{"id":887,"date":"2011-11-11T07:26:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=887"},"modified":"2011-11-11T07:26:48","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T12:26:48","slug":"a-history-nature-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"A History &#038; Nature Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a beautiful morning we had for our History &amp; Nature Hike on Saturday! Fifteen adults and children enjoyed the foliage as we hiked along some lesser-used trails.\u00a0 Those were the <strong>Mountain Laurel Trail<\/strong> and <strong>Shingle Mill Trail<\/strong>, as marked on our <strong>historically annotated trail map<\/strong> we distribute at our events!<\/p>\n<p>We shared <strong>15 photos of how the park used to look,<\/strong> including this <strong>1975 photo of the pond&#8217;s island.<\/strong>\u00a0 It looks just a bit different today!<\/p>\n<p>We also shared <strong>stories about the park and its natural history<\/strong>, and learned interesting information about <strong>native &amp; invasive plants<\/strong> along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy some photos from our walk.\u00a0 And join us next time!<\/p>\n<p><em>Historical photos posted with permission of Media Historic Archives<br \/>\nEvent photos by George Tate<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-887 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/gpp-plaque\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GPP-Plaque-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-891\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-891'>\n\t\t\t\tDedication at main entrance\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/historyview\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/HistoryVIew-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-892\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-892'>\n\t\t\t\tPhotos of the view from 1939 &#038; 1950 reveal surprising changes to the park&#8217;s landscape\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/1950-1-9-kids-rolling-on-sledding-hill\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1950-1-9-kids-rolling-on-sledding-hill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-898\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-898'>\n\t\t\t\tLook at how large the sledding hill&#8217;s White Oak already was in 1950!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/plant-talk\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Plant-talk-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-893\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-893'>\n\t\t\t\tLearning about native &#038; invasive plants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/history-talk\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/History-talk-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-894\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-894'>\n\t\t\t\tNatural history on the Mountain Laurel Trail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/marciabino_6150\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/MarciaBino_6@150-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-895\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-895'>\n\t\t\t\tGetting a closer look at some leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/1975-island\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1975-island-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-888\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-888'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pond&#8217;s island in 1975 \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/gpp-pond\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/GPP-Pond-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-896\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-896'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pond\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2011\/11\/11\/a-history-nature-hike\/1975-butler-waterfall\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1975-Butler-waterfall-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-897\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-897'>\n\t\t\t\tEleanor Butler waterfall in 1975\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a beautiful morning we had for our History &amp; Nature Hike on Saturday! Fifteen adults and children enjoyed the foliage as we hiked along some lesser-used trails.\u00a0 Those were the Mountain Laurel Trail and Shingle Mill Trail, as marked on our historically annotated trail map we distribute at our events! We shared 15 photos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,4,36],"tags":[32,233,101,234,12,236,48],"class_list":["post-887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-history-of-glen-providence-park","category-nature-and-wildlife-glen-providence-park","category-recreation","tag-hiking","tag-history","tag-island","tag-nature","tag-plants","tag-pond","tag-trails"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":907,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions\/907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}