A Playful Pond Walk!
What fun we had on our June 23 Pond Walk! It was a beautiful morning, and we had our biggest turnout yet- there were at least 19...
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May Photojournal
Just call it our Birding Big Month! With the expert help of the Birding Club of Delaware County, we added 15 species to our Glen...
read more6/23/2012 Pond Walk!
Join us as we explore the plant and animal life at the pond in Glen Providence Park! The pond was created in 1936, primarily for...
read moreApril Photojournal
Glen Providence Park burst into color and bird song in April! At the beginning of the month there were just splashes of color, with...
read moreStreamside Buffer Plantings for Earth Day!
We did it! On April 28, the Friends of Glen Providence Park planted elegant native trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, and perennials...
read more4/28/2012 Plantings for Earth Day
Our next volunteer day will be exciting- we were approved for a Delaware County Conservation District Mini-Grant for streamside buffer...
read moreMarch Photojournal
What a fun month to watch wildlife at the pond in Glen Providence Park! The unseasonably warm weather continued with the temperature...
read moreA Lovely Spring Ephemerals Walk
We were lucky on our St. Patrick’s Day Spring Ephemerals Walk in Glen Providence Park… starting with the glorious...
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Well, at least we had a little taste of winter in Glen Providence Park! Just a few days before Valentine’s Day, we had this...
read more3/17/2012 Spring Ephemerals Walk
Join us for a Spring Ephemerals Walk in Glen Providence Park! We’ll look for ephemeral (short-lasting) flowers, buds, and...
read moreSkunk Cabbage
I have always noticed the Skunk Cabbage in Glen Providence Park, but only this year did I learn how remarkable these plants...
read moreJanuary Photojournal
There were some exciting wildlife sightings in Glen Providence Park this January, with this lovely Red Fox, and a Great Horned Owl...
read moreA Wonderful Winter Tree Walk!
What a fun and informative hike this was! It was well worth braving the bitter cold to take a walk through Glen Providence Park on...
read moreDecember Photojournal
December was relatively dry and warm- it was 55 degrees on the first day of winter! While we did not get snow (sigh), Glen...
read more1/15/2012 Winter Tree Walk
Love trees? We sure do… which is why we are excited to welcome Dr. David Hewitt to explore the trees in Glen Providence...
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 moreNovember Wildlife Sightings
It was a beautiful month in Glen Providence Park, with fall foliage that just kept going! There was a definite seasonal change in...
read moreThe Okehocking
William Penn sailed up the Delaware River for the first time on the Welcome on October 28, 1682: 62 years after the Mayflower reached...
read moreA History & Nature Hike
What a beautiful morning we had for our History & Nature Hike on Saturday! Fifteen adults and children enjoyed the foliage as we...
read moreOctober Wildlife Sightings
From late fall foliage to a rare pre-Halloween snow, it was an odd month! At least we had some days of gorgeous weather after months...
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