Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Respiratory disease is the primary threat to bighorn sheep populations in the west, yet little work evaluating the relative contributions of genetics, environment and herd size has been conducted. Glacier’s sheep are one of the only moderately large natural...
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
Glacier National Park’s melting glaciers are often held up in the media as an example of how our climate is rapidly changing, yet the park and surrounding communities have been slow to implement sustainability practices due to our remote location. The park has an...
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
This project funds the production of 16 publications, totaling more than 700,000 copies. For a basic cost of about 7½ cents per copy, these publications provide key resource information to the visiting public. Without these publications, visitors would be uninformed...
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...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FULLY FUNDED BY JOHN & SARAH GRAVES The veteran volunteer corps is a new project that aims to bring together a crew of volunteer veterans with valuable military trades alongside necessary Glacier National Park projects. For two weeks they...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Glacier Youth Corps strives to increase opportunities for youth to serve within Glacier National Park and to deepen their understanding of public lands. Each year youth and young adults ages 15-24 are invited to Glacier National Park to work on projects that...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
As the National Park Service looks forward to the next century, one of the goals is to engage youth as the next generation of park leaders. This project provides funding and offsets support costs for eight student interns in the Division of Interpretation. These...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
In 1999, a unique collaboration of partners comprised of National Park Service Conservation Study Institute, Shelburne Farms, National Wildlife Federation, USDA Forest Service and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park came together with a common vision: If...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Immersing children in outdoor experiences are an important early step in creating lifelong stewards of the wilderness. Young Montana Naturalist Week will encourage students to develop a meaningful and lasting relationship with their public lands while also reducing...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY FUNDED BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR The need to connect today’s youth with the outdoors and the natural resources of public lands is considered one of the top five critical issues facing the National Park Service. This program will fund...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
The inspiration of Glacier National Park has no boundaries. It serves as a classroom both locally and around the world. This program acts as a pre-visit online classroom for students who have an upcoming park visit, and also offers ranger-led distance-learning to...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
This new initiative creates a Citizen Science project centered on phenology (seasonal changes in flora and fauna) to increase the park’s capacity to involve youth in unique and educational park experiences. A curriculum-based program will introduce students to three...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY FUNDED BY SMITH’S ROUND UP FOR GLACIER CAMPAIGN This project will provide funding for schools participating in Glacier National Park ranger and staff-led field trips to apply for travel grants. Increasingly, the schools who...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
A field trip to Glacier National Park is often the highlight of a child’s school year. Each year, the demand for park field trips increases, and in 2016, there was a waiting list for schools to attend, especially on the east side of the park. Curriculum covers a wide...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Currently, the North Fork Ranger District is powered by two propane generators that run twenty-four hours a day, all year long. Park staff live and patrol the North Fork District all year in order to protect and monitor park resources, make visitor contacts and...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
In 2016, the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park will receive provisional status as the world’s first International Transboundary Dark Sky Preserve – a recognition three years in the making. The International Dark Sky Association will remove the...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Improving the electrical system at the Logan Pass visitor center, one of the most heavily visited areas in the park, will help reduce sound pollution and demonstrate a commitment to sustainable energy options in every area of the park. This visitor center and...
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