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Glacier National Park is home to stunning alpine meadows, pristine waterways, peaks carved by glaciers, and dense forests in the northern Rockies. It is situated on the continental divide and offers extensive experiences for students to learn about the environmental, ecological, and management challenges facing this unique national park.
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8/3/2025 to 8/9/2025
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When:
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August 3-9, 2025
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Where:
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Glacier National Park
Kalispell, Montana
United States
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Contact:
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NCHC Office
hello@nchchonors.org
(402) 472-9150
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Online registration is closed.
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Program Overview
Glacier National Park, nestled in the northern Rockies along the continental divide, is renowned for its alpine meadows, glacier-carved peaks, and pristine waterways. This program offers students the opportunity to tackle environmental and ecological challenges through hands-on service and citizen-science projects. Past activities have included huckleberry research, wildlife surveys, and invasive species management, often in remote backcountry areas. Participants will camp under the stars, hike rugged trails above the tree line, and experience the park's stunning landscapes firsthand. Glacier-fed lakes provide a refreshing end to physically demanding days. With group size limited to 9 students due to wilderness area regulations, this program offers an intimate and immersive experience. Travel is arranged through Glacier International Airport in Kalispell, Montana.
Registration Details
Program Size: 8-9 Students
NCHC Member Price: $950 (does not include airfare); Non-Member Price: $1900 (does not include airfare)
Registration Deadline: July 2, 2025
Tentative Itinerary
Students arrive to Kalispell airport throughout afternoon/evening All Stay night at America’s Best Value Inn, Kalispell.
- (Trip begins) 8:00am Travel to Park
- Meet with Volunteer and Parks staff at the learning center. Bear safety and identification. Huckleberry phenology, and Climate issues?
- Lunch around noon
- Group Campsite at Apgar
- Dinner
- Short hike north side of McDonald and Evening Reflection/Writing
- Breakfast
- Additional Citizen Science Training?
- Lunch
- Service Project—hike for Huckleberry/Goat surveys. Dinner
- Group Campsite at Apgar
- Evening Reflection/Writing
- Breakfast
- Going to Sun Road (citizen science—huckleberry phenology in backcountry?)
- Travel to East side of Park. Set up new campsite at Two Medicine. Evening Reflection/Writing
- Backcountry Citizen Science
- Evening Reflection Writing
Backcountry service projects.
Leave for Kalispell/Airport after breakfast.
If you have any questions regarding your trip specifically, please contact your trip facilitators listed below. They will be sending you more information regarding what to pack, and any supplies you may need for your trip.
Trip Facilitators
Dr. Brian White teaches English and serves as the Honors Director at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA. He has served on the NCHC Finance Committee for many years, and he has led Partners in the Parks trips for NCHC on an annual basis since 2011.
He is also one of the co-founders of the NCHC-sponsored undergraduate research journal, UReCA. He has also served as the President for the Upper-Midwest Honors Council, and been elected as it's treasurer for over a decade.
Karen Gergely is a socially engaged artist and educator who teaches social engagement, art history, and studio art at Graceland University. She spends her summers engaged in community art projects, murals, adventuring, and biking and thru-hiking.
She has co-lead the previous Glacier Park Partners in the Parks trip, and she serves on the board of the Upper-Midwest Honors Council.
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