Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Extreme climate-related events in the recent past have caused extensive damage along Going-to-the-Sun Road, including Pineapple Express weather patterns and rain-on-snow events that have produced extraordinary volumes of water carrying large and damaging debris....
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over 6 million bats have died from white-nose syndrome across the Unites States – a disease caused by a fungus – since it was first discovered in a cave in New York in 2006. In 2011, due to concerns about bats and threats to their populations from white-nose...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The lack of water tank equipment for park staff to adequately water newly transplanted plants has been a long-time challenge. The revegetation crew waters plant material by hand and often plants never get supplemental water or even an adequate amount of water, and...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $50,000 is still needed to fund this project in full. Glacier National Park contains over one-third of the natural lakes that support bull trout across their range, yet it is losing these iconic populations to invasive lake trout....
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is fully funded thanks to Dean Robbins. As park visitation increases, a growing number of hikers are visiting Grinnell Glacier. The Grinnell Glacier picnic area is a logical stopping point for those who do not want to go further, those needing a break, or...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $2,700 is still needed to fund this project in full. Spotted knapweed is a state-listed noxious weed. Weed surveys conducted the last several years have documented an estimated six infested acres of spotted knapweed along the Red...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Glacier National Park’s most iconic species, the Mountain Goat, is the subject of ongoing research. The National Park Service approved a plan for a park-wide study, beginning in 2018, to better understand how the goats and their habitat will respond to current climate...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the favorite springtime activities in Glacier National Park is experiencing the Going-to-the-Sun Road by foot or by bicycle from Avalanche Campground to Logan Pass. This section of the road provides cyclists one of the most epic rides/climbs in the world,...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $71,000 is still needed to fund this project in full. As the National Park Service begins its second century of service, it is a crucial time to engage students and visitors as fully as possible in science and conservation activities,...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald has been known as a special place for thousands of years. Long before the park was established, traditions and celebrations held at the foot of the lake commemorated people’s livelihoods and reaffirmed their spiritual needs. This...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Bark Ranger Gracie was an instant success at Logan Pass last summer. More than just a tool to keep habituated sheep and goats out of the parking lot yet still within safe viewing distance, the appeal of a dog with a ranger brings people closer to ask questions and...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is fully funded thanks to Joe and Lana Batts. The writers, interpreters and scholars who tap Glacier National Park’s archives can discover an inspirational treasure trove of photographic images, historic maps and architectural drawings, and a rich...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
FULLY FUNDED Fifty Mountain is a strategic crossroads for many backcountry travelers and also a very important habitat for grizzly bears. The potential and history for conflicts is high, and park staff are working to avoid human-bear conflicts. Because of its remote...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Visitation at Glacier National Park has been reaching record numbers over the last few years during the summer and winter months, creating restroom shortages throughout the park in the summer, and has increased the need for vault toilets for the shoulder seasons, and...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
With nearly 300 grizzly bears, Glacier National Park is home to the highest density of grizzly bears in the lower 48 states. Add in about 600 black bears and nearly 3 million human visitors per year, and the stage is set for a challenging management situation. Glacier...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Glacier Park’s sign shop produces an enormous volume of signs and exhibits each year. Over the past three years, donations to the Glacier Conservancy have funded the purchase of a vinyl printer and a CNC machine for the sign shop which has been instrumental in...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $528 is still needed to fund this project in full. Grizzly bears are at the heart of what makes Glacier National Park unique. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon begin to consider delisting the species, and a proposal to...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
For years, trail crews and rangers in Glacier Park have worked with almost no way to communicate once they are in the backcountry. The isolated location and rugged backcountry that makes Glacier so special also creates challenges to find communication devices that...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Printed publications reach nearly every visitor to the park. The summer Glacier Visitor Guide distributed at each entrance gate provides the primary means that the park has to get safety and regulatory information into the hands of visitors. Additionally the...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Provide public WiFi to visitors at Apgar and St. Mary. Displays and Glacier National Park information can be accessed with this WiFi.
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The park, and in particular the Many Glacier Valley, is experiencing an increase in visitation by foreign visitors. Due to communication difficulties and inherent cultural differences and norms, there is an urgent need to inform these visitors of the proper safety...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project request supports the production of a “Ranger Pocket Reference.” This small booklet contains a vast amount of reference materials, specific to Glacier National Park, and is small enough to fit into an NPS uniform pocket. Information ranges from...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The opportunity to see wild bears, mountain goats and bighorn sheep is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many visitors to the park; however, when these animals are visible from heavily traveled roads in the Lake McDonald, Many Glacier and St. Mary Valleys, a...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Apgar Visitor Center is certified LEED Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design); however, the building still uses electricity to operate essential items like computers and lights. This project would install a solar energy system that would be capable...
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