Broomall’s Dam in the Media Borough Open Space Survey
Media Borough is again seeking public input about the Broomall’s Dam/Third Street Project. If built, a new dam would have a...
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Broomall’s Dam Breach Update
As you may have observed, Broomall’s Dam has been partially removed by the DEP as planned. The bulk of this work was completed...
read moreBroomall’s Dam Update: temporary dam removal
As reported by Media Borough Council President Brian Hall at tonight’s Council meeting, the PA Department of Environmental...
read moreUpdate: 3rd Street & Broomall’s Lake
There is a conference about the 3rd Street Litigation scheduled for March 31, 2014 between Media Borough, Broomall’s Lake...
read moreUpdate: 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 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 moreLetter to Delaware County Council about the 3rd Street Proje...
Since June 2011, Friends of Glen Providence Park has advocated for minimizing the destruction to Glen Providence Park from the 3rd...
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 moreWhat does dam removal look like?
Friends of Glen Providence Park, after carefully doing research and weighing the evidence, has decided to fully support dam removal...
read moreDam Removal & Stream Restoration
Last November, PennDOT met with Media Borough Council members and clarified that PennDOT’s funding for 80% of the 3rd Street...
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...
read moreChristmas Bird Count 2011
At the Christmas Bird Count in Glen Providence Park on Saturday, we saw 108 individual birds of 16 species! For comparison, there...
read moreGlen Providence Ghosts!
Yes, this is an actual 18th century ghost story that takes place in Glen Providence Park! This story was found among the papers of...
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 moreHistorical Maps!
Like old maps? We sure do! Here are six maps we have found of the land that is now the park, from 1683 to 1909. ...
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