NATURE PARK UPDATE

News from the Gladstone Nature Park – April 2022

Spring is here and nature is all around us! Visit the Gladstone Nature Park—download a Scavenger Hunt and walk the trails to see how many plants and birds you can identify. See how the Nature Park has transformed now that trees are sprouting leaves, and flowers are coming up and out. Check out the signs at the Butterfly/Pollinator Hill to learn more about butterflies and pollinators, and the Mason Bee houses. The Mason Bees are out and about this time of year, gathering pollen and nectar and laying eggs.

Another StoryWalk® has been installed, "My Heart Fills With Happiness" by Monique Gray Smith—take a stroll with children and enjoy the story and activities, and take a picture, post it on Social and tag it with #GLStoryWalk.

We're in constant motion at the Nature Park, yet it's a relaxing place to just sit back and enjoy the quiet. Visiting our parks is a great way to get outdoors, hike, and viewing the trees and birds are all great activities and can help us feel healthy. Remember, even though we're into the wet, rainy season, it's still dry out there —the Nature Park is fragile, so please make sure to obey Park Rules, which includes no smoking, open flames or fireworks.

Be well,
Friends of Gladstone Nature Park

Species in the Park

Gladstone Nature Park is a
class C mixed-oak habitat.
Class C indicates that the habitat
was once disturbed unnaturally.
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History of the Park

Pre-1800, this promontory of 40 feet of basalt was a forested area with wetlands. Less than a mile away, the Clackamas Indians
lived in lodges along the Clackamas River.
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3 Parks in 1 Day

Tour nearby sister parks in an afternoon. Visit Gladstone Nature Park, Camassia Nature Preserve,
and Canemah Bluff Nature Park—all within 11 minutes of each other.
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Want to Get Involved?

FOGNAP Business Meetings

Park Clean-Up Days

2nd Thursday of every month
7:00pm
Contact Us for Location // Gladstone

  Last Saturday of every month, unless noted
9:00am to 12:00pm, rain or shine
Meet @ Webster Road entrance (unless noted)