Inside GlacierNews for Friends of Glacier

SPRING 2020

“We have the chance to work on our ancestral lands. It has taught me to engage native youth and young adults in meaningful conservation projects on native lands. In our traditions and beliefs, we regard nature with deep respect and we have a strong sense of place and belonging.”

-- Rosy Chavez

corps member of the YEarRosalinda “Rosy” Chavez’s experience on the Piikani Lands Crew prepared her

for her first season on trail crew in Glacier National Park.

Shortly after a life-threatening car accident, Rosy was motivated to try something new and make every second count. Without knowing anything about the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC), Rosy was determined to tackle a new challenge outdoors. “I did not let this accident define me or make me afraid. I started stepping outside my comfort zone and taking risks. A life-changing experience turned into a beautiful thing and opened many doors. I continue to take on many challenges,” said Rosy.

The Piikani Lands Crew provides opportunities for Blackfeet to serve their community and build meaningful bonds with each other. During her term of service, Rosy spent 10 days on the Continental Divide Trail maintaining trails, hiking, carrying tools up to 12 miles a day, and

camping outside. Her crew also built beaver mimicry dams to increase surface and groundwater to help the Blackfeet Nation adapt to climate change. Reflecting on the summer, Rosy said, “I took in a lot of fresh air, and saw beautiful scenery everywhere we went. I had a lot of moments to really appreciate the fact that this is only 12 miles away from home.”

After being named 2020 Corps Member of the year, Rosy said, “I plan to use this to encourage everyone else in my community to have this excitement that I feel. MCC started my road to a successful life of service doing things to better our ancestral lands.” Rosy’s motivation landed her the opportunity to work on trail crew in Glacier National Park, and we look forward to seeing what she accomplishes in the future.

Piikani Lands Crew in Glacier

A 3-year study began in 2018 to better understand the precise behavioral patterns of Glacier’s goats.

Changing EnvironmentRight now, park scientists are tracking and monitoring 10 mountain goats in Glacier as part of a multi-year study on overall goat populations in the park. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide park managers with the ability to make better predictions about how a changing climate will affect goats in Glacier. The research will also apply to mountain goats in other alpine environments.

Habituation to humans is also a concern for mountain goats in Glacier, especially at Logan Pass. Previous scientific observations discovered that goats tend to abandon their migrations to natural salt licks in favor of human salt. This salt occurs in human urination on sides of trails, sweat from handrails, and even antifreeze that leaks from vehicles.

2018 and BeyondThe park began the current 3-year study in 2018. To date, park staff have safely outfitted GPS radio collars on 12 goats at Logan Pass, Lake Ellen Wilson, Sperry Chalet, and Goat Lick in Glacier. Thanks to this research, park staff are documenting goats’ unique and – until

Mountain Goats on the move

now – unknown movement patterns. Throughout the study, two collared goats have died due to unknown natural causes. This is not uncommon, and the deaths were not related to the goats’ capture and handling during the study. The remaining 10 goats are still currently collared. After three years, the radio collars will be programmed to fall off so park staff can retrieve them.

Results from the study are already helping the park and the state of Montana manage goat populations in a more effective and collaborative manner. The more the park understands about what and when areas are important to mountain goats, the better informed their management decisions can be.

Year 3 Continues This SummerPark staff will continue fieldwork this spring and summer during the final year of the study. The park plans to collar up to 20 goats total, while expanding to new areas of the park. Once the study is complete, the park plans to develop an innovative distance learning presentation catered to students of all ages.

Mountain Goat in Glacier / NPS

“We have continued to document large movements of goats from areas of refuge, like cliffs, to areas of apparent mineral lick locations. The most interesting was the 14.7 mile movement of two collared goats from Goat Lick to the top of Great Northern Mountain this past summer.”

-- Mark Biel, Natural Resources Program Manager, Glacier National Park

Why I GiveDean Robbins’ passion for protecting Glacier began over 30 years ago.

Some of my earliest memories of Glacier National Park are from a family vacation in the summer of 1962. We spent several days tent camping in the park. The flower display at Logan Pass was impressive, and the huckleberries around Lunch Creek were delicious.

My parents spent summers in the Flathead Valley for more than 20 years beginning in 1984. During those summers, I enjoyed numerous visits to the park with my parents. Each visit was distinctive and full of overwhelming rewards. We experienced a myriad of moods and sensations in Glacier, from the reverie invoked by the glorious vistas to the breathtaking observations of wildlife. Fortunately, I have been able to continue my parents’ love for the park. I relish my frequent visits during all four seasons of the year.

Most visitors feel the inspirational embrace of Glacier National Park. That embrace magically unifies visitors of different backgrounds with a common, shared experience of being enveloped by the park’s wonders. I encourage visitors to carry this unique inspiration with them into their lives back home.

With the park’s increased popularity, I have felt a need to maintain the vibrancy of the sources for that inspiration. Recently, through the Glacier National Park Conservancy, I was able to contribute to a park project for the preservation of natural vegetation at the intensely used picnic area near Grinnell Glacier. This project is one of many ongoing efforts by Glacier National Park to support firsthand access to Glacier, while preserving its distinctive botany and wildlife.

Dean Robbins biking the Going-to-the-Sun Road in May 2017

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONASSETS

$3,530,878

Cash and Cash EquivalentsCurrent Promises to give, net of discountPrepaid ExpenseInventory

$2,879,468 $157,736 $71,207

$422,466

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

OTHER ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

InvestmentsDonated ArtworkProperty and Equipment, NetTotal Other Assets

$3,045,168 $0

$756,054 $3,801,222

TOTAL ASSETS $7,332,100

Accounts PayableAccrued ExpensesAgency Funding PayableGrants Payable

$39,426 $72,276

$183,354 $3,139,644

TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,434,701

NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES

UndesignatedBoard-designated

$956,680 $2,099,892

Temporarily RestrictedPermanently Restricted

$506,378 $334,449

TOTAL NET ASSETS $3,897,399

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

UNRESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

REVENUES AND SUPPORTSalesContributionsInvestments and other income

$4,372,258 $2,931,504 $236,495

TOTAL REVENUES, SUPPORT AND GAINS $7,540,257

EXPENSES

Funding to National Park ServiceFunding to AgenciesSupportive Services

$2,704,407

$22,200 $1,209,528

TOTAL EXPENSE $7,190,878

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $349,380 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR $3,548,018

NET ASSETS, END OF THE YEAR $3,897,399

PROGRAM EXPENSES

MANAGEMENT AND GENERALFUNDRAISING

$419,913 $767,773

COST OF GOODS SOLD $2,067,057

Visitors transported during the spring hiker biker season

Your Donations at WorkThank you for helping protect Glacier!

In 2019, your support made possible 76 critical park projects totalling

$2.7 million

Trail camera detections of Canada lynx in Glacier

4,637

2 New bottle filling stations installed in Two Medicine and Many Glacier

Native America Speaks cultural programs held across the park and Blackfeet Reservation

106

Previously unrecorded wildlife trails mapped along the Highway 2 corridor

Junior Ranger badges awarded

This spring's annual report comes at a unique moment in history. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted each of us in a significant way, and will continue to impact us in ways we may not be able to anticipate. At the Glacier Conservancy, we are facing forward to meet this challenge and remain focused on our mission to help preserve Glacier National Park for future generations.

Thanks to you and your support, our financial position remains strong. Our responsible financial strategy means we are in an advantageous position to weather this challenge, and it enables us to say "yes" when the park asks for our help.

With your help, as detailed in this financial report, 2019 was another record year in a number of ways. Your support helped us raise more money in 2019 than ever before, and our Park Stores had their best year ever. As a result, the Conservancy funded more projects than ever before (76), and provided a record amount in grant funding to Glacier totaling $2.7 million. None of this is possible without you – thank you!

We’ll meet this current challenge the way we’ve met other challenges – together. Thank you for your steadfast support . . . past, present, and future.

12,000

2019 AnnualReport

Our audited financial statements are prepared by Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. Missoula, MT

230

Visitors experienced the night sky through the Half the Park Happens After Dark Program

7,000

114

Doug MitchellExecutive Director

WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES

8% Management and General Expense

Fundraising Expense

Program Expense

15%

77%

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONASSETS

$3,530,878

Cash and Cash EquivalentsCurrent Promises to give, net of discountPrepaid ExpenseInventory

$2,879,468 $157,736 $71,207

$422,466

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

OTHER ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

InvestmentsDonated ArtworkProperty and Equipment, NetTotal Other Assets

$3,045,168 $0

$756,054 $3,801,222

TOTAL ASSETS $7,332,100

Accounts PayableAccrued ExpensesAgency Funding PayableGrants Payable

$39,426 $72,276

$183,354 $3,139,644

TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,434,701

NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES

UndesignatedBoard-designated

$956,680 $2,099,892

Temporarily RestrictedPermanently Restricted

$506,378 $334,449

TOTAL NET ASSETS $3,897,399

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

UNRESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

REVENUES AND SUPPORTSalesContributionsInvestments and other income

$4,372,258 $2,931,504 $236,495

TOTAL REVENUES, SUPPORT AND GAINS $7,540,257

EXPENSES

Funding to National Park ServiceFunding to AgenciesSupportive Services

$2,704,407

$22,200 $1,209,528

TOTAL EXPENSE $7,190,878

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $349,380 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR $3,548,018

NET ASSETS, END OF THE YEAR $3,897,399

PROGRAM EXPENSES

MANAGEMENT AND GENERALFUNDRAISING

$419,913 $767,773

COST OF GOODS SOLD $2,067,057

Visitors transported during the spring hiker biker season

Your Donations at WorkThank you for helping protect Glacier!

In 2019, your support made possible 76 critical park projects totalling

$2.7 million

Trail camera detections of Canada lynx in Glacier

4,637

2 New bottle filling stations installed in Two Medicine and Many Glacier

Native America Speaks cultural programs held across the park and Blackfeet Reservation

106

Previously unrecorded wildlife trails mapped along the Highway 2 corridor

Junior Ranger badges awarded

This spring's annual report comes at a unique moment in history. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted each of us in a significant way, and will continue to impact us in ways we may not be able to anticipate. At the Glacier Conservancy, we are facing forward to meet this challenge and remain focused on our mission to help preserve Glacier National Park for future generations.

Thanks to you and your support, our financial position remains strong. Our responsible financial strategy means we are in an advantageous position to weather this challenge, and it enables us to say "yes" when the park asks for our help.

With your help, as detailed in this financial report, 2019 was another record year in a number of ways. Your support helped us raise more money in 2019 than ever before, and our Park Stores had their best year ever. As a result, the Conservancy funded more projects than ever before (76), and provided a record amount in grant funding to Glacier totaling $2.7 million. None of this is possible without you – thank you!

We’ll meet this current challenge the way we’ve met other challenges – together. Thank you for your steadfast support . . . past, present, and future.

12,000

2019 AnnualReport

Our audited financial statements are prepared by Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. Missoula, MT

230

Visitors experienced the night sky through the Half the Park Happens After Dark Program

7,000

114

Doug MitchellExecutive Director

WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES

8% Management and General Expense

Fundraising Expense

Program Expense

15%

77%

THANK YOU to all FRIENDS OF GLACIER

AnonymousA-America Inc..Harold and January

AkselradAlexander C. & Tillie S.

Speyer FoundationTran and Barb AlfreyRichard and Karen AllenRhonda Andersen

Zak and Susie AndersenWayne AndersonCorey and Jill AndersonRob and Marcey AndersonAnderson ZurMuehlenJessica and Nick AvalloneDave and Rita BadenTom and Louise BanniganCharles Bartberger

and Gretchen PlattBill and Betsy BayneNoel Bennett

AnonymousAnderson MasonryApplied MaterialsRick and Lavonne BennetBig Tree MarketingBNSF Railway FoundationDick and Sandy BoyceJanet BrandtCharter CommunicationsRandy and Susan CheslerKaren and Nick ChickeringClimate RideDennis & Phyllis

Washington FoundationDiane & Dorothy Brooks

Foundation

Anonymous Michael and Melissa AlteseChristopher AltwiesTimothy and Lisa AndersonThomas and

Barbara ArmentroutSusan Atkinson GlennBarbara BageDavid BakerRebecca and Steven BarthTaylor BeachKeith and Cathy BeckSteve and Barb Benson

David and Kara BensonCarol Bibler and Jim WatsonMac and Pat BingerRebecca BlickenstaffBlue Cross Blue Shield of

MontanaAllen and Chris BlumBrent and Elisabeth BohneJim BowmanPaul and Sally BradshawJake and Kristen BramanteLeslie BreauxDalena BrennanGeorge and Gretchen BristolMike Brodie

LOGAN PASS Circle

Guardians of glacier

Susan and Will BrookeKen and Deb ButlerCarrie Byles and Greg RyanBrent CampbellJohn and Pat CaseHelen and Larry CatesGreg and Amy CaucuttCEI Capital Management LLCBrian and Marie ClarkRonald CohnGregg ColeTom and Gail ColmanConservancy for Cuyahoga

Valley National ParkDiana CooperLinda Cornutt

Dick Anderson Construction, Inc.

John and Dana DonovanTom and Cindy DowningBruce Ennis

and Margaret DavisGreg and Kelli GillinghamJohn and Sarah GravesJohn and Jean GroveDonna and John HolmstulPhil JacksonMark and Mary Ann MillerNational Park FoundationGreg and Cyndi Olson

P.D. Jackson FoundationPursuitBill and Ann PayneJim and Gayle PreteJoe and Beverly

RaudabaughLana and Joe BattsJune RichardsonSteve Samuel and

Donna HathawayJon and Misty Scurlock Corwin Automotive Group

Carolyn and Buzz CrutcherCathy and Lloyd DahlbergLarry and Beverly DaleLesley and Cliff DalesIan and Nancy DavidsonAllison DavisDorrance Family FoundationRenae DorrityBeth DunaganJackie Dyer

and Keith HammondsECOLAB FoundationKathleen EdenBing and Mary EwaltJim and Linda FarleyMike and Mary Ann FeeneyMark FerrisFirst Interstate BankTup and Megan Fisher

Flathead Lake Brewing Company Pubhouse

Flathead Lake LodgePeter and Jenifer FlynnJay and Catherine FlynnFrank G. and Gertrude

Dunlap FundFreedom BankFun Beverage, Inc.James and Laura GarbaczDon and Mary Ann GarnerJohn and Katie GatesMargaret GilbertGlacier BankGlacier Guides and Montana RaftGlacier OutfittersGlacier Raft CompanyGlacier Symphony & ChoraleGoing to the Sun ChaletsPaul GoodrichBill and Valerie GoodwinDavid GordonDon and Joan GorowskyDave and Linda Engh-GradyAlan and Sallie GratchJoe and Cindy GregoryGregory Bypass Trust

Colleen BillmanTiffany BlasingameLynda BoeppleGary Bolhuis and Mary Siwer BolhuisAnn and Rusty BrandPeggy Brewer and Don MoeRudolph BullmanZeshun and Charlene CaiNick and Katie CantrellMary Lisa CarenzaGuy and Connie CarterYonghee ChoMark CoxDon and Janet Cutshall

Jill and Mitch DahlNick DescampsShannon and

Corby DickersonRuth DillonStacy DubucTodd EliasonAnn EversleyTom FaceyJoseph Farrell

and Brenda CullenLisa FelixKyle FergusonJay and Catherine FlynnCandice Fritschner

Kristine FritschnerGloria GardinerJohn and Katie GatesColby GenryJan and Jessie GentryJanelle GentryJodi and Michael GlaserKeith GreenAdam GreenEric GreeneAmy GrisakMelanie GuerraAndrew GuglielmoLaura Hall-KnappStacey Hancock

Jim and Lisa StackShane and Dennis StegerMo and Cathy SteinJill and Jim StroudThe California Notley

FoundationThomas O. Brown

FoundationVacation Races

John and Kris VanDenburghVeverka Family FoundationDane and Joan WellsWeyerhaeuserWhistling Andy Inc.

MONTHLY GIVING

$6,646 AND OVER

Bill HarveyKristopher HassettChester HaunRick and Jane HaysJoel HesterLouis Hoffman

and Rebecca HamblinBenjamin HolstineBruce Howard and

Barbara Bond-HowardStephen HuthNancy Inglis

and David DellwoBrian JohnsonNicholas Jolley

Whitefish Community Foundation

Xanterra-Glacier National Park Lodges

Bill and Janet KappaKevin KarnatzFred and Barbara KastnerTomi KentRonald and

Carla Kerekes MartinPeggy KincaidDavid and Andy KnaggsJim and Donna KochSarah KornLisa KudelkaPam and Chris KuhlAnnie KurzBruce and Teresa LatimerScott and Erin Leedom

THANK YOU to all FRIENDS OF GLACIER

GRINNELL CircleEllen HalterHelen and James HamiltonKelly HarringtonSusan Hay PatrickBrian and Shannon HaycoxKathryn Hayes

and Victor TortorelliRick and Jane HaysKatie and Al HeibeinNancy and Michael HeineMike and

Margie HendersonLinda and Jim HendricksonHike734Louis and Kathrine HillJim and Wanda

HollensteinerHolley FoundationHub InternationalAllen InglingMike and Sheila IngramKen and Margo JacobsNora JaffeJennifer Johnson StudioPaul and Ann JeremiassenJesco Marine

and Power SportsSteven and Patricia

Johnstone

Mona and Jack JonesFred and Sarah JonesMonica Jungster

and Chuck BrasenRobert and Patricia

KahmannJim and Angela KenyonJim and Barbara KeppelBill and Laurie KleinKlorfine FoundationWalter and Nancy KuhnSue and Al LaingBrian and Kristin LenzJulie and David LichteJean LightBob and Jan LilacMarcia LitchfieldCarol LugarMike LukowskiKeith Lyum and Rachel FieldSusan MacKenzieKirk MacKenzieIdelle ManningSteven MarquardtAlan MawdsleyJan MayoLibby and Murray McCabeBruce and Karen McCaul

Jim and Liz McDonaldKris and Mac McFeelyHope McGowanJeanette and Mike McKeeKatie McLellanJerry and Rhona MeislikKathy MercordMort MeyersonMicrosoft Andrew and Monica MidlerRichard MilesAbbie and Chris MilisciJennifer MirzaMontana Coffee TradersMontana Screen DoorsDiane and Mikel MooreMoose Creek Resort LLCTodd Zondlo

and Melissa MurphyKerry and Tim MushkinMark and Darlene NasonNational Parks RealtyHelen NelsonNemacheck Family

FoundationMark and Judy NewboldDick and Nancy NicholsonVincent O’Brien

Mark O’Keefe and Lucy Dayton

Elizabeth OlberdingRichard Opper

and Sally MuellerJohn and Lisa OwenJoe and Dede PahlPark Side Credit UnionChad and Carrie ParkerParks ProjectMonica PastorRod Jones and Nancy PerotJulie PiepenkotterDan and Sheryl PondTom and Teresa QuinnJack and Mary RaderDaniel ReckerdREITori ReichJohn and Beth RepkeDr. Arthur Reynolds Jr.Dean RobbinsRobby RobinsonRoger RosentreterBob Rowe

and Melanie ReynoldsMatt RozemaChelsea and Jonah SachsChris and Kathleen SauveSteve and Pam Scott

$1,000 - $6,645Thomas Scott

and Sarah Rada-ScottSECGCGary ShayeJamie and Jana ShennanDan and Kim ShortFred SimmonsSmartlam LLCTad and Eileen SmithCatherine SmithHervey SmithBonnie and Bick SmithChuck and Becky SneedBradley Snow

and Reilly NeillSt. Mary KOATim and Melissa SullivanEd and Shirley SullivanSwartley Donor FundRussell and

Barbara TabbertSonja TateJim and Denise TaylorTeshia ArtThe Kraus Family

Charitable FundThe Little-Kittinger

FoundationThe Lodge at Whitefish LakeThe SahanDaywi

FoundationFred and Shelby ThompsonKaren and Jim TietemaCarol Timmis

Jim TreadwayJeannine and David TrousdaleRobert TroutMichael TumeyLeRoy and Trish UnruhKalie and Dan VogtTom and Debbie WalkerBill and Dori WaltonRon Waterman

and Ann LauerTodd WeaverRoy WeinsteinLinda and Steve WendfeldtWilliam WestKendall Wheeler

and Sam ChewRobin Wheeler Azqueta

and Norberto AzquetaArdy and Steve WhislerWhitefish Chamber of

CommerceWhitefish Credit UnionWhitefish Mountain ResortWild Coffee CompanyWild TributeBrian WilkinsBet and Doug WiseDarrell Worm

and Karen LeighJim and Mary YeagerRaymond and

Diane YoungEarl and Joan ZinkhamGene and Kim Zipp

Krisstyn LeiterRuth LevinTihomir LiptakAvery LittleMary Lois HallAngelique LouieStephanie MajDavid, Sally, Jack,

and Luke MasriParker MassmanMichael McCarrenJohn McIntyreMegan Meagher

Jim Mechem and Jean Anne Swope

Helen MoenDavid MooreChris MooreSteve MotscoKerry and Tim MushkinSowmya NarayananDavid NowickiM.J. and Dave OrkowskiLiana ParakesyanStephanie ParizaLaurence Pittis

Susan and Sam Porrovecchio

Chuck PribbernowCarolyn RadakovichPaul RanaKaren and Stephen RecherRandy and Robin RitterDenice RobergeAngela RomainRobert Saint-LouisJoe SandbulteJohn SatterwhitePerri Schelat

Karel ShanePaul and Laureen SherlingSusan ShermerValerie ShidelerSuzanne ShieldsRenee SimiWilliam Kirby Smith

and Sara C. SmithDennis SmithMarci TascheMarcia TourtellottSummer TrottierDarrell Vandover

Matt Wallaceand Danielle LeBlanc

Karen WatsonKevin and Kathleen WhittonJason WilliamsAshley WilliamsonSue WilsonCharles and Cindy WiltonJacqueline WittmeyerJason WolzKathleen YanamuraRick and Patty ZalabowskiEmilio Zullo

Glacier National Park Conservancy402 Ninth St. W. • P.O. Box 2749Columbia Falls, MT 59912

“In October 2019, I spent 5 weeks living in Montana and working on a project for the Glacier Conservancy with the goal of expanding their youth retail offerings to get kids excited about exploring Glacier. I created a book that not only provides 48 pages to color, but also serves as a field guide and educational tool that highlights the need for the landscape and wildlife of Glacier to be respected and preserved.”

— Becca SnyderAuthor of Glacier National Park Educational

Coloring Book

Written and Illustrated byBECCA SNYDER

Proceeds from purchasing this book support critical projects in the park!

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Glacier Educational Coloring Book $9.95

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