Donations

Marquam Nature Park Needs Your Support!

Portland Parks & Recreation manages Marquam Nature Park on a limited budget. From May 2023 onward, Forest Park Conservancy will replace Friends of Marquam Nature Park in supporting the staff of PP&R’s City Nature West in their maintenance of the park (read more about the merger here). Forest Park Conservancy staff will organize and supervise work parties, assist in new trail planning, grant writing, public outreach, educational programming, and create opportunities for BIPOC and marginalized communities to participate in park activities. Although much of the maintenance and restoration work done in Marquam Park is with volunteers, there is sometimes a need to hire contract labor to tackle the jobs that require more technical expertise. Donated funds are also used to purchase native plants and tools, feed volunteers, offer free community events, create maps, outreach materials, and interpretive and directional signs.

Forest Park Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable under law.

Please make donations on the
Forest Park Conservancy website where you can earmark funds to Marquam Nature Park by selecting “I want to support” > “Marquam Nature Park”.

Alternatively, snail-mail your donation to: Forest Park Conservancy, 833 SW 11th Ave., Suite 800, Portland, OR 97205 with the same request.