Wild Ideas: Innovating from Nature in Glacier National Park | 4-Day Educational Program
August 26-29, 2023: The core focus of this 4 day course is to explore Glacier National Park’s extraordinary repository of biological blueprints. In this boots-on-the-ground workshop in the park, you will observe the wide range of habitats and species found here, identify nature’s deep patterns and learn how to translate your observations into design solutions.
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Multiple: Forest bathing is a different way of experiencing the natural world than most people are used to. Best known for its health benefits, including stress reduction, forest bathing is also a nature connection practice. During this workshop, expect to have fun, reawaken your sense of wonder and awe, experience the healing benefits of the forest and learn ways to incorporate forest bathing into your everyday life.
Read MoreAdvanced Backpacking | 6-Day Summer Camp
Ages: 13-17 Make sure you reserve a spot for this one! This will be an epic backcountry adventure inside Glacier National Park! This 6-day trip will open your eyes to the wild side of the park and give you the ultimate chance to put your skills to the test. Your campers will dive into the deeper skills and techniques needed for a longer overnight backpacking trip. Start getting those packs ready!!!
Read MoreHerbal First Aid Kit – Guided Educational Program
August 27, 2023: Many of us enjoy spending time in the wild lands, be it day hikes, backpacking adventures or simple picnics in the great outdoors. Despite our best preparations and efforts at safety, bumps, cuts, scrapes, irritating plants and insects and little bouts of tummy trouble come unannounced. Plants in and around Glacier offer assistance in treating these common ailments. In this class, learn to identify, harvest, dry, store and create herbal preparations for a variety of first aid situations. Students will make herbal teas, external applications of herbs including poultices and salves and learn how to make liquid extracts like tinctures. Plants will be harvested outside of Glacier National Park. Be sure to sign up for Plant Allies: Local Herbal Medicinal Plants, to learn more about native.
Read MoreHighline Trail Geology Guided Day Hike
July 29, 2023: The geologic features one can see along the Highline trail offer stunning glimpses of time in Glacier’s history. Our many vantage points provide spectacular views of the classic glacial landscape. Along the hike we will make several stops to examine the billion-year-old sedimentary rocks, describe the processes of mountain-building, and the further action of recent glacial activity. Flora and fauna abound on this trail and wildlife encounters often upstage any discussion of geology.
Read MorePlant Allies: Local Herbal Medicinal Plants – Guided Educational Hike
August 26, 2023: Our wild lands are a living pharmacy valued throughout history for their ability to aid our everyday aches and pains and help us in emergency situations. This class will meander into one or more of Glacier’s ecosystems to explore nature’s medicine cabinets, looking at several plants that have been used historically as medicine. This class will focus on identification and traditional uses. We will utilize plant families to help the identification process. You are encouraged to bring a camera and journal to record and help with future identification. If you are also interested in learning how to harvest and prepare medicinal herbs, be sure to sign up for Herbal First Aid Kit.
Read MorePhotography Camp | 3-Day Summer Youth Camp
Ages 10-13: If a picture is worth a thousand words, this camp will be worth a million! Photography is an incredible tool we can use to connect ourselves, and others, with nature while tapping into our own individual creativity and imagination. Campers will learn some tips and tricks to frame the perfect shot while we practice our skills out on the trails of Glacier National Park. We can’t wait to see what these kiddos will find along the way! During this 2-night sleep-away experience.
Read MoreWomen’s Fly Fishing | Educational Program
Multiple: Of the outdoor sports, fly fishing is arguably the most poetic. Over the past century, Montana’s blue-ribbon trout streams have lured in explorers from all over the world. From beginners to active anglers, we invite you to come and increase your skills in this friendly learning environment. Participants will spend the morning learning stream ecology and casting technique. We will also spend some time talking about the fly fishing communities women have to help them in their fly fishing journey. The afternoon will be spent applying your new skills into practice on the wild and scenic banks of the North Fork of the Flathead River.
Read MoreAlpine Mammals Guided Educational Hike
August 26, 2023: Have you ever wondered why marmots lick your hiking boots and steal your trekking poles? How mountain goats can climb vertical cliffs while lacking opposable thumbs? How the animals of Logan Pass endure frequent subzero temperatures and bone-chilling winds for months on end? Learn about alpine mammal behavior and ecology during this fun, informative outing along Glacier National Park’s beloved Highline Trail. We will hike along craggy cliffs, stopping along the way to learn about at least seven of the amazing mammal species that call this area “home.” We will discuss two species of ground squirrels, marmots, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, pikas, wolverines, and any other species we are lucky to observe along the way.
Read MoreAlpine Wildflowers Guided Educational Hike
July 29, 2023: The wildflowers of Glacier are spectacular. They are especially beautiful against the rugged backdrop of mountain peaks. Their fragility is even more striking when the adverse environment of their habitat is understood. In this class, our goal is to discover and enjoy Glacier’s wildflowers in an informal and relatively non-technical manner. We will enjoy discovering the diversity of Glacier’s wildflowers–the spectacular and the inconspicuous. Structure and function of plant parts, plant tolerance, adaptation, distribution, habitat, and limiting factors will be discussed as they apply to flowering plants along the trail. Various flower books and keys will be available for review.
Read MoreColumbia Falls Summer Day Camp
Ages 7-10: All of our activities for the day will revolve around our central theme. We will begin by getting to know each other before introducing topics such as wildlife safety and leave no trace principles. The day will consist of a field trip, hands-on activities, games, art projects, exploration and a short hike all focused on exploring the theme of the day.
Read MoreLittle Naturalist | 3-Day Summer Youth Camp
Ages 7-9: For many of our young, budding naturalists, this is the first sleep-away camp they will experience. We have plenty of exciting games and activities planned to ease your child into this 2-night sleep-away experience. Whether this is their first time away, or they are a seasoned sleep-away veteran, this camp will leave them bursting with confidence, memories, and newfound friends!
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