Like a good character actor, Travel Town has played many different roles throughout its existence in Griffith Park....
The Many Roles of Travel Town: Griffith Park Internment Camp
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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...
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
Over the six years of the Los Angeles Raptor Study, a community science supported by Friends of Griffith Park, more...
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
Over the summer, Friends of Griffith Park announced the recipients of our annual scholarship program which supports...
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...
Scholarships Available for the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards
For the second year, Friends of Griffith Park will offer scholarships to local students going on to higher educational...
Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Griffith Park
On Saturday, November 13, 2021 volunteer educators from the LA Conservancy joined 30 different partnering...
LA Zoo Expansion is Taking Shape
Did you know the massive Los Angeles Zoo Project is nearing completion of it’s final stages before receiving LA City...
Raptor Volunteers Keep Their Eyes on the Prize
Armed with binoculars, perhaps a clip board and eyes that are continually scanning, Friends of Griffith Park...
A Force of Nature
A conversation between FoGP board member Dora Herrera and National Wildlife Federation Director Beth Pratt ...
Honoring Ranger Albert Torres
On June 16, 2021, a plaque was unveiled at the Griffith Park Ranger Station, honoring one of LA’s beloved Park Rangers...
The Next Generation of Environmental Stewards – Update
The first two recipients have received their scholarships and we all look forward to seeing their...
Griffith Park Aerial Tram: Another Bright Idea?
Aerial trams in Griffith Park have been on the drawing board many times in the past, most recently in 1960, 1968, and...
What’s the Future for the Griffith Park Merry-go-Round?
When CoVID-19 forced a shutdown of all venues in Griffith Park – including the Autry, LA Zoo, Griffith Observatory,...
Park Profile: Meet Stefanie Smith
Recently I sat down to chat with Stefanie Smith, the newly appointed Superintendent of Griffith Park. We began our...
A Bird-Friendly Landscape, A Human Refuge
Restoring Griffith Park’s Bird Sanctuary My first visit to the Griffith Park Bird Sanctuary was almost a decade ago. I...
A Look Back at Pioneering Park Rangers
Have you ever studied the ceramic mural in the courtyard of the Visitor Center? The mural, designed and created by...
Keepers of the Flame: The Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust
Visionary Stocking Stuffer Griffith Park was born on December 16, 1896, when Colonel Griffith J. Griffith...
Bird Sanctuary Planting from Jan., 2020
Before Covid-19 put a damper on volunteer efforts, we worked to restore an area of Griffith Park – the Bird Sanctuary....