Invasive Plant Removal!
We are excited to start our latest project in Glen Providence Park- to tackle the invasive plants that are crowding out native...
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2013 Schedule of Events
Mark your calendars! We have planned our 2013 Friends of Glen Providence Park events for most months, including History...
read moreThanksgiving
Following the example of some of our friends, throughout November we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks...
read moreAnother successful National Public Lands Day!
One year ago, Friends of Glen Providence Park chose National Public Lands Day (NPLD) for our first event: a volunteer day cleaning up...
read more9-29-2012 National Public Lands Day
Started in 1994, National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. One year ago,...
read moreFounding Funders
We are incredibly grateful to all of the Founding Funders who made our first fundraising campaign a success- we even had an Anonymous...
read moreStreamside Buffer Plantings for Earth Day!
We did it! On April 28, the Friends of Glen Providence Park planted elegant native trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, and perennials...
read more5/5/2012 CRC Streams Cleanup!
Friends of Glen Providence Park is proud to be helping the Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association (CRC) with their 15th Annual...
read more4/28/2012 Plantings for Earth Day
Our next volunteer day will be exciting- we were approved for a Delaware County Conservation District Mini-Grant for streamside buffer...
read moreFebruary Photojournal
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...
read moreNational Register of Historic Places
In 2002, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission determined that Glen Providence Park is eligible for the National Register...
read moreDelaware County Open Space Plan
We want to make sure you are aware of an exciting opportunity to be involved in the planning for the future of open space in Delaware...
read moreVandalism in Glen Providence Park
You may have noticed that there was vandalism in Glen Providence Park last fall: someone spray-painted the pavilion and some trees....
read moreUpcoming Changes: Pond & Wetlands
In the next few years, there will be some permanent changes to the park’s pond and wetlands. This is an outline of the...
read moreStepping Stones & Springs!
At our first clean-up, we helped reclaim the park’s historical concert stage. On Saturday, FrOG helped reclaim more of the...
read more10-15-2011 Clean-up & History Reclamation
At our first clean-up event, we helped reclaim the park’s concert stage, which was used from 1937 until at least the...
read moreSeptember Wildlife Sightings
Our 2nd month documenting park wildlife and happenings… In the first few days, we noticed that the Cicadas had ended...
read moreMaking a difference
The weather held out for us on Saturday as we honored National Public Lands Day and cleaned up the trails and the original Rose Tree...
read moreVolunteers through the years!
Most of us have had trouble keeping up with yard work from time to time… imagine being responsible for over 30 acres! Even a...
read more9-24-2011 Park Clean-Up
Join us as we participate in National Public Lands Day! Help with trail clean-up and maintenance, and learn a little about the...
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