Learning winter tree identification

Feb 11, 2013 by

We had a great introduction to winter tree identification in Glen Providence Park on a cold, beautiful, sunny Saturday morning in...

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The 1.1 Acre Project

Feb 5, 2013 by

It’s our 2013 project to document the plants and wildlife in Glen Providence Park!  We’ll continue our photojournal of...

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1-19-2013 Winter Tree Identification

Jan 9, 2013 by

Winter is a wonderful time to appreciate the landscape and trees of Glen Providence Park. With the leaves down, we have a clearer view...

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American Chestnuts in Glen Providence Park!

Dec 3, 2012 by

This fall, we were delighted to confirm that we found two healthy young American Chestnut trees in Glen Providence Park!  At the...

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Fall Photojournal

Nov 30, 2012 by

Every season is beautiful in Glen Providence Park– but Fall is just magical!  After our first year of monthly photojournals, we...

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A Year in Pictures

Nov 19, 2012 by

For one year, we kept a monthly photojournal of Glen Providence Park– walking through the park a few times a week looking for...

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FrOG Supports Council Compromise

Sep 28, 2012 by

What follows is the letter that we sent to Media Borough Council and local news organizations.  We later learned that Broomalls Lake...

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Vision for 3rd Street, Part 2

Sep 17, 2012 by

Friends of Glen Providence Park presented a fuller vision of the 3rd Street bridge to Borough Council on September 6th. It was the...

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July Photojournal

Aug 20, 2012 by

We just passed the first anniversary of Friends of Glen Providence Park, and now we have one year of monthly photojournals!  It was...

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An Illuminating Nature Walk!

Aug 19, 2012 by

It was such a hot and humid morning for our Nature Walk led by naturalist Tom Reeves on August 4, even the wildlife seemed to protest...

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April Photojournal

May 11, 2012 by

Glen Providence Park burst into color and bird song in April!  At the beginning of the month there were just splashes of color, with...

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What does dam removal look like?

May 6, 2012 by

Friends of Glen Providence Park, after carefully doing research and weighing the evidence, has decided to fully support dam removal...

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Streamside Buffer Plantings for Earth Day!

May 3, 2012 by

We did it!  On April 28, the Friends of Glen Providence Park planted elegant native trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, and perennials...

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March Photojournal

Apr 9, 2012 by

What a fun month to watch wildlife at the pond in Glen Providence Park!  The unseasonably warm weather continued with the temperature...

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A Lovely Spring Ephemerals Walk

Mar 20, 2012 by

We were lucky on our St. Patrick’s Day Spring Ephemerals Walk in Glen Providence Park… starting with the glorious...

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February Photojournal

Mar 12, 2012 by

Well, at least we had a little taste of winter in Glen Providence Park!   Just a few days before Valentine’s Day, we had this...

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Glen Providence Park Tree List!

Feb 29, 2012 by

Here is a list of tree species in Glen Providence Park that we have identified while mapping trees on PhillyTreeMap.  We are just...

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Tree Mapping

Feb 28, 2012 by

Our latest citizen science project is an exciting one- we are tree mapping the park!  Glen Providence Park was dedicated as a...

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A Wonderful Winter Tree Walk!

Jan 19, 2012 by

What a fun and informative hike this was! It was well worth braving the bitter cold to take a walk through Glen Providence Park on...

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December Photojournal

Jan 10, 2012 by

December was relatively dry and warm- it was 55 degrees on the first day of winter!  While we did not get snow (sigh), Glen...

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