News & Updates
Helping Wildlife Thrive in California
A flurry of California environmental legislation introduced this year will push the state to recognize and address concerns raised by communities and...
Griffith Reporter Winter 2019-20
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The History of Commonwealth Nursery
Griffith Park is steeped in history. Whether one is strolling around Fern Dell, exploring the ruins of the Old Zoo, or riding the carousel, a visitor to the...
Another Helicopter Tragedy Was Easily Avoided
An article from the LA Times Dec. 28, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-12-28/hawaii-tour-helicopter-crash-kills-6-1-missing garnered this...
P-22 Day 2019!
Hope you can attend this great event celebrating Griffith Park's resident mountain lion P-22 Sat., Oct 19, 2019 -- Festivities kick-off at 11 am Look for...
AB 1788 UPDATE
SIGN PETITION TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE! In August, 2019, AB 1788 legislation targeting dangerous rodenticides (rat poisons) in California was...
Results of the 2019 Raptor Study are now Online!
If you were one of the participants in our latest raptor study, we've attached the results culled from numerous observers. We would like to extend special...
AB 1788 Talking Points
Currently AB 1788 has passed through all CA Assembly committees and Assembly floor hurdle. It's now before the final CA Senate committee (Appropriations...
Summer Science Series: GP Raptor Study Results
On Thursday, August 8, Courtney McCammon and Dan Cooper (Cooper Ecological Monitoring, Inc.) will make their final presentation for the third year study of...
Jorge Ochoa at the Los Feliz Branch Library
Speaker Jorge Ochoa is back to discuss the latest science on how fires regularly affect this vast wilderness. The 2018 brush fire of 63 acres in Griffith...
Griffith Park Zoo — The Great World Zoo That Never Was (1912-1966)
A Dicey Beginning "Griffith Park is an ideal location for a zoological garden," an editorial gushed in the July 1907 Los Angeles Times. The idea fit perfectly...
Preparing for Fire Season in Griffith Park
The plentiful rains Southern California received this winter thankfully moved the region out of a long-lasting intense drought that persisted from 2011 to...
Finding a Surprise in Griffith Park
Curiosity. Besides "killing the cat," there are many profound alternative sayings about it. "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious," said...
The Beautiful Buckwheat
No plant typifies Griffith Park better than buckwheat. California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) is found throughout the Park year-round and shows itself...
Local Schools Provide Student Volunteers
Student volunteers have always been a part of Friends of Griffith Park, but this year we have seen a large increase in the number of students and schools...
Volunteer Duo Tag Teams for Raptor Survey
Volunteers are the boots on the ground and eyes on the prize during the Griffith Park Raptor Survey, a partnership between Friends of Griffith Park and Cooper...
iNaturalist Needs Your Nature Eyes
What's that bug? What's the name of this flower? What kind of bird just flew by? How many times have you asked these questions while out hiking or walking?...
Bluebirds of Happiness
"We drove "em out and we can help them establish a home here once again," says Bruce Painter, a Friends of Griffith Park member talking about the colorful...
Reflections on the New Anza Trail Native Garden
We often think of the early history of California as beginning with the very first colonists and settlers from Europe who established the cities we know and...
Griffith Reporter Summer 2019
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Join Jorge Ochoa for a hike and a talk
On Nov. 9th, 2018, 63 acres of remote Condor Canyon burned in Griffith Park. Rangers and fire fighters heroically stopped the fire before it was able to...
Stewarding Griffith Park: Seed Conservation in a Biodiversity Hotspot
Genevieve Arnold, Seed Program Manager, Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants will be speaking at the first of our lecture series...
We’re Celebrating Bird LA Day with two great events
Friends of Griffith Park has TWO events on Bird LA Day... part of a broader celebration of winged species in the skies above us... First up... Join us for the...
AB 1788 Information UPDATE
Now that this legislation has moved out of the CA State Assembly, the next step will be the Senate... It's easy to locate your CA Senator... go to...
Let’s eliminate the poisons that are KILLING OUR WILDLIFE!
CA Rodenticides Bill AB 1788 has passed the first committee ...but your comments are still needed as this bill is now going to the next committee! A bill to...
Rodenticides are again the focus… We need a solution
Remember how sick P-22 was a few years ago? AB-1788 is now being considered at the CA Assembly but it's not just P-22 that's affected... It's ALL California...
Sign up Today! Spaces are Still Available…
Becoming a community scientist is really easy and fun! Currently Friends of Griffith Park is gearing up for the 2019 Raptor Study. Information collected helps...
Griffith Reporter Winter 2018-19
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FoGP’s first tree planting… Rain or Shine!
Friends of Griffith Park is excited to announce a special planting will take place on Sat., Jan. 12, 2019 from 9-11 AM in the area directly across the street...
LA City’s “Alternative Facts” Response to Beachwood Access Closure
Friends of Griffith Park has filed its reply to the City Attorney's opposition brief to FoGP's legal appeal regarding the closure of the Beachwood...
Breaking the Poison Chain
Friends of Griffith Park has carried out considerable behind-the-scene efforts to encourage the Department of Recreation and Parks to use alternatives to...
Fern Dell Cottage — a Continuing Legacy
The Cottage at the Western Entrance to Griffith Park Amidst Griffith Park's 4,000+ acres, its many attractions, hundreds of hiking trails and unique...
Say Cheese!
Friends of Griffith Park is one of many organizations currently working with the National Park Service monitoring wildlife in and around the 30 miles...
Y2 Raptor Study: Observing Feathered Families
This was the second year of the Griffith Park Nesting Raptor Survey, and volunteer community scientists once again learned about and witnessed nesting raptor...
Investigating Griffith Park
If you were preparing an exhibition on Griffith Park, what organization would you consult? Friends of Griffith Park, of course! That's exactly what the Autry...
Volunteer Spotlight on Boy Scouts Troop 10
Even with the current sprinkler system, there are numerous sections of Griffith Park that receive little or no water -- which is imperative during the hot...
Our Tree Climbing Gray Foxes
As elusive as P-22, Western gray foxes are rarely seen in Griffith Park. One of the earliest studies, as part of the continuing Griffith Park Natural...
Griffith Park’s Vision Plan
A VISION FOR GRIFFITH PARK Urban Wilderness Identity from LA Recreation and Parks. Originally conceived as a "Master Plan," then changed to a "Vision Plan"...
An Aerial Skyway to Mt. Lee in Griffith Park: What’s next–a Zipline?
48.3 million visitors flocked to Los Angeles last year. According to city officials and business interests, the goal is to lure 50 million tourists to L.A. by...
Great Graffiti Paintout in the Old Zoo
On September, as part of the National Public Lands Day | NEEF, Friends of Griffith Park will be doing a graffiti paintout / trash pickup in the Old Zoo area...
