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For more than 20 years, Portland Parks Foundation has worked with individuals, communities, and organizations across Portland to transform our parks’ potentials into beautiful realities for everyone to enjoy.
Recent Panel Discussion on the History of the Elk
This October, we enjoyed a lively conversation about the past, present and future of the Elk Fountain with David Harrelson, Milo Reed, Keith Eggener and Adam Davis.
This panel was part of PPF’s Green Dreams series, On The Nature of Monuments, in partnership with the Portland Monuments Project, a collection of community engagement events seeking to inform and collect feedback from Portlanders about approaches to monument and memory-making.
Help us build three new playgrounds!
We did it! We built a brand-new playground for Rose City Park. Now, help us build three more across Portland with our Everybody Plays Playground Campaign.
PPF Grant & Award Programs
Are you part of a community organization or emerging initiative seeking resources for your parks programming? Check out our award and granting opportunities:
PGE Parks Champion Awards
PGE Parks Champions are star volunteers, devoted to a park, green space, or community center near you. Awardees designate resources to community organizations.
Joey Pope Award
for Parks Leadership
This award celebrates and expands capacity for emerging leaders, organizations and initiatives promoting greater innovation and accessibility in Portland’s system of parks and open spaces.
Small Grants Program
These grants contribute to general operating or programmatic funds to organizations and projects increasing equitable access to Portland parks.
Order Now: Limited Edition Elk Fountain Art Print
The has Elk joined our collection of Portland park prints & posters!
Available now is a beautiful limited edition print of the soon-to-be restored Thompson Elk fountain. The print was designed in collaboration by Malia Jensen and Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) and printed by Mullowney Printing. Each print is signed by both of the artists. All proceeds benefit the Portland Parks Foundation.
Check out this and other prints and posters in our store.
PPF prints and posters make a beautiful addition to any home or office, and stand as reminder of the invaluable greens spaces your support helps to activate and embellish.