Thanksgiving 2016
Throughout November, we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks on Facebook. There is some overlap with our...
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The 2100 Project
The 2100 Project is an inspiring website that champions ideas to create a better, more sustainable future. It features an array of...
read moreNature Walks & A History Talk
We have monthly nature walks (or volunteer days) in Glen Providence Park, year-round! We’ve documented our Spring Cleanups in March...
read more1897 Isaac Worrall Tree Inscription
This spring, we learned about an 1897 inscription on an American Beech tree in Glen Providence Park! Research into its author revealed...
read more2-8-2016 History Presentation
In the 1800’s, the land that is now Glen Providence Park was called Scroggie Valley. Forty-year Delaware County Institute of...
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 more27 Days of Thanks
Throughout November, we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks on Facebook. There is some overlap with our...
read moreGeology Walk Recap
We had a fantastic turnout on a beautiful morning on November 8 for a fun geology tour of Glen Providence Park! With humor and...
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 Late Spring Bird Walk
It was another lovely bird walk in Glen Providence Park, led by cousins Al Guarente and Nick Crocetto of the Birding Club of Delaware...
read more2-23-2013 Naturalist Walk & Talk
Glen Providence Park has been studied by naturalists for many years, dating from T. Chalkley Palmer’s 1889 essay about Scroggie...
read moreAmerican Chestnuts in Glen Providence Park!
This fall, we were delighted to confirm that we found two healthy young American Chestnut trees in Glen Providence Park! At the...
read moreThanksgiving
Following the example of some of our friends, throughout November we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks...
read moreThe Song of the Wood Thrush
We are lucky to have the lovely Wood Thrush, with its ethereal song, in Glen Providence Park! It is a “species of conservation...
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 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 moreHistorical Maps!
Like old maps? We sure do! Here are six maps we have found of the land that is now the park, from 1683 to 1909. ...
read morePre-park history: Scroggie Valley!
Before Glen Providence Park was established, its valley was called Scroggie! [1] It was even the setting for an 18th century Ghost...
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