FoGP's 2018 Summer Lectures at the Los Feliz Branch Library Mark your calendars! These lectures offer history,...
In the News Articles
National Trails Day is Coming to Griffith Park
In recognition of National Trails Day, Friends of Griffith Park along with LA Rec and Parks is hosting a restoration...
Public Awareness Campaign on Rodenticide Use
from Kate Kuykendall (National Park Service) and Charlotte Parry (Santa Monica Mountains Fund) THOUSAND OAKS, Calif....
Griffith Park Fire: The Second Chapter
Griffith Park is our nation's largest urban park and the site of a major fire in 2007. After a two day struggle by LA...
Tree Care Event in Upper Fern Dell will take place RAIN or SHINE
Since we have students joining in the fun, we're moving forward with the event. From Trails Café, head to the...
Bird LA Day is Coming!
SAVE THE DATE, FOLKS! Bird LA Day Fern Dell/Griffith Park @ Fern Dell Bird Walk May 12 @ 8:00 am -- 10:00 am Bird LA...
Taking a Hike With Special Needs Dogs Can be Fun and Rewarding
On any given day, you can spot folks of all shapes and sizes utilizing every area in Griffith Park but a special group...
Comprehensive Strategies Report from Dixon Resources Unlimited
Recently, Griffith Park has been inundated by visitors attempting to take selfies in front of the Hollywood Sign and...
Griffith Park/Disneyland Connections
Recently an early concept Disneyland map sold for the whopping auction price of $708,000 and tucked in the article was...
Christmas Bird Count 2018
All in all, a pretty spectacular morning with lots of sightings in the Fern Dell area. Thanks, Gerry Hans for...
2018 Raptor Study Call for Volunteers
Nesting Raptor Survey, Year 2 is gearing up for the Griffith Park Study In our second year (2018) we hope to expand...
2017 Griffith Park Birds of Prey: Final Report
This last year, residents of Los Angeles took part in the inaugural year of the Griffith Park Raptor Survey, a...
2nd Annual P-22 Day
The guest of honor was nowhere to be seen but his presence was everywhere. P-22 did his usual cat thing -- he hunkered...
New Griffith Park Snake Species Confirmed
No offense P-22, but Griffith Park's reptiles have always intrigued me. I even like the rattlesnakes because they keep...
Observatory Circulation Plan Declared a Success
One of the key features of the newly-implemented Griffith Observatory Circulation and Parking Enhancement Plan is the...
Attack of the Killer Beetles
First came the California drought and as we well know, droughts are really, really bad for trees. Droughts compromise...
Griffith Park’s 1933 Fire
Friends of Griffith Park is privileged to have speakers on a variety of park-related topics. This past August, our...
FoGP Lecture Series Cover a Range of Topics
Friends of Griffith Park's popular talks at the Los Feliz Library continue to draw standing room only crowds. On June...
Transition Time for the L.A. River and Griffith Park?
There are plenty of discussions happening right now about renovating the Los Angeles River. It seems every week...
Xmas Bird Count / Griffith Park
Since the Christmas Bird Count began over a century ago, many thanks go to dedicated volunteers like you who have...
Join Friends of Griffith Park for Narrated Objects Launch Party
On Saturday, Dec. 16th from 5:50-7:30 pm, please join Narrated Objects and Friends of Griffith Park for a magical...
Celebrating P-22 Day in Griffith Park
Let's face it... it's been really hard for P-22 to remain incognito... Heck, he can't even walk down a street without...
LA Zoo presentation of “The Cat That Changed America”
The Los Angeles Zoo's special screening on Thurs., Oct. 19th was extremely well-attended. P22 is Hollywood's celebrity...
Grants From the Leonardo DiCapprio Foundation to Include Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing
For a variety of reasons, this is great news not just for cougars facing an uncertain future, but for all wildlife...
FoGP Summer Lecture Series on August 17th
Friends of Griffith Park's evening with Mike Eberts, author of Griffith Park: A Centennial History can now be heard in...
Raptor Nesting Survey Not Just for the Birds
Yet another survey is being added to the continuing series of our "Griffith Park Natural History Survey" portfolio....
Taking a Firm Stand… Beachwood Judgement Handed Down
Friends of Griffith Park, Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust, and Oaks Homeowners jointly filed a Motion to...
Griffith Park Fire — Ten Years Later
Griffith Park looked very different ten years ago. On May 8, 2007 a brush fire broke out in the park near the tennis...
The Real Story of Faux Bois
My maternal grandfather never owned a car. A city-dweller, he walked everywhere, including the mile or so to work...
The Story of Minnie M. Barton
If you were to wander through Fern Dell headed toward the Observatory, perhaps you might be inclined to stop along the...