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...
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...
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...
Jan 30, 2026 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
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...
Aug 28, 2025 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, a new, accessible, and safer section of the Johns Lake Loop Trail is now open. This important project enhances the visitor experience while upholding our commitment to preserving the pristine natural landscape of...
Feb 20, 2025 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support, Your Donations At Work
A ranger patrolling near the creek. When we imagine what it means to preserve and protect Glacier National Park, we might think of towering peaks, magnificent wildlife, or delicate alpine ecosystems. We may picture the planting of saplings, caring for trails, or...
Feb 11, 2025 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support, Your Donations At Work
Dubenezic and Ng identify the location of the test plot. If you were lucky enough to find yourself at the Logan Pass Visitor Center this September, you may have noticed Allison Dubenezic and Marissa Ng starting their day off bright and early. Armed with hiking boots...
Nov 21, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
Photo: Chris Michaelis “This has been ongoing for years,” Wilderness Field Coordinator Jillian McKenna explains. “Every time a wilderness ranger, our trails foreman, or our program manager would go through that area they would pack a couple of boards out on their...
Oct 24, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
MCC crew members process larvae samples in the field, led by Scientist-in-Park Campbell. On a warm and clear morning, a dedicated team assembles at the Howe Lake trailhead in Glacier National Park: Montana Conservation Corps members, wilderness rangers, and a research...
Aug 28, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
A Myotis lucifugus, Little Brown Bat.Geneva Thompson “This is the hardest part of my job”, says biologist Lisa Bate as she examines a Myotis lucifugus. “Finding nipples on a bat”. Lisa performs a thorough examination, weighing the bat, taking measurements, examining...
Jul 26, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
A Clark’s nutcracker perched upon a whitebark pine tree. In the rugged, windswept highlands of western North America, a noisy drama is unfolding. It’s a story of survival, adaptation, and an ancient partnership pushed to its limits. At the heart of this...
Jun 27, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
Grizzly bear in Glacier National Park. Photo: Dave Hopkins “All park visitors want to be rangers, and all rangers want to be bear techs,” jokes Glacier Bear Technician Chris Martin. Thanks to donor support, the Glacier Conservancy is providing funding in 2024 for two...
May 27, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
Moths and other insects gather on a white sheet during the Nocturnal Pollinators Bioblitz. Glacier National Park teems with life, much of which we seldom see, especially once the sun sets. Among these nocturnal wonders are some of the park’s most important...
Apr 26, 2024 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support
Visitors look through a telescope during an astronomy program at the Dusty Star Observatory. Glacier National Park is a special place for so many reasons: towering mountains, pristine waters, wondrous wildlife, and human history. But sitting in the parking lot of the...
Mar 28, 2024 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
Students practice their photography at Logan Pass. We’re all familiar with the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but this past summer eleven middle school students got to learn what it means firsthand. This experience came from Glacier in Focus, a five day...
Feb 26, 2024 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
Liz Heneghan leading an activity on the elements of snow. Photo: GNPC Have you ever thought about what it takes to run a National Park? Supporting public lands takes a village. That is why the National Park Service relies on partners to help fill in the gaps. For...
Nov 28, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
Art and text by Claire Furio A Leap in Bird Conservation Biologists have documented declines and distribution shifts of harlequin ducks, Barrow’s goldeneyes, great blue herons, and other birds throughout their ranges. All of these are considered “species of concern”,...
Oct 23, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
Brooke shows off some samples collected in Lake McDonald. For many visitors, Lake McDonald serves as a welcome to Glacier National Park – and what a welcome it is. At just over 10 miles long and 464 feet deep, Lake McDonald is both Glacier’s longest and deepest lake....
Aug 31, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
Bull Trout are at risk of extirpation in Glacier National Park.Photo: Geneva Thompson/GNPC Glacier National Park is well known for its stunning vistas, iconic megafauna, and pristine waters – but beneath the surface lies a hidden world locked in a perilous balance....
Aug 23, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
A juvenile eagle spreads its wings. Photo by BJ Worth – WingsInNature.org In Glacier National Park, where the air is crisp and the mountains are steep, a remarkable bird can be found soaring on thermals across the expanse of blue sky. The golden eagle is a giant...
Jul 27, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
“These prairies now seem bare of life, but it was not always so. Not very long ago, they were trodden by multitudinous herds of buffalo and antelope; then, along the wooded river valleys and on the pine-clad slopes of the mountains, elk, deer, and wild sheep fed in...
Jun 29, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
A calm spring morning on the Flathead River. If you’ve visited Glacier National Park, you have probably noticed the pristine water of the Three Forks of the Flathead. But there may be more river than you realize! Did you know that 100 miles of the Flathead River...
May 24, 2023 | General, Project Update, Your Donations At Work
Photo from the study of a bear digging for moths. Fleeing moths are circled in yellow. Each summer, a peculiar feast takes place high in the mountains of Glacier National Park. You usually hear it before you see it—the clinking of small rocks as heavy paws dig into...
Mar 28, 2023 | General, Project Update, Projects That Need Your Support, Your Donations At Work
You might remember that 2019 was the Glacier Conservancy ‘Year of the Lynx.’ Now, in 2023, and we know more than ever about this elusive creature’s activity in the Crown of the Continent. Over the past three years, researchers have dedicated their expertise to...
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Raising The Roof: Glacier’s School-To-Park ProgramApril 30, 2026
The High Country Count: Tracking Glacier’s Mountain GoatsApril 27, 2026
Introducing Tagen VineMarch 26, 2026
Learning to Count Harlequin DucksFebruary 24, 2026
Preserving Glacier’s Night SkyJanuary 30, 2026
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