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Raptor Study Final Report
Year Eight of the Los Angeles Raptor Study once again produced a remarkable pool of data on hawk, owl and falcon...
When the Sky Was the Limit: Aviation in Griffith Park
Mike Eberts’ book Griffith Park: A Centennial History opens with a 1935 map of the Park, created by the Works...
Slicing and Dicing Griffith Park
Looking at a Southern California Automobile Club map of the Los Angeles Freeway system from a few years back, it’s...
Mariposa Street Bridge: A Unique Historic Place
California has more horse-flesh and more horse people than any place in the country outside of Kentucky… And the holy...
We Provide the Answers to Questions About Species Designations
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) assembled a Special Animals List that compiles 930 taxa,...
Hiking in the ‘Ocean´ of Griffith Park
I moved to Beachwood Canyon from my hometown of San Diego 13 years ago. Honestly, if I´d had my way back...
Dodder Demystified
Griffith Park is home to a strange plant by the common name of California Dodder (Cuscusta californica). Dodder...
Sustainability? We Got That!
Griffith Park has been ahead of the game when it comes to sustainability and water recapturing. Long before it...
Dante´s Legacy
Note: FoGP´s view on heritage gardens, also known as folk gardens: Today we don´t advocate that...
Rodger Young Village, the Local United Nations
At the end of World War II, thousands of servicemen and women returned to Los Angeles and looked for a house to...
Winter Strikes a Blow in Griffith Park
Per Leon Boroditsky, RAP Forestry Division "There were 56 tree-related emergencies from January through April of this...
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
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...