Water Monitoring in Broomall’s Run
Several Friends of Glen Providence Park citizen scientists recently gathered in the park to test a water sample for a number of...
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Unintended 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 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 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 moreSpring Cleaning 2017
We had an amazing turnout at our two cleanups this spring in Glen Providence Park! First, 27 volunteers removed 19 bags...
read moreBroomall’s Dam Removal
With Broomall’s Dam scheduled to be partially removed in the near future, we thought it was relevant to provide an in-depth recap of...
read more80 Years of Fishing
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,...
read moreA WPA Pond
One of the most beloved features of the Glen Providence Park is the man-made pond at its center – created 80 years ago for...
read moreSpring-Summer 2015 Photojournal
Spring emerges in waves of blooms around Glen Providence Park – starting with lovely ephemerals Bloodroot and Trout Lily. Soon...
read more8-8-2015 Stream Life Exploration for Kids!
Join us for Stream Life Exploration in Broomall’s Run! Media Providence Friends School science teacher Holly Hoffmann will lead...
read moreThird Street Update & Dam Construction Timeline
John Harrison from Schnabel Engineering gave an update on the Third Street project at the Media Borough Council Workshop meeting on...
read moreScroggie Shingle Mill
Our first clue of a mill having been in “Scroggie Valley,” now Glen Providence Park, was in local historian Dr. Anna Broomall’s...
read more4-25-2015 18th Annual CRC Streams Cleanup!
Friends of Glen Providence Park is proud to be helping the Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association (CRC) with their 18th Annual...
read moreSpring-Summer 2014 Photojournal
After a long, cold, snowy winter, 2014 brought a later spring than usual in Glen Providence Park – it snowed as late as St....
read more80th Anniversary for Glen Providence Park!
In the summer of 1935, George and Eleanor Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park, the first park established by Delaware...
read moreHistorical Maps!
For those who love history, maps, or both(!), it is interesting to track the progression of development surrounding the land that is...
read more1939 Photos of Glen Providence Park!
We were delighted last year when local resident William Vanleer shared with us a series of 12 photographs by his grandfather, GJ...
read moreDiatoms in Scroggie Run!
In another intriguing piece of Glen Providence Park history, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia has a collection of early...
read moreA Summer Herpetology Walk
What a lovely, unseasonably cool summer morning for our fun Herpetology Walk in Glen Providence Park on August 9! Kyle Loucks led the...
read moreNative Plants for National Public Lands Day!
What a wonderful turnout and beautiful morning for our 4th National Public Lands Day! On September 27, three dozen adults, teens,...
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