“I just love Forest Park, and working here makes me feel good ... When you plant a tree that will long outlive you, it’s humbling. We’re just mortal people, after all, but we are having a lasting impact.”
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Superheroes Unite! This year's Trivia Night raised over $10,000 to support Park maintenance.
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Visit Forestparkforever2017.org to read about even more of what we were up to last year, and to see a list of those individuals, corporations and foundations whose generous gifts made our work possible.
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The Forest Park Forever team recently learned about a Girl Scout Troop that invented a new way to reuse styrofoam. Known as the Blockheads, this group of Lindbergh High School students, girls aged 13-15, developed a unique, environmentally-friendly innovation to address the problem of styrofoam – EcoGlOo.
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Horticulturist Patrick Greenwald looks back at past garden displays and gives a sneak peek at what's in store for the Boathouse display in 2018.
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The Forest Park Forever community mourns the loss and honors the life of Sarah Kate Otto "Peasy" Love, an Emeritus Board of Directors member and our conservancy's first Board Chair.
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Forest Park Forever's Park Ecologist Amy Witt recently put together a new interpretive sign in Kennedy Forest to teach Park visitors a little bit more about the importance of forest stand improvement. This conservation method is considered a best practice for ensuring the health of our native forests.
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On Friday, October 20, our neighbors at St. Louis University High School celebrated their bicentennial with a day of service. We were thrilled to welcome freshman and sophomore students to Forest Park.
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Forest Park Forever Park Ecologist Amy Witt led a group of over 100 into a section of the Park's Nature Reserve on Saturday, October 28. Everyone who was there signed up to do their part to make Forest Park healthier by removing unwanted and invasive species.
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Our members make the work we do possible. Thanks to their generosity, we are able to take care of Forest Park alongside our City partners all year long – from planting trees and flowers to repaving roads and repairing paths. As a way of showing our appreciation for their critical support, we host our annual Fall Family FunFest as a way of saying "thank you."
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This article by Forest Park Forever Horticulturist Patrick Greenwald sheds some light on the work that went into this summer's display by the Boathouse. Designed in the cottage garden style, the Boathouse garden beds contained 40 different plants and were a hit all summer long with both Park visitors and passing pollinators.
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This Saturday, October 28, there are several large events happening all at once on the Park's east side. With several road closures, you may want to plan ahead before you visit.
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