Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
At the present time, park staff operates gas-powered tools such as chainsaws to complete a wide range of necessary jobs throughout the park’s backcountry. The funds from this grant would replace older model gas-powered tools with quiet, low or zero emissions...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recognizing climate change as the greatest threat to our youth’s future, advocacy and action for our planet is vital. To that end, the leadership and staff at Glacier National Park are working towards zero waste sustainability principles. The Whitefish Schools’ Center...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Glacier National Park has served as the “poster child” for warning of the impacts of climate change, because of it’s disappearing Glaciers, and yet the Park itself (and the surrounding communities) have not been able to meet the expectations of visitors when it comes...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
As the NPS celebrates its centennial anniversary, we reflect on the many “surprise values” that have arisen thanks to a century of protecting our nation’s natural heritage. One such value is the dark skies over national parks like Glacier. No unit of the National Park...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Harlequin Ducks, a small sea duck that migrate inland to breed on white-water streams, have been named a species of concern. They are slow to mature and females only nest on streams where they were born. Nests are increasingly vulnerable to severe stream flows due to...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Huckleberries are a keystone species supporting many animals; a charismatic plant species appealing to visitors, a traditional and contemporary human food, and a primary black bear and grizzly bear food. Understanding when, where, how and how many berries develop will...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Highway 2 corridor seems like a small intrusion to the ecosystems of Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness yet it poses a major separation of two of the largest wilderness areas in the country. The highway is slowly becoming a barrier to...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED IN FULL BY THE THOMAS O. BROWN FOUNDATION & THE GUESTS OF BACKPACKER’S BALL The enduring connection of the Blackfeet, Salish, Kootenai and Pend d’Oreille tribes is one of the park’s more significant and important stories. It is...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Glacier’s human story does not begin with the creation of the park. Just as the geologic events that created the landscape have been going on for eons, human history in this area has a much longer history than visitors often know. This project will provide a link to...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Now in its 33rd year at Glacier National Park, this project provides support for the Native America Speaks program. This award-winning program enables native people to tell their own stories and provides an opportunity for tribal leaders to speak for their cultures as...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The yearly cycle of the Blackfeet began in early spring as individual bands left their winter camps to begin an intensive season of hunting and root collecting. Women and children went to the mountains to dig for roots, while small bands of hunters moved east, seeking...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
THANKS TO JOHN & SARAH GRAVES FOR PARTIALLY FUNDING THIS PROJECT $115,000 still needed to fund this project in full Visiting the Wheeler property is like going back in time. In 1916, Montana Senator Burton Wheeler and his wife Lulu purchased a cabin on the eastern...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FULLY FUNDED BY JOHN & SARAH GRAVES The Glacier Park Preservation Field School is a budding partnership project between the Glacier National Park Conservancy, Montana Preservation Alliance, Glacier National Park, the University of Montana and...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Lana & Joe Batts for funding this project in full! Glacier National Park boasts one of the most important golden eagle migration routes in North America. Nearly 2,000 golden eagles were recorded migrating past Mount Brown annually from 1994 through 1996....
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS PROJECT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY LANA & JOE BATTS $11,697 still needed for full funding Black swifts are a bird species considered at highest risk of endangerment. They only nest near or behind waterfalls that persist throughout the year. Persistent waterfalls...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The loss of glaciers in Glacier National Park is iconic of the global impacts of climate warming in mountain ecosystems. Little is known about how climate change may threaten the unique assemblage of invertebrate species restricted to short sections of cold water...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Changes in landscape are natural, uncontrolled occurrences that sometimes leave unwelcome results. Landscape disturbances prominent in the Northern Rockies include fire, forest insects and pathogens like the pine beetle, avalanches, floods and landslides. This project...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Glacier National Park’s most iconic species, the Mountain Goat, is the subject of ongoing research. The National Park Service has recently approved a plan for a park-wide study, beginning in 2018, to better understand how the goats and their habitat will respond to...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
When looking at historical photos of Montana, you will often see the “catch of the day” strung along a clothesline with massive bull trout that once existed in abundance in our region. However, the bull trout have since become endangered after the introduction of...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Preston Park, a fragile high alpine meadow stretch along the Siyeh Pass trail is a favorite among Glacier’s backcountry enthusiasts. The trail in this area has eroded to the point where certain sections behave like a drain, creating further erosion and forcing hikers...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Glacier National Park has an increase in visitation year after year and the main attraction is driving along the Going-to-Sun Road. But how many visitors are recreating in the more remote parts of the park? This project will continue and expand on a study (partially...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
A new lightweight bear resistant food storage bag has been approved for use in Grizzly Bear habitat. This project will purchase Ursacks that will be available for check-out from the backcountry permit office prior to backcountry hiking.
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the most popular draws for visitors to Glacier National Park is the accessibility of waterfalls. Visitors of the park consider these features the highlight of their visit. Currently four popular waterfall sites are in urgent need of repair. Appistoki Falls: Not...
Sep 22, 2015 | Your Donations At Work
The Glacier National Park Conservancy provided the funding and in-kind support to establish the Trail of the Cedars as one of the park’s premier family friendly and accessible trails in Glacier. This trail was one of the first accessible trails completed by the...
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