Third Street Bridge: Design Considerations
Representatives from the Friends of Glen Providence Park spoke at the July 18 Media Borough Council meeting about the Third Street...
read moreChristmas 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 more2022 Wildlife Habitat Plantings at Kirk Lane
After being postponed by the rain and wind brought by Hurricane Ian, on Saturday Friends of Glen Providence Park held our 10th annual...
read moreWater 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...
read moreSeasonal Children’s Series!
We are delighted to announce a new Seasonal Children’s Series this year in Glen Providence Park! Each seasonal event will...
read moreHaiku of Scroggie in Winter
Haikus beautifully written by CJ Randall about Glen Providence Park, previously known as Scroggie Vallley. Written...
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 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 moreConservation Crew
Join us Friday mornings in Glen Providence Park! We remove invasive shrubs and vines that strangle beneficial native plants and crowd...
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 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 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...
read more11-4-2017 Fall Tree Walk
What’s the Name of that Tree and What Can It Do for Me? Fall is a great time for planting trees in your landscape! Join certified...
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