Glacier Conversations
VIRTUAL EVENTS 2021
Upcoming Conversations
July 11-15
Virtual Backpacker’s ball
Details: The Backpacker’s Ball is our signature event to support vital programs and projects in Glacier National Park. This year, we have expanded the event from 1 night to 5 nights.
Celebrate our park with ALL of Glacier’s best friends, bid on auction items, and watch interviews with park employees about Clark’s Nutcrackers, Wilderness Character Mapping, and Native America Speaks. Click here to register.
PAST Conversations
June 2021
Glacier’s Native Plant Nursery
Details: Join us virtually as we visit Glacier’s Native Plant Nursery, where hundreds of native plants are cultivated from a variety of habitats found within the park and used in various restoration efforts. Glacier Conservancy Executive Director, Doug Mitchell, will meet with with Glacier National Park’s Vegetation Program Manager, Dawn LaFleur.
Thanks to our event partner, Center for Native Plants, we’ll be giving away a $50 gift certificate, plus a shirt and hat to one participant during the event.
Watch the Zoom conversation with Dawn LaFleur here.
May 2021
The Last Glacier: Images of Our Changing Landscape at the Hockaday Museum of Art
Details: Join the Glacier Conservancy’s Executive Director, Doug Mitchell, and the Hockaday Museum of Art’s Executive Director, Alyssa Cordova, as well as featured artists as we explore the Hockaday’s new exhibition The Last Glacier: Images of Our Changing Landscape. The exhibition is currently on view to the public through June 19th and features the work of artists Bruce Crownover and Todd Anderson and photographer Ian van Coller. We’re incredibly honored to give you a sneak peek into the collection through this special virtual event.
For more information about the exhibition, please visit the Hockaday Museum of Art’s website.
Watch the Zoom conversation with the Hockaday Museum of Art’s Alyssa Cordova as well as featured artists Bruce Crownover, Todd Anderson, and Ian van Coller here.
April 2021
40 Years of Wolf Recovery in Montana
Details: Dr. Diane Boyd will talk about her work in wolf recovery from the first wolf to return to Montana in 1979 to the present population of approximately 850 wolves. This very successful recovery has had many bumps in the road, but wolves are resilient and here to stay.
Diane Boyd has worked with wolves for more than 40 years. She retired from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in December 2019, as the Wolf Specialist for northwestern Montana and now pursues other conservation avenues.
Watch the Zoom conversation with Diane Boyd here.
March 2021
Rangers Michael Faist & Andrew Smith
Details: Join Park Rangers Michael Faist and Andrew Smith for a conversation about Glacier’s new podcast, Headwaters. Michael and Andrew recorded, edited, and co-hosted the show. This brand new podcast, made possible thanks to your donations to the Glacier Conservancy, travels to every major region of Glacier to tell stories how nature and culture come together in unexpected ways.
Watch the Zoom conversation with Michael and Andrew here.
February 2021
Climate Ride: Caeli Quinn and Leticia Romero
Details: Climate Ride is a nonprofit organization that organizes life-changing charitable biking and hiking events to raise awareness and support sustainability, active transportation, and environmental causes, including the Glacier Climate Ride, which funds renewable energy projects in Glacier National Park. Join Co-Founder and Executive Director, Caeli Quinn, and climate runner and community activist, Leticia Romero, for a conversation about climate activism in Montana.
Watch the Zoom conversation with Caeli Quinn and Leticia Romero here.
January 2021
Sarah Williams
Details: Sarah Williams thru-hiked the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in 2020 during the pandemic. The route through Glacier National Park changed this year due to closures on the east side of the park.
Watch the Zoom conversation with Sarah Williams here.
This event is sponsored by
December 2020
Team Onyx
Details: Team Onyx is the first all-Black team in expedition racing, representing the best qualities and strength that come from diversity. They are a mixture of gay and straight athletes in their 20s, 40s and 50s from around the world. Team Onyx was featured on Amazon’s World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji. Our event sponsor, Bedrock Sandals, will be giving away two free pairs of sandals to two participants during the event.
Watch the Zoom conversation with Captain Clifton Lyles here.
