2022 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...
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Native Tree Plantings at Kirk Lane
We were saddened to cancel our annual native tree planting for National Public Lands Day this fall due to COVID-19, as it is one of...
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 more10-6-2018 National Public Lands Day: plantings & cleanu...
For National Public Lands Day*, the Friends of Glen Providence Park will again plant native trees and shrubs in the...
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 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...
read moreWildlife Habitat Plantings!
For our 7th National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 30, we installed wildlife habitat plantings at the base of the sledding...
read more9-30-2017 Plantings for National Public Lands Day!
On National Public Lands Day, the Friends of Glen Providence Park will again plant native trees and shrubs in the...
read more1-28-2017 Winter Tree Mapping
We will launch our 2017 Calendar of Events with the next session of our ongoing Citizen Science Project, Tree Mapping in Glen...
read more10-23-2016 RAIN DATE – Nature Walk for Kids!
Join two local science teachers and nature lovers on a scavenger hunt for some of the leaf and tree varieties we find in Glen...
read moreMore Wildlife Habitat Plantings at Kirk Lane!
For our 6th National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 24, we installed wildlife habitat plantings at the lovely Kirk Lane...
read more9-24-2016 Plantings for National Public Lands Day!
On National Public Lands Day, the Friends of Glen Providence Park will plant native trees, shrubs, and perennials at the lovely Kirk...
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 moreSpring-Summer 2015 Photojournal
Spring emerges in waves of blooms around Glen Providence Park – starting with lovely ephemerals Bloodroot and Trout Lily. Soon...
read more1-30-2016 Winter Tree Mapping!
Join us as we explore the amazing variety of trees in Glen Providence Park, which was dedicated as an Arboretum in 1935. We will...
read more11-7-2015 Tree Walk for Kids!
Join us as we explore the amazing variety of trees in Glen Providence Park! There are over 50 species of trees in Glen Providence...
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...
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