Showing posts with label Glacier Institute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glacier Institute. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2012
Help the Glacier Institute win $50,000 for Big Creek!
The Glacier Institute has become a finalist for the State of Montana for Tom's of Maine's 50 States for Good contest http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/living-well/project-sponsorships
Our project would have Sunelco (www.sunelco.com) install both solar and wind generators to our aging power grid.
You can help us by going to the Tom's of Maine Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tomsofmaine and voting for us ONCE A DAY, EVERYDAY from September 10, 2012 to October 9, 2012.
Remember: you can only vote once a day!
Please pass this on to friends/family/neighbors/coworkers/fellow students/everyone!
Enjoy a weekend with your family and spend time exploring Big Creek!
This camp features hiking, wilderness skills, outdoor activities, and fun evening programs. Together families will have the opportunity to learn about the natural diversity of the area, look for wildlife and make exciting discoveries along the trail. The camp is a great introduction for families to connect with the outdoors in a safe, fun and educational environment.
Come to the North Fork Valley and experience summer camp as an entire family!
June 27-29, 2009 - Saturday-Monday
For parents (grandparents, aunts, and uncles too!) and kids. Ages 8-12 are welcome with an adult.
$200 for parent and child, $85 for each additional family member
On three weekends this summer, the National Park Service will offer fee-free weekends to encourage cash-strapped families to visit the parks.
All 147 National Park Service sites that charge entry fees will waive them for June 20 and 21, July 18 and 19, and August 15 and 16. Those fees range from $3 to $25.
This is the perfect opportunity to join the Glacier Institute for one of our exciting outdoor adventures including:
June is the ideal month to view the bold blooms of Glacier’s prairies and foothills.
Walking around Marias Pass area, one of the most beautiful and least visited areas of Glacier, we’ll see the details of shining penstemon, prairie smoke, and blue camas among others. Perfect for beginner to experienced wildflower enthusiasts.
Join us for this amazing course taught by our expert instructor Ellen Horowitz. She has conducted field courses and natural history tours for more than twenty-five years. Her work as a teacher, guide, writer and consultant focuses on the plants and animals of the Crown of the Continent ecosystem. She has published articles in Montana Magazine and Montana Outdoors.
Our recent Work Weekend was a tremendous success with volunteers, staff and Board members showing up from all over the States and Canada. Thanks to all of you for making the trek and working so hard to help prepare our field sites for the upcoming summer.
Trails around the field sites were rebuilt, bathrooms were cleaned, grounds cleanup was done and our Big Creek Outdoor Education Center and Glacier Park Field Camp look all spiffed up and ready for student use.
Again, great big thanks to you for all the help! Our volunteers and donors make all the difference and your help is greatly appreciated!
Join us again for a course this summer and more LEARNING GONE WILD!
Friday, May 15, 2009
We had a great Biking for Bears course last weekend. Great people, great scenery and lots of great information.
One of our students sent in a photo of Glacier National Park taken during the course that I thought to share. Even on rainy, overcast days, the Park is absolutely beautiful.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for this exciting course. We hope you had as much fun as our staff did spending the day with you.
Don't forget that our summer season is just around the corner and we have many other educational adventures planned.
Join us in Glacier National Park for more Learning Gone Wild!!
We seek your help in assisting families who haveexperienced a recent employment hardship byproviding a scholarship to a child!
One hundred percent of your donation goes toward sponsoring a child to camp!
You will receive our soft ‘camp kid’ as your gift with sponsorship.
The Glacier Institute is a 501(c) 3 and your gift is tax deductible.
Campership levels range from $115 - $375 - Please Send A Kid to Camp Today!Contact us for more information on the Campership Program at 406-755-1211 orregister@glacierinstitute.org.
Come join the Glacier Institute for the Owls of the Mission Valley course.
Montana boasts the largest number of breeding owl species of any state, from the massive great horned owl to the miniature pygmy owl. Join Denver Holt, a celebrated owl expert, to learn about the habitats, adaptations for silent flight, hunting, breeding, and the life histories of these impressive creatures.
Our field excursions will involve short hikes through level, but brushy, terrain into owl habitat to investigate snags and look for nests. Bring a sack lunch for the first day.
We recommend staying at the Ninepipes Lodge six miles south of Ronan, MT. Please call (406) 644-2588 to make a reservation.
For more information on this, or any Glacier Institute course, contact the office at 406-755-1211 or register@glacierinstitute.org.
The wildlife course titled "Stories in the Snow" is offered by The Glacier Institute on Saturday, March 7th, 2009. This course focuses on forest carnivores that remain active in winter, such as the lynx, fisher, pine marten, mountain lion and wolverine. Students will learn to interpret the tracks, signs and stories these species and their prey leave behind. This snowshoe expedition will head into Glacier National Park's wildlife-rich Middle Fork of the Flathead River. The three to four mile roundtrip scouting hike reveals a variety of footprints, offering glimpses of wildlife activity that normally go unseen.
The course will be led by Brian Baxter, a wildlife researcher and project coordinator for Silver Cloud Associates, a natural resource information company based in Libby. He has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Western Carolina University and is a member of the Western Forest Carnivore Committee. Baxter has been involved in forest carnivore research in North America for fifteen years.
The Glacier Institute serves adults and children as an educational leader in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem with Glacier National Park at its center. Emphasizing outreach and field based learning experiences; the non-profit Institute provides an objective and science-based understanding of the area's ecology and its interaction with people. Marking its 26th year of educational programs, The Glacier Institute is a long-time partner with Glacier National Park, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Flathead Valley Community College and the Flathead National Forest. The Institute offers family programs, youth science adventure camps, Discovery School at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center and adult educational programs.
Register for the "Stories in the Snow" course or request a complete catalog by calling (406)755-1211 or online at www.glacierinstitute.org. Courses are rated for skill level; the "Stories in the Snow" course is rated at "moderate" and is suitable for ages 12 and up. The $65 fee includes the use of snowshoes.Teachers may apply for OPI credit upon completing this course.
