Celebrate the Park’s 88th Birthday!

Sep 29, 2023 by

Halloween🎃, October 31, 2023, marks the 88th birthday of Glen Providence Park! Would you help us celebrate Delaware...

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Glen Providence Park’s 85th Halloween Birthday!

Oct 31, 2020 by

George and Eleanor Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park in the summer of 1935, and work started on October 31, 1935...

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2020 Schedule of Events

Feb 24, 2020 by

All on one page, our 2020 Friends of Glen Providence Park events… including nature walks, volunteer...

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11-10-2018 History & Nature Walk

Oct 21, 2018 by

Join us for a late fall history and nature walk in Glen Providence Park! We’ll follow part of the self-guided route from the...

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1941 Trail Plantings!

Oct 12, 2018 by

For our 8th National Public Lands Day on Saturday, October 6, we installed wildlife habitat plantings along the 1941 Trail in Glen...

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Photo Tribute to the Grand White Oak

Oct 4, 2018 by

As we prepare for our annual fall tree planting this weekend, we are thinking of the loss this spring of the iconic White Oak on the...

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3-17-2018 Geology Walk

Feb 27, 2018 by

Join us for a geology tour of Glen Providence Park! We are bringing back one of our most popular walks – Charles Randall will...

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Entrance Kiosks for Glen Providence Park!

Nov 30, 2017 by

This fall, the all-volunteer Media Presbyterian Church Senior Craftsmen beautifully built kiosks for all three entrances to Glen...

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Thanksgiving 2016

Nov 24, 2016 by

Throughout November, we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks on Facebook. There is some overlap with our...

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1980’s Halloween Hauntings!

Oct 31, 2016 by

Thirty years ago, werewolves, ghouls, and monsters filled Glen Providence Park on October nights for the annual Halloween...

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80 Years of Fishing

Aug 3, 2016 by

Since it was created by the WPA in 1936 for fishing and skating, the pond in Glen Providence Park has seen its fair share of fishing,...

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Our 5th Anniversary!

Jul 14, 2016 by

Friends of Glen Providence Park first met on July 14, 2011 at Seven Stones Café in Media. We organized in response to the threat to...

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July 4th Fireworks & Festivities!

Jul 4, 2016 by

Many Media-area residents have memories of the decades of July 4th festivities and fireworks displays in Glen Providence Park! Annual...

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A WPA Pond

Jun 27, 2016 by

One of the most beloved features of the Glen Providence Park is the man-made pond at its center – created 80 years ago for...

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Nature Walks & A History Talk

Jun 14, 2016 by

We have monthly nature walks (or volunteer days) in Glen Providence Park, year-round! We’ve documented our Spring Cleanups in March...

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1897 Isaac Worrall Tree Inscription

May 31, 2016 by

This spring, we learned about an 1897 inscription on an American Beech tree in Glen Providence Park! Research into its author revealed...

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An 80th Anniversary Year

Feb 25, 2016 by

2015 was the 80th Anniversary year for Glen Providence Park! In 1935, prominent Media Borough residents George and Eleanor Reed Butler...

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2-8-2016 History Presentation

Jan 29, 2016 by

In the 1800’s, the land that is now Glen Providence Park was called Scroggie Valley. Forty-year Delaware County Institute of...

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A Spooky Halloween 80th Birthday!

Nov 5, 2015 by

Goblins, ghosts, and witches returned to Glen Providence Park for its Halloween 80th birthday party! Amidst the deepening shadows on...

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10-31-2015 A Halloween 80th Birthday Celebration!

Oct 13, 2015 by

Join Hedgerow Theatre and Friends of Glen Providence Park for a ghostly Halloween celebration of Glen Providence Park’s...

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