Christmas 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 moreChristmas Bird Count 2021
The Saturday before Christmas, eight of us headed out on a very overcast morning in Glen Providence Park for the Christmas Bird...
read moreUnintended effects of moving rocks in the stream
You have likely noticed the seemingly whimsical stacks of rocks along the stream in Glen Providence Park. People have also been...
read moreSpring Bird Walk List 2021
It was a beautiful spring morning on Saturday for our 9th Spring Bird Walk in Glen Providence Park! Alas, we had canceled last...
read more10 Things & a Scavenger Hunt to do with kids…
In February, Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Chris McNichol led another fascinating walk for us in Glen Providence Park. To mark our...
read moreChristmas Bird Count 2020
This morning we headed out in wintry Glen Providence Park for the Christmas Bird Count, our first monthly event since Covid-19. We...
read moreNative Tree Plantings at Kirk Lane
We were saddened to cancel our annual native tree planting for National Public Lands Day this fall due to COVID-19, as it is one of...
read more2020 Schedule of Events
All on one page, our 2020 Friends of Glen Providence Park events… including nature walks, volunteer...
read more12-15-2018 Christmas Bird Count
Join Friends of Glen Providence Park in our 8th year participating in the Christmas Bird Count, the world’s...
read more11-10-2018 History & Nature Walk
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...
read more1941 Trail Plantings!
For our 8th National Public Lands Day on Saturday, October 6, we installed wildlife habitat plantings along the 1941 Trail in Glen...
read morePhoto Tribute to the Grand White Oak
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...
read more10-13-2018 Falling for Fungi!
Join certified arborist Mike Rolli for a walk through the autumn woods in Glen Providence Park! Those who attended Mike’s...
read more10-6-2018 National Public Lands Day: plantings & cleanu...
For National Public Lands Day*, the Friends of Glen Providence Park will again plant native trees and shrubs in the...
read more6-16-2018 Stream Walk for Kids
Come explore the life in and around the stream in Glen Providence Park! Science teachers Holly Hoffmann and Aura Lester will lead...
read moreCanopy Tree Plantings for Earth Day!
In honor of Earth Day, community volunteers, elementary school students, and local government officials worked together to plant...
read more5-5-2018 Spring Bird Walk
Join us for a bird walk in Glen Providence Park during spring migration! We’ll look for warblers and other migrants, and see if...
read more2-24-2018 Winter Naturalist Walk & Talk
Join us for a winter walk in Glen Providence Park with Naturalist Chris McNichol, as he shows us the park through his eyes....
read more1-20-2018 The Forest in Winter
Join certified arborist Mike Rolli for a walk through the winter woods in Glen Providence Park! Those who attended our Fall Tree Walk...
read moreChristmas Bird Count 2017
A congenial group of both new and long-time citizen scientist volunteers joined us on a 21-degree morning for our seventh Christmas...
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