March 1.1 Acre Project: Invasive plants
March was all about invasive plants in my mind. Looking at the photographs, you will see how many invasive species gain their...
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 more4-6-2013 A 1941 Nature Guide & Spring Ephemerals Walk!
See Glen Providence Park through the eyes of a park ranger from 1941! We were intrigued during our historical research to find this...
read more3-17-2013 Early Spring Cleanup
Join us for our Early Spring Cleanup in Glen Providence Park! This is the first of our three main volunteer days we have scheduled...
read moreA Rainy Walk in the Woods
It was drizzling last Saturday morning for our Naturalist Walk & Talk in Glen Providence Park, but that didn’t scare us off- and...
read moreWinter Photojournal
We didn’t get any substantial snowfall in Glen Providence Park this winter, but we did get several dustings and light coverings-...
read moreLearning winter tree identification
We had a great introduction to winter tree identification in Glen Providence Park on a cold, beautiful, sunny Saturday morning in...
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 moreInvasive Plant Removal!
We are excited to start our latest project in Glen Providence Park- to tackle the invasive plants that are crowding out native...
read moreChristmas Bird Count 2012
It was a beautiful, crisp, sunny winter morning for our second year participating in the Christmas Bird Count in Glen Providence...
read moreFall Photojournal
Every season is beautiful in Glen Providence Park– but Fall is just magical! After our first year of monthly photojournals, we...
read moreThanksgiving
Following the example of some of our friends, throughout November we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks...
read moreA Year in Pictures
For one year, we kept a monthly photojournal of Glen Providence Park– walking through the park a few times a week looking for...
read moreGhosts & other park frights
We were in the Halloween spirit at our Nature & Ghost Walk on October 14 with tales of extortion, poison theft, witches, arrests,...
read moreAnother successful National Public Lands Day!
One year ago, Friends of Glen Providence Park chose National Public Lands Day (NPLD) for our first event: a volunteer day cleaning up...
read more10-14-2012 Nature & Ghost Walk
It’s a “historical” ghost & nature walk in Glen Providence Park! We won’t have costumes, makeup, or...
read moreJuly Photojournal
We just passed the first anniversary of Friends of Glen Providence Park, and now we have one year of monthly photojournals! It was...
read moreAn Illuminating Nature Walk!
It was such a hot and humid morning for our Nature Walk led by naturalist Tom Reeves on August 4, even the wildlife seemed to protest...
read more8/4/2012 Nature Walk with Tom Reeves
As anyone who has been on a bird or nature walk with naturalist Tom Reeves knows, he is a wealth of interesting information about...
read moreJune Photojournal
June brought heat waves, thunderstorms, and a world of insects to observe in Glen Providence Park! One of my favorites is the Ebony...
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