Jul 7, 2022 | Employee Feature
Snow near Lake McDonald Lodge in May. Every year, the Conservancy welcomes a team of seasonal employees to work in our busy retail stores during the summer season. They travel from all over, and for many, this is their first trip to Montana or Glacier National Park....
Jun 27, 2022 | Employee Feature
Every year, the Conservancy welcomes a team of seasonal employees to work in our busy retail stores during the summer season. They travel from all over, and for many, this is their first trip to Montana or Glacier National Park. Their enthusiasm and energy are...
Oct 4, 2018 | Featured, General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
In her first week as a Science and Resources Management intern, Gabby Eaton learned about native plant restoration at the Glacier National Park nursery, examined the effects of wildfires along Lake McDonald, helped replant a picnic area in Many Glacier, checked game...
Feb 16, 2018 | General, Press Release
Glacier National Park Press Release: West Glacier, MT – The National Park Service will host a community event entitled “The Sperry Chalet Experience: Past, Present, and Future” to engage with the public, explore the nature of the Sperry Chalet visitor experience, and...
Jan 23, 2018 | Activity, General
Glacier Ride participants Fannie Watkinson, Steve Dakin, and Fan Watkinson pause to take in the scenery along the Going-to-the-Sun Road last summer. At dawn one July morning last summer, fifty cyclists from across the country set out from their camp in Apgar to...
Sep 13, 2016 | Featured, General
Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for the winter from Lake McDonald Lodge to the foot of St. Mary Lake. Check the most recent road status and weather condition’s on the park’s pages: Current Road Status Weather Conditions ...
Oct 28, 2015 | General, Press Release
(Columbia Falls, MT) Earlier this year, Glacier National Park submitted funding requests for 48 projects to the Glacier National Park Conservancy, totaling over $2 million and highlighting ambitious and new strategies in preservation, education and research. To kick...
Aug 24, 2015 | General, Press Release
(COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA) – For the seventh consecutive year, Smith’s Food & Drug Centers in Columbia Falls and Kalispell sponsored “Round Up for Glacier,” throughout the month of July. Customers were asked to “round up” their grocery bill to support field trips...
Jul 28, 2015 | Press Release
WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The Going-to-the-Sun Road is planned to be open to Logan Pass from the west side of Glacier National Park tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29. Visitors should expect delays and congestion along the road. The east side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road...
Jun 29, 2015 | Press Release
Glacier National Park Conservancy (GNPC) announced that for the seventh consecutive year, Smith’s Food & Drug Centers in Columbia Falls and Kalispell will sponsor “Round-Up for Glacier”, running now through July 26th. Customers will be asked to “round-up” their...
Jun 8, 2015 | Project Update
In 1974, 93% of Glacier National Park was recommended as Wilderness. To this day, over 93% of Glacier’s backcountry is managed as Wilderness. Glacier’s trusty fleet of pack stock supports the park’s backcountry programs. From hauling materials and food for more than...
May 22, 2015 | General, Press Release, Project Update
WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The National Park Service has selected the Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates as the 2015 Intermountain Region’s winner of the George and Helen Hartzog Award in the category of Outstanding Volunteer Group Service. Hartzog Awards recognize...