Spring 2023 Newsletter
Meet our new Interim President, learn what’s going on down at the pond, and sign up for our Spring Events! ...
read moreUpcoming Events
Apr
15
Sat
10:00 am
Forest Therapy Walk FULL, waitli...
@ Glen Providence Park, Main Entrance
![Forest Therapy Walk FULL, waitlist only [limit 10, registration required] @ Glen Providence Park, Main Entrance](https://glenprovidencepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Trout-Lily-by-Shannon-225x300.jpg)
Forest Therapy Walk FULL, waitli...
@ Glen Providence Park, Main Entrance
Apr 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Experience springtime in Glen Providence Park in a whole new way! Forest Therapy is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing,” which is a science-informed method to bask in the beneficial[...]
Apr
29
Sat
9:30 am
Weekend Trail Crew [registration...
@ Kirk Road Entrance, Glen Providence Park
![Weekend Trail Crew [registration required] @ Kirk Road Entrance, Glen Providence Park](https://glenprovidencepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2022-03-04-Conservation-Crew-1941-Trail-mulch-smaller.jpg)
Weekend Trail Crew [registration...
@ Kirk Road Entrance, Glen Providence Park
Apr 29 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
[Pre-registration is required] Join us for a Weekend Trail Crew in Glen Providence Park! Our Friday morning volunteer Conservation Crew works year-round to improve wildlife habitat in the glen, but not everyone is available weekday[...]
May
13
Sat
8:00 am
Spring Bird Walk [registration r...
@ Glen Providence Park - Kirk Lane entrance
![Spring Bird Walk [registration required] @ Glen Providence Park - Kirk Lane entrance](https://glenprovidencepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Eastern-Bluebird-2-10-2015.jpg)
Spring Bird Walk [registration r...
@ Glen Providence Park - Kirk Lane entrance
May 13 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Join us for a bird walk during spring migration! We’ll look for warblers and other migrants, and see if we can add to the 130 species on the Park Bird List. We will be led[...]
Oct
7
Sat
9:00 am
National Public Lands Day [regis...
![National Public Lands Day [registration required]](https://glenprovidencepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-15-NPLD-volunteers-1-smaller.jpg)
National Public Lands Day [regis...
Oct 7 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration is required. Join us for our 12th year participating in National Public Lands Day, working to improve wildlife habitat, reduce erosion, and beautify the park! We will add details after we plan this year’s[...]
Broomall’s Dam Update: Conservation Easement Agreement...
County Conservation Agreement Saves 1.1 Acres of Glen Providence Park and Preserves 4 Acres of Adjacent Open Space!Friends of...
read more2023 Schedule of Events
Our 2023 Friends of Glen Providence Park events include nature walks, volunteer days, citizen science, and...
read moreChristmas Bird Count 2022
The Saturday before Christmas, nine of us ambled in Glen Providence Park on a beautiful, cold, sunny morning for the Christmas Bird...
read more2022 Wildlife Habitat Plantings at Kirk Lane
After being postponed by the rain and wind brought by Hurricane Ian, on Saturday Friends of Glen Providence Park held our 10th annual...
read moreConcert Recap: The Cheddar Boys
If audience engagement is any indicator, The Cheddar Boys’ appearance on September 10 at the Glen Providence Park stage – on a...
read moreConcert Recap: Jim Boggia
An imposing 13’ wide crimson umbrella sheltered singer-songwriter Jim Boggia from the mid-summer sun in a cloudless late afternoon...
read moreWater Monitoring in Broomall’s Run
Several Friends of Glen Providence Park citizen scientists recently gathered in the park to test a water sample for a number of...
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