80 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 more
July 4th Fireworks & Festivities!
Many Media-area residents have memories of the decades of July 4th festivities and fireworks displays in Glen Providence Park! Annual...
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 moreFall 2014 Photojournal
On this first day of fall, a look back to last year’s autumn beauty in Glen Providence Park! I spent some lovely and serene fall...
read more5-3-2015 Spring Nature Walk
Join us for a nature walk in Glen Providence Park, during one of its most beautiful months! We will be led by local birder and...
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 moreWinter 2013-2014 Photojournal
It was a winter wonderland in Glen Providence Park last year! Pennsylvania Woolly bear caterpillars had “predicted” last...
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 moreA Pond Walk in Summer
On June 28, a beautiful early summer day, environmental science and biology teacher Aura Lester delighted an audience of 18 children...
read moreHarry the Heron
Back in 2010, with a young family, we had just bought our first home; a 100 year old house on the outskirts of Media. To say I had...
read more6-28-2014 Pond Walk for Kids!
Join us as we explore the plant and animal life at the pond in Glen Providence Park! This is the third year that Aura Lester will...
read moreSummer 2013 Photojournal
Summer is fast approaching, it’s time to catch up with last summer’s photojournal of Glen Providence Park! It’s...
read moreNature Walks in the Park!
We get so busy preparing for our events and other activities in Glen Providence Park, we don’t always find time to write about...
read more8-24-2013 Pond Walk for Kids!
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 moreSpring Photojournal
It was another beautiful Spring in Glen Providence Park, but much later than the unusually hot spring of 2012… plants emerged as...
read moreConcept Sketch of Glen Providence Park
Individuals from the Friends of Glen Providence Park attended the second public meeting for Delaware County’s Open Space Plan on...
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 moreEleanor Reed Butler Waterfall
One of the loveliest original features in Glen Providence Park might go unnoticed, if it were not still marked with a dedication...
read more3-12-2013 Open Space Plan Public Forum
There is an exciting and important upcoming meeting that impacts future plans for Glen Providence Park. Last year, we told you about...
read more
Recent Comments