Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
The goal of this project is to remove all 861 4-foot fluorescent bulbs in the headquarters building and the most used bulbs throughout buildings in the headquarters and Apgar areas and replace them with 4-foot LED bulbs that are compatible with fluorescent fixture...
Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is fully funded thanks to Mark and Mary Ann Miller. Due to its close proximity to the Going-to-the-Sun Road, St. Mary Falls is one of the most highly visited day use sites in Glacier National Park. Currently, the walking surface and handrail are beginning...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
There are five paved roads in Glacier National Park that are considered historic, including the National Historic Landmark Going-to-the-Sun Road. These roads are subject to heavy visitor use over a short summer timeframe. The rest of the year they are subject to...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $84,605 is still needed to fund this project in full. In December 2016, aquatic invasive mussels (AIS) were discovered just a few hours away from Glacier National Park in Tiber and Canyon Ferry Reservoirs. The park’s initial response...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $48,040 is still needed to fund this project in full. The Blackfeet Tribe, in conjunction with the Wildlife Conservation Society and NPS Biological Resources Division, have been working to bring bison back to their lands through the...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
At the narrow waist of the Rocky Mountains, where Alberta, British Columbia and Montana meet, sprawls one of the wildest, most diverse and intact ecosystems in the temperate zones of the world. Glacier National Park sits in the middle of 18 million acres of pristine...
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
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 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
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
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
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
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...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project is partially funded. $11,000 is still needed to fund this project in full. Glacier National Park maintains a “fleet” of snowmobiles placed in accessible locations throughout the park. These machines are necessary tools for the higher-risk emergency...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The 2.5 mile Swiftcurrent Lake Trail in the popular Many Glacier Valley not only has spectacular views, but has minimal grade variance and can be accessed from the Many Glacier Hotel as well as the Grinnell Picnic Area. These attributes make it a great choice for an...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This project would involve re-routing part of the trail from the Gunsight Pass Trail to the Lake Ellen Wilson Campground. Once the new alignment is established, the old trail will be rehabilitated and revegetated. The current trail alignment is unsustainable from a...
Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Located in the far northwest corner of the park, and reached only by mile after mile of dusty gravel road in the summer months, are Bowman and Kintla Lakes. As park visitation rises and travelers continue to discover the more remote and less traveled sections of the...
Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
This project has been fully funded by John & Sarah Graves The Federal Highways Administration is poised to build an accessible pedestrian bridge over Avalanche Creek near the Going-to-the-Sun Road. A total of 250 feet of elevated boardwalk sections are needed on...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Proper food storage in picnic areas and campgrounds is critically important for the welfare of park bears and the safety of park visitors. This is probably the most important safety message we provide in the park. This project will provide high quality signs about...
Jul 19, 2016 | 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 over 2 million human visitors per year, and the stage is set for a challenging management situation. Glacier...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
The 2.5 mile Swiftcurrent Lake Trail in the popular Many Glacier Valley not only has spectacular views, but has minimal grade variance and can be accessed from the Many Glacier Hotel as well as the Grinnell picnic area. These attributes make it a great choice as an...
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