Welcome to Friends of Phillips Farm

For over a decade, volunteers have helped build and maintain many parts of Virgil Phillips Farm County Park. Longtime friends of the farm have created a nonprofit to better organize these efforts and related fund-raising. This website showcases current and past activities and volunteer projects, coming events, and what's on the horizon for "friends" to do at Phillips Farm.  Join us! 

Fall Festival: Saturday, October 17, 11am - 2 pm

Join us for our annual fall festival - details to come.   Read about last year's festival here.

Birds of the Month: Gray Catbird

The September Bird-of-the-Month for Phillips Farm is the Chipping Sparrow.  Use our guide to help you spot this bird!
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​For past months birds -- Ruffled Grouse, Tree Swallow, Western Meadowlark, Bullock's Oriole, Swainson's Thrush, Western Wood-Pewee, Chipping Sparrow, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Raven -- please see our Field Guides webpage. 

Trail Use: Open for Hiking (Closed to Mountain Bikes)

Park trails are open for hiking (unless otherwise noted for maintenance). 
  • Enjoy hiking, snowshoeing or sledding, weather permitting!
  • New kiosks provide a park map and information.  New signage along the trails offers more about local flora and fauna.
  • Notes:
  • The Red-Tailed Hawk and Bluebird multi-use trails are closed due to severe erosion and weed infestations. As a result, biking at the park is no longer permitted. We regret that the park’s venture into mountain biking hasn’t worked out.
  • ​In Fall 2025, Latah County partnered with the Latah Soil and Water Conservation District to implement a fuels reduction project at Virgil Phillips Farm and neighboring private properties to reduce wildfire risk.  

Park Vegetation Management Plan

One mission of  Friends of Phillips Farm is "to restore and enhance habitat that is characteristic of the Palouse Bioregion."  Our vegetation management plan describes vegetation management challenges facing the park, states overarching and unit-specific objectives for management, and proposes treatments to achieve goals. ​Read more about our project here and access our vegetation management plan here.