Concert Recap: Sonoma Sound

Oct 20, 2014 by

The second of three summer concerts at Glen Providence Park, scheduled Saturday August 2nd with Sonoma Sound, was played under cloudy...

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A Pond Walk in Summer

Oct 17, 2014 by

On June 28, a beautiful early summer day, environmental science and biology teacher Aura Lester delighted an audience of 18 children...

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Native Plants for National Public Lands Day!

Oct 14, 2014 by

What a wonderful turnout and beautiful morning for our 4th National Public Lands Day! On September 27, three dozen adults, teens,...

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10-12-2014 (Rain date) Scavenger Hunt for Kids!

Oct 1, 2014 by

Join us for an “unnatural” scavenger hunt in Glen Providence Park! Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Chris McNichol and Media...

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Harry the Heron

Sep 22, 2014 by

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...

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7-12-2014 Our 3rd Anniversary Picnic!

Jun 25, 2014 by

Join us as we celebrate the third year of Friends of Glen Providence Park!  It’s our 3rd Anniversary Picnic, and this year we...

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6-21-2014 Perseverance Jazz Band!

May 28, 2014 by

For the first concert in our 2014 Summer Concert Series, Friends of Glen Providence Park is delighted to present the Perseverance Jazz...

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2014 Summer Concert Series!

May 21, 2014 by

One month from today is the first concert in our 2014 Summer Concert Series in Glen Providence Park! It’s our third year...

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Summer 2013 Photojournal

May 19, 2014 by

Summer is fast approaching, it’s time to catch up with last summer’s photojournal of Glen Providence Park! It’s...

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Nature Walks in the Park!

May 14, 2014 by

We get so busy preparing for our events and other activities in Glen Providence Park, we don’t always find time to write about...

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60th Anniversary Great Media Easter Egg Hunt!

Mar 31, 2014 by

The annual Egg Hunt in Glen Providence Park was started by the Media Jaycees in 1954 – making this year the 60th anniversary! In...

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2014 Schedule of Events

Jan 13, 2014 by

Mark your calendars for our 2014 Friends of Glen Providence Park events, including Nature Walks, three Volunteer Events, Citizen...

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Christmas Bird Count 2013

Dec 17, 2013 by

It was a beautiful (cold!) walk in the snow-covered woods for our third year participating in the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in Glen...

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12-14-2013 Christmas Bird Count

Dec 3, 2013 by

Join Friends of Glen Providence Park in our third year participating in the Christmas Bird Count, the world’s longest-running...

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11-9-2013 Scavenger Hunt for Kids!

Oct 30, 2013 by

Join us for an “unnatural” scavenger hunt in Glen Providence Park! Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Chris McNichol and Media...

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10-19-2013 Wicked Plants & Historical Ghost Walk

Oct 10, 2013 by

It’s a “historical” ghost & nature walk in Glen Providence Park!  We won’t have costumes or theatrics- but we’ll...

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A Wonderful Big Band Concert!

Oct 3, 2013 by

We finished off our Summer Concert Series in Glen Providence Park on September 14 with a wonderful and fun swing concert with Ken...

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A Fantastic July Concert!

Oct 1, 2013 by

Looking back at our Summer Concert Series in Glen Providence Park, we are reminiscing about July’s fantastic concert with Me3...

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8-24-2013 Pond Walk for Kids!

Aug 15, 2013 by

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...

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Our Second Anniversary!

Jul 27, 2013 by

It was Friends of Glen Providence Park’s Second Anniversary on July 14!  Since we formed, we have been working to preserve and...

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