Friends of Griffith Park has long-recognized the dire need for directional trail signage in the park,...
Trail Signage is a Necessity in Griffith Park
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The Unrelenting Drought
It's not just trees that are suffering from a lack of water: it's all living things, including Griffith Park wildlife....
The Rim of the Valley
FoGP board member Linda Othenin-Girard recently sat down with Congressman Adam Schiff, representing California's 28th...
Fed Up with Helicopter Noise? Take Action!
Griffith Park is plagued by helicopter noise. Did you know that there are essentially no regulations governing...
Proposed Mt. Hollywood Drive Reopening Pits Parking Against People (and the Park)
May 2015 In 1992 when L.A.'s Rec & Parks took the unprecedented step of closing Mt. Hollywood and Vista del...
Bird LA Day in Griffith Park — Year One
May 2015 Based on the response to the launch of Bird LA Day on May 2nd, this is an event that's long overdue! Friends...
Folk Gardens in Griffith Park and Remembrances of the Captain
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/Winter 2014-15 Folk gardens in Griffith Park were established by three...
Friends of Griffith Park Host FOLAR’s Annual LA River Cleanup
April, 2015 FOGP Boardmembers, Felix Martinez, Miguel Ordeñana and Marian Dodge join FOLAR founder, Lewis...
Fern Canyon Restoration Project
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/Winter 2014-15 In 2007, fire devastated huge swaths of Griffith Park,...
Inspiring Outdoor Connections in Griffith Park
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/2014 FoGP boardmember Miguel Ordeñana (on right) provides kids with park and...
Become a Griffith Park Citizen Scientist
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/2014 The internet has greatly enhanced the availability of data for...
Rodenticides — The Legislative Front
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/Winter 2014-15 Friends of Griffith Park has been vocal in asking the City...
Western Gray Squirrel Genetics Study Begins
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/Winter 2014-15 The western gray squirrel, Griffith Park's only indigenous...
Anza Trail Traverses Griffith Park
You've probably hiked the trail along the LA River in Griffith Park not realizing you are walking in the footsteps of...
Commercial Deals Begin to Transform the Old Zoo Area in Griffith Park
Publicly-traded giant Live Nation, sporting $6.5 billion in gross revenue last year, has taken an equity stake in the...
Despite finding of illegality, plan still afoot to sell advertising in parks
from 2012 In fall of 2011, the city was poised to allow supergraphics promoting Warner Bros. 3-D movie "Yogi Bear," on...
Griffith Park Fees
Urban parks are not businesses. On the contrary, they are respites from the commercialization we encounter everywhere...
Park Rangers Required
With the elimination of L.A.'s park security force, Rangers in Griffith Park are needed now, more than ever......
One of America’s 12 Most Threatened Landscapes
The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an influential Washington D.C. non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness and...
NBC Universal Proposal Studied by Friends of Griffith Park
Here is the letter filed by FOGP in response to the NBC Universal Evolution proposed project. The NBC Universal...
Crystal Springs Picnic Area
It's been a favorite gathering place for Angelenos for decades. If your family or community group had a big event,...
Planning Fern Dell’s Revival
There is exciting news about Fern Dell. The Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust has donated a very generous amount...
On Any Given Day
On any given day running in the park is a renewing experience. It starts in the parking lot with the camaraderie of...
Friends of Griffith Park and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency see eye-to-eye on Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills expansion
Joining the massive NBC Universal development proposal now in its Environmental Impact Report (EIR) stage another...
UCLA Bobcat Study Finds Wild Cats and More in Griffith Park
Griffith Park is an island of natural habitat for native bobcats, allowing these beautiful and elusive creatures to...
Zoo Pressured to Introduce Parking Fees to Griffith Park
In our public transit-deprived metropolis, charging to park in a regional park is tantamount to an admission fee....
Preventing a “Silent Spring’
How Griffith Park neighbors can help put an end to the pesticide poisoning of wildlife The 50th Anniversary of Silent...
Nature education continues to delight urban kids
Working with the Sierra Club's Inner City Outing Committee, Friends of Griffith Park has exposed some 320 students...
City Puts Privatizing the Operation of the Los Angeles Zoo on Fast Track
Since its establishment as a rent-free tenant of Griffith Park in 1912, the Los Angeles Zoo has been supported in the...
KCET’s Blistering Documentary: Billboards in City Parks
Update: June, 2017 This is clearly a topic that refuses to go away as evidenced by a recent move in downtown city...