Let the learning adventures begin.
The Glacier Institute is marking its 31st year as an educational leader in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem with a new lineup of field courses for the 2014 summer season. More than 30 courses on a variety of subjects are slated for the next few months, including learning sessions on birds of prey, wolves, bears, geology and natural history in the national park.
The institute hosts single and multi-day outdoor educational workshops that are hosted by wildlife biologists, college professors, naturalists and teachers. The kids’ summer camps and programs are especially popular, with nearly 1,000 kids every year learning at the organization’s Big Creek facility. It has also welcomed 27,000 Flathead Valley elementary school children to its Discovery School, a three-day immersion program at Big Creek.
Solely dedicated to education, the Glacier Institute serves adults and children, emphasizing outreach and field-based learning experiences. The non-profit organization provides an objective and science-based understanding of the area’s ecosystem and it interactions with people. The summer’s first program was last week on Glacier’s wildflowers.
The next session is June 19 on Birds of Prey on the park’s east side. A session will be held on Saturday on the natural history of the Two Medicine Valley and a separate “Birding by Ear” program will be held June 20-22. Also on June 22, a “Wolves of the North Fork Valley” will take place. From June 27-July 1, experts will teach about “Montana Master Naturalist” and then from June 28-29, a course will be held on summer mushrooms.
To register for these courses or for a complete list of summer learning opportunities, visit www.glacierinstitute.org.