NATURE PARK UPDATE

 News from the Gladstone Nature Park – July 10, 2021

Summer is here and nature is exploding all around us! Visiting our parks is a great way to get back into the swing of things. Getting outdoors, hiking, and viewing the trees and birds are all great activities and can help us feel healthy.

Visit the Gladstone Nature Park—check out the StoryWalk® featuring "Señorita Mariposa," download a Scavenger Hunt and walk the trails to see how many plants and birds you can identify, and in the cooler parts of the day you can see the bunnies hopping about. Check out the new signs at the Butterfly/Pollinator Hill to learn more about butterflies a pollinators, and the Mason Bee houses, which will be coming in soon for the season. You'll see the white buckets out in the meadow, used for watering the Memorial trees. We're in constant motion at the Nature Park, yet it's a relaxing place to just sit back and enjoy the quiet.

Remember, we've been dry for several months—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

2021 Dates
September 9
October 14
November 11
December 9

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