We've been experiencing some unusual weather this month, and the dawning of Bird LA Day in Griffith Park was no...
Chalking up Bird Sightings at Bird LA Day 2017
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In the News Articles
You Can’t Get There From Here: The Closure of the Hollyridge Trailhead
It is "a group of letters, a word on the side of a steep hill that, unlike so many other cherished sites, cannot be...
Legal Challenge Filed in Hollyridge Trailhead Access Closure
"Improper Backroom Deal" by City of Los Angeles that permanently closed Public Access to World Famous Hollywood Sign...
Scenes from a planting / 2017
It is said that sometimes it takes a village... a truism when folks come together to create great things, especially...
Help Keep Griffith Park Access Open to the Public!
Let the City Know the Importance of Open Access to Griffith Park Trails for Everyone! The City announced that on April...
Rodenticides and Untimely Deaths
Friends of Griffith Park was recently contacted by Zach Behrens from National Park Service (in partnership with the...
Beth Pratt Bergstrom at Skylight Books
On Friday, March 24, 2017 Beth spoke about her recently published book "When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors: People and...
Annual FoLAR Cleanup — It’s All About the River
On Saturday, April 15 from 9 am - 12 pm, Friends of Griffith Park will again host the Bette Davis Picnic Area Site for...
Bird LA Day 2017
Last year, approximately 30 individuals showed up for the Ranger Anthony Bevilacqua-led hike. In 2017 the group will...
Mushroom Hike in Griffith Park
The 2017 Mushroom Hike held on Friday, Feb. 10th in Griffith Park was a complete success and all participants came...
Sign Up Today for the Griffith Park Marathon
GRIFFITH PARK MARATHON BASIC INFORMATION DATE Saturday, March 4, 2017 START TIMES 50k -- 6am start time. Course closes...
P-22 is making an impact in Los Angeles
Recent coverage includes articles from the LATimes, The New Yorker Magazine, and LA Daily News. P-22 is also the...
Coyote Hazing Meeting / Video
How to coexist with coyotes is always a controversial subject in Los Angeles. Some residents want them extirpated by...
Christmas Bird Count
On Monday, January 2nd, a handful of hardy souls met at the Trails Café in the Fern Dell area for the Annual...
Griffith Park parking restrictions implemented during the holidays
Per a notification from the Los Feliz Improvement Association (LFIA), LA Rec and Parks is anticipating heavy traffic...
Living with Mountain Lions
Today on KPCC, Larry Mantle speaks with Malibu resident Wendell Phillips and Beth Pratt-Bergstrom with the National...
The Western Gray Squirrel — Will They Survive in Griffith Park?
The results of the first genetics study on Western gray squirrel (gray) in California were recently released,...
Save the Date — Special Coyote Hazing Meeting
Thursday, January 19, 2017 Doors open at 6 pm / Meeting begins at 6:30 Griffith Park Visitor's Center Auditorium 4730...
Update: Fern Dell Pedestrian Bridge Restoration
Several years ago, the Fern Dell pedestrian bridge was closed due to unsafe conditions. Pedestrians on the path...
Grab the Brass Ring on the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
Who can resist the cheerful sound of a merry-go-round? The enthusiastic melodies have been attracting both children...
It Takes a Village to Bring the Plight of P-22 into Sharp Focus
Hundreds of visitors swarmed Griffith Park on Saturday, October 22 to celebrate Urban Wildlife Week and P-22 Day. They...
Volunteer Activity Continues in Fern Canyon
Volunteer coordinator Laura Howe is constantly looking for volunteers to help with various projects in Griffith Park...
Abandoned Water Tanks — Creating Eyesores and Liability Factors
In August, Friends of Griffith Park launched a challenge to the City for removal of all unnecessary and abandoned...
Fern Dell Trees Get Heaps of Help
Shortly before 8 o'clock on a Saturday morning in August I arrived at Griffith Park's famed Fern Dell. Friends...
Litigation Update: Old Zoo Performance Stage Project
In 2014, Friends of Griffith Park and Griffith Charitable Trust went on record opposing a permanent stage to be...
NordicNoirLA Comes to the Greek — Proceeds to Benefit Griffith Park
On September 25th, the sounds of Nordic Noir LA filled the Greek Theatre much to the delight of all who attended....
FoGP Summer Lectures Continue to Entertain and Inform
This past summer, FoGP's continuing lectures at the Los Feliz Branch Library focused on bats in Southern California --...
DWP’s Griffith Park Water Recycling Project
From DWP's website -- Construction on the water recycling project is divided into three components. This project is...
Save the Date — Help Celebrate the 12oth Anniversary of Griffith Park
LA Recreation and Parks is celebrating 120 years and you're invited! December 16, 2016 3-7 pm in Park Center (just...
NORDIC NOIR LA at the Greek Theatre on Sept. 25th
SPECIAL VIP RECEPTION BEGINS AT 6 pm On September 25th, Internationally recognized film composer, Jacob Groth (The...