Individual donors and supporting members sustain Forest Park for generations to enjoy.

Summer aerial rendering of the Glade, 22.5 acres from the Taylor Kindle River to Kingshighway

Imagine the Glade: an all-season vision for Steinberg and eastern Forest Park

Forest Park Forever and the City of St. Louis are proud to unveil designs for the Glade. This community-driven project is supported by a $100 million fundraising campaign that will transform Steinberg and its surrounding 22.5 acres for all-season activity.

View designs for the Glade | Read the announcement

A group of the Young Friends of Forest Park Forever and staff liaison pose together during a fall volunteer event in the Park.

Apply for the Young Friends Board Today

Applications to join the Young Friends Board are now being accepted!

The Young Friends of Forest Park Forever play a crucial role in maintaining and sustaining Forest Park. A board of active members manage this affinity group, help organize events, fundraise and volunteer in the Park.

Apply here by February 28.

Fire experts control a line of fire burning through Klein Prairie in Forest Park.

Prescribed Burn Season until April 2025

It is the season for prescribed burns in Forest Park, now through April 2025.

Controlled burning is an essential management tool for Missouri's habitats and our conservancy is happy to report over a decade of successful prescribed burns in partnership with the City of St. Louis. Data our experts have collected indicates, the ability to repeatedly and consistently burn in Forest Park’s Nature Reserve contributes to the habitat’s diversity and overall good health.

Learn more about controlled burning in Forest Park.

Team members prepare a hole to seat the trees that are replacing the emerald ash borer-infested ash trees along Grand Drive.

Replacing Trees Affected by Emerald Ash Borer

Forest Park Forever and the City of St. Louis are coordinating to remove and replace trees in Forest Park affected by the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle destroying millions of ash trees in North America.

Along Grand Drive near the Visitor Center and Dwight Davis Tennis Center, the City Forestry Division has removed 41 trees while Forest Park Forever has replaced them with Wildfire Tupelo trees that will provide a beautiful experience for visitors in every season.

Aerial map of Forest Park that is mostly grayscale. The Taylor Kindle river and Forest Park's many lakes are hued blue, and the flora surrounding each waterway is hued green. A box of yellow dashes contain numbers 1-4 that mark th main project sites — A map of Forest Park highlighting the waterways

East Waterways Project

The scope of this multi-year project is to complete the connection of the Park’s waterways. The third and final phase is underway, with construction all around Jefferson Lake, which will be connected to the Taylor Kindle River.

Learn more about the full project here.

Anglers take note that Jefferson Lake (3 on the map, left) is being restored and will not be stocked with trout during the 2024-25 fishing season.