2-22-2014 Winter Nature & History Walk
Join us for a winter walk in Glen Providence Park! Learn about winter characteristics of the park’s native shrubs and plants,...
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Update: PA DEP & Broomall’s Lake Water Level
As we previously reported, on June 12 this year, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) siphoned water from...
read moreFall Update: 3rd Street Litigation Status
Currently we await a decision by the Commonwealth Court on whether it will reinstate the 2011 Stipulation Agreement between Media...
read more1.1 Acre Project – Summer 2013
We continued to visit Glen Providence Park’s 1.1 Acre construction area for Broomall’s Dam during the hot and unusually(!) wet...
read moreProtect the Park – Remove the Dam – Restore the ...
It’s a dam, not a bridge. Broomall’s Dam on Third Street is often called a “bridge.” In fact, it is a high hazard dam with a...
read morePA DEP & Broomall’s Lake Water Level
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) is siphoning water from Broomall’s Lake. This is in...
read moreLetter to the Editor on DEP and Broomall’s Dam
What follows is our Letter to the Editor sent on June 10, 2013 to local newspapers: On May 10, 2013, the Pennsylvania...
read moreStatement of Support for Dam Removal & Stream Restorati...
On Monday, February 25, 2013, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge James Proud revoked the 2011 Stipulation Agreement between...
read more1941 Nature Guide!
We were delighted and amazed to find a copy of the 1941 Nature Guide to Glen Providence Park in the Media Historic Archives, after...
read moreThe 1.1 Acre Project
It’s our 2013 project to document the plants and wildlife in Glen Providence Park! We’ll continue our photojournal of...
read more3rd Street: Litigation Status Update
The legal dispute between Broomall’s Lake Country Club (BLCC) and Media Borough over the proposed design of the Third Street dam...
read moreDam Safety: Current & Future
We are relieved that Broomall’s Dam withstood Hurricane Sandy last week, but thought we should share what we learned about the...
read morePetition for Contempt from BLCC
On September 20, Media Borough Council voted on a compromise resolution for the design of the 3rd Street Dam, to include a one-way...
read moreFrOG Supports Council Compromise
What follows is the letter that we sent to Media Borough Council and local news organizations. We later learned that Broomalls Lake...
read more8-20-12 Dam Safety Tour and Workshop
Since the current Third Street Dam will not be reconstructed for at least two years due to the State’s Local Bridge Program...
read moreCAC Report: public opinion on the 3rd Street Project
What follows is our Letter to the Editor about the Citizens Advisory Committee Report on the 3rd Street Project. We encourage you...
read moreHistory of 3rd Street Bridge/Dam
The history of the 3rd Street Bridge/Dam project is complicated. In order to give some context for those interested in the project, we...
read moreBorough Council Appoints Citizens Advisory Committee
On Thursday, January 19th, the new Media Borough Council appointed 9 community members to the Third Street Citizens Advisory...
read moreIt’s A Wonderful Life… at Glen Providence Park!
An amazing 1933 account of a girl rescuing her younger sister from icy water at Broomall’s Dam is remarkably similar to that of...
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