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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 enjoy picnic areas, the Observatory, roadways, over 50 miles of hiking trails and the peace of the natural world. FoGP recently became aware of potential...

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. And like any good character actor, it is sometimes tapped to play the good guy and sometimes the bad guy, but in every play or film, its role is...

Urban Woodpecker Granaries in Griffith Park

Griffith Park serves as home to a large number of native plants and animals. Over thousands of years, the animals and plants have established mutualistic relationships in which they help each other and where both benefit. One such relationship includes the Coast Live...

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 just kill rats; they are also effective killers of birds, especially hawks and owls which prey on rodents. It’s ironic that people and pest control...