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Going to the Sun Road History
Glacier Institute Field Camp Glacier Institute Rd, West Glacier, MT, United StatesInstructor: Jennifer Birnel, Montana History Portal Director August 15th at 8:00 am. The Going-to-the-Sun Road is billed as a historic narrow, winding road with hairpin turns and sheer cliffs offering amazing views of glacial valleys, waterfalls, alpine meadows, and wildlife. This is all true, but have you ever wondered why or how the road was…
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Living Rock: A Journey Through Fossilized Stromatolites | GTTSR and Many Glacier
Glacier Institute Field Camp Glacier Institute Rd, West Glacier, MT, United StatesAugust 22 at 8 a.m: Going to the Sun Road and Apikuni Falls August 23 at 7 a.m: Many Glacier, Grinnell Glacier Instructor: Kallie Moore 1.5 billion years ago an ancient continent was splitting apart, allowing a vast shallow sea to form. Filling this newly created seaway was life, but not the complex life we…
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Glacier’s Grazers – Guided Educational Day Hike
Glacier Institute Field Camp Glacier Institute Rd, West Glacier, MT, United StatesAugust 29 at 7 a.m. Instructor: Jeremiah Gordon During this one-day course, we will discuss in detail the ungulates of Glacier National Park, with emphasis on life histories, distribution, habitat requirements, and predator-prey relationships. There are six ungulate species now in the park, and three more that were historically present. Management practices, including possible reintroductions,…
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Fall Mushroom Foray
Glacier Institute Field Camp Glacier Institute Rd, West Glacier, MT, United StatesSeptember 26 at 7 a.m. Instructor: Julia Smit This course will provide a thorough introduction to mushrooms and the role fungi plays in the northern Rockies ecosystem. You will need no previous education in mycology to take this course, but since most fungi have no common names, familiarity with the concept of genus and species…
$160