’s Urban Bats Fill the Night Sky
This year, FoGP is helping fund a project that will shed a light on one of the most unfairly maligned creatures around...
Griffith Park’s First Ecologist
Courtney McCammon has a sparkling personality. Discussing her new position as L.A. Recreation and Parks' first ever...
Restoring Bee Rock Trail
The hiking trails of every wilderness park in the world are critical in safeguarding the long-term relationship...
A Green Ring for Los Angeles
Sometimes moving forward requires a long look back and deciding whether the path we're on is the best path for the...
An Appreciation of P-22
Ten years ago in 2012, when mountain lion P-22 was discovered haunting the hills of Griffith Park, this wasn't just...
The Role Park Rangers Play in City Parklands
To understand the role played by Park Rangers over time in Griffith Park, I turned to Mike Eberts' Griffith Park: A...
A Brief History of the Failed Griffith Park Master Plan(s)
Griffith Park is one of the largest urban parks in the United States : larger than the City of Beverly Hills. Yet,...
The LA Zoo Vision Plan
A multi-level parking structure for 2,000 vehicles, three visitor centers featuring sit-down dining, a California...
The Storied History of Travel Town
There are many terrific venues in Griffith Park and exhibits within venues. Travel Town is a perfect example; it's a...