Project Updates - Glacier National Park Conservancy

The Best Rescues Never Happen: A Day With Glacier’s PSAR Rangers

by Andrew Smith | Aug 21, 2026 | Featured, General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support

On a Wednesday morning in July on the Hidden Lake Trail, a ranger in green and gray hikes up the boardwalk, stopping to talk with nearly everyone headed up from Logan Pass. What are your plans for the day? How much water do you have? Are you carrying bear spray? The...

Ask a Ranger: Interpretation in Glacier National Park

by Andrew Smith | Jul 27, 2026 | Featured, General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support

Ask a ranger at Logan Pass where the restrooms are, and you will get an answer. Ask what habitat bears use or whether the Hidden Lake Trail is a good idea today, and you might just get a new perspective. That second kind of exchange has a name inside the National Park...

Raising The Roof: Glacier’s School-To-Park Program

by Sidney Yarnall | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support

During the winter of 2018, storms brought the snowiest winter in nearly 50 years to Glacier, and the Granite Park Trails Cabin was destroyed by snow creep. The cabin, historically located just below the Granite Park Chalet, serves as a vital hub for every aspect of...

The High Country Count: Tracking Glacier’s Mountain Goats

by Andrew Smith | Apr 27, 2026 | Featured, General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support

A mountain goat on the cliffs is one of the most iconic sights in Glacier. What many people don’t realize is despite being a North American alpine species, mountain goats are extremely sensitive to a warming climate. They are high-elevation animals with little room to...

Introducing Tagen Vine

by Andrew Smith | Mar 26, 2026 | Employee Feature, General

The Glacier National Park Conservancy is pleased to announce the appointment of Tagen Vine as its next leader, effective later this spring. Tagen succeeds Doug Mitchell, who is retiring after nine years of dedicated service to the Conservancy. Tagen brings over three...

Learning to Count Harlequin Ducks

by Sidney Yarnall | Feb 24, 2026 | General

A flourishing ecosystem allows diverse wildlife to thrive within Glacier National Park. Glacier’s pristine mountain streams are the ideal breeding habitat for harlequin ducks, a waterbird that thrives in fast-flowing, cold streams where they breed and raise their...