Working Together to Preserve Glacier Park
2017 Annual Report Cover: NPS / Jacob W. Frank Left: Going to the Sun Road / Donnie Sexton For the love of glacier THE BLACKFEET CALLED IT THE “BACKBONE OF THE WORLD.” For John Muir, it was “the best care-killing scenery on the continent” and to George Bird Grinnell “the Crown of the Continent.” For children, it is often their first glimmer of the “wild” in wilderness. Glacier National Park is surely one of the most beautiful and beloved places on this earth. But, for all of us who love it, there is also a great responsibility – to preserve Glacier, and the life-changing Glacier experience for the generations to come.
The wilderness has always been a place of challenges. Today those challenges come in the form of record visitation, a changing climate, constrained budgets and dedicated park personnel asked to do more with less. Through your generosity, the Conservancy is able to help our park partners rise to meet these challenges. In this last year, you funded over $2 million in grants that, among many things, rehabilitated trails, brought hundreds of school children to the park, allowed critical research on animal species struggling to adapt to a changing environment, and offered tens of thousands of park visitors exposure to Native American culture and to the wonders of astronomy under the black velvet skies of what has now been formally recognized as Waterton-Glacier International Dark Sky Park.
When August’s Sprague Fire burned the iconic Sperry Chalet dormitory building, your immediate response allowed us to pay for the stabilization of the remaining stone walls, which thankfully have survived an especially hard winter. And, with your help, we will continue to support the project to rebuild the chalet.
Our ability to confront these challenges depends on the strength of our partnership – with you our donors, and with the men and women of the National Park Service. Together we can ensure that this special place will remain the beautiful, intact ecosystem that we owe to our children.
John Donovan Chairman, Board of Directors
3 thomas o. brown foundation WHEN MANY OF US THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR LEGACY WILL BE AFTER WE’RE GONE, WE OFTEN THINK ABOUT LEAVING GIFTS IN OUR WILLS TO ORGANIZATIONS DOING IMPORTANT WORK IN THE WORLD.
Courtesy of Thomas O. Brown Family
Since 2015, the Glacier Conservancy has had the pleasure of working with a family foundation dedicated to a very distinct mission created by its founder, Thomas O. Brown.
Thomas did more than just leave a legacy gift to Glacier National Park, he also left a beautiful gift to his family. He loved the national parks, and had a special place in his heart for Glacier. He wanted to ensure that his extended family could experience “We feel incredibly blessed and the majesty and awe that he had enjoyed in these places, while also helping to preserve them for future generations. so very fortunate to be in the position we’re in, thanks to A NATIONAL PARKS FAMILY great uncle Tom. His foresight
When he passed away, his family learned that he had created a still gives me chills, especially foundation that encourages them, as a group, to tour national as I watch my girls, and my parks, learn about the park’s specific needs, and then choose niece and nephew, learn and specific projects to contribute to each year. grow from his generosity.”
While the rest of us never met Thomas O. Brown in person, his - Kate generosity will be felt not only by generations of park visitors, Thomas’ niece but also by many generations in his own family through his desire to pass along his love of our national parks.
4 Blackfeet Tipis / Bob Webster
Courtesy of Thomas O. Brown Family
Thomas’ family has visited Glacier the past three summers and during their visits, they have the opportunity to tour projects that need funding, and see the results of their generous gifts at work. The family has supported STEM education projects and the annual teacher workshop, as well as Native America Speaks and the Tribal Outreach and Engagement programs. Blackfeet Dancer / Donnie Sexton 5 GLA ER AT AL PAR MBER
AS FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NATIONAL PARKS DECREASES AND VISITION INCREASES, PRIVATE FUNDING IS MORE VITAL THAN EVER TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE GLACIER.
T R 2002 2017 In 2017 Glacier had a record- 1.9 M LL . M LL breaking year of 3.3 million 4 visitors and is on track to break that record in 2018.
B DGET 2002 2017 Visitor services deteriorate as $14 M LL $1 . M LL -1 $ budgets decrease and visitation $ continues to rise. $
LAW E F R EME T 2017 E E T 2002 20 4 49 1 9 Less staff and more visitors increase res onse time and result in increased resource damage.
TAFF 2002 2017
Staff size has increased by only 459 4 5 while roviding services for 5 74 more visitors since 2002.
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PR JE T 2002 2017 F D G $2 9,000 $2.2 M LL Conservancy su ort to the ark has increased by 688 since 2002.
6 Education
WE’VE ALL SEEN IT: THE WIDE-EYED WONDER OF CHILDREN SEEING AND EXPERIENCING
Shepherd Waldenberger SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME.
It’s that magical moment when anything seems possible and 2017 learning for learning’s sake becomes a habit. Last year alone, Education mpact donations to the Glacier National Park Conservancy helped more than 1,600 kids from 28 schools across Montana experience one , of the world’s very best classrooms. But that’s just the beginning. umber of visitors who learned When it comes to Glacier National Park, and one of the most from si education interns historically and culturally rich, intact ecosystems in the world, all of us become kids again. That’s why the Glacier Conservancy’s education work includes programs for all ages, and in many umber of teachers who participated realms. Science, astronomy, history, and Native American culture in a week long workshop focused on all meet here, in Glacier National Park, to quench the thirst of the climate change and cultural resources perpetually curious. In 2017, we helped the park go a step further, funding the launch ative merica peaks presentations of the park’s distance learning program bringing the wonder of provided by members of local tribes reached more than , people Glacier to kids across the country through online ranger-guided programs. Students from around the world connect virtually to chat with rangers, get answers to their questions, and learn umber of students reached about what makes Glacier a special place. With continued donor through distance learning programs support, this program will expand its reach in 2018 to cultivate the next generation of park stewards.
7 Preservation
Iceberg Lake Trail / Bob Webster
“NO WAY.” IT’S ONE OF THE MOST COMMON 2017 PHRASES UTTERED INSIDE THE ONE MILLION- ACRE CONFINES OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. Preservation mpact , Such is the power of the place that nearly every visitor, at some umber of feet rehabilitated on the point, is struck speechless by its grandeur. See a grizzly bear reston ark trail and her cubs near Bowman Lake? “No way.” Get a first glimpse of Reynolds Mountain as you near Logan Pass? “No way.” Walk , down around the corner and come upon Iceberg Lake? “No way.” umber of passengers transported during Gaze at the Milky Way and Northern Lights on a cloudless, crisp weekend hiker biker shuttle service summer night? “No way.” As your 8-year-old selves might say on the elementary school playground in response, “Yes, way.” umber of front country bear proof This year, thanks to donor support, the Glacier National Park food storage bo es purchased Conservancy will fund preservation work that will rebuild trails, protect habitat, and pay forward the investments that have been , made since the founding of the park in 1910 to preserve and umber of boats inspected for protect one of America’s greatest natural treasures. a uatic invasive species
8 2017 Research Research mpact umber of citi en scientists who contributed , hours to surveying priority species of concern
umber of waterfalls inspected for black swifts
ears of data developed for a preliminary geodatabase of landscape disturbances for lacier from
RALPH WALDO EMERSON FAMOUSLY SAID THAT PEOPLE “LOVE TO WONDER, AND THAT IS THE SEED OF SCIENCE.”
In Glacier National Park each bend in the trail cultivates fascination and discovery. Just stand at the foot of Grinnell Glacier. Take in the impossibly steep walls of the surrounding cirque, the crisp cool air sliding off the glacier, and wonder about the science of it all. Or hang out for a while on McDonald Creek and watch a mother harlequin duck teach its young how to navigate the rapids.
Black Swift / Aaron Maizlish Scientific research is at the very core of our mission. Take half (only nine) of all known black swift nests in Montana. With the case of the black swift. Black swifts only nest behind the support of generous donors like you, surveyors were able waterfalls that run year-round and that are fed by the runoff to inspect 48 different waterfalls in 2017, to locate and study from glaciers and snow fields. As a result, they are particularly the black swift. With your support, this critical research will sensitive to a changing climate and considered at highest risk continue in 2018 to ensure that these colonies are stable and of endangerment. Glacier Park currently boasts more than do not require further protection.
Ice in Grinnell Glacier Lake / NPS “Wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.” - Edward Abbey
Wild Goose Island on St. Mary Lake / © Eric Pelve “Wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.” - Edward Abbey TATEME T F F A AL P T
201 B THE MBER ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash E uivalents 3,181,457 2017 WAS A YEAR OF STRONG FINANCIAL GROWTH Current Promises to give, net of discount 91,242 Pre aid E ense 30,794 FOR THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY. Inventory 434,452
Fundraising for the year set an all-time record raised from rivate donors allowing the Conservancy to rovide TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $3,737,945 over 2 million dollars in grant su ort to Glacier National Park for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, OTHER ASSETS continued prudent financial stewardship has kept overhead low, while a conservative investment strategy has Investments 3,063,841 rotected and grown the asset base in a manner consistent with an organi ation with a ermanent mission to Donated Artwork 5,000 314,485 rotect and reserve Glacier Park for future generations. Pro erty and E ui ment, Net Total Other Assets 3,383,326
TOTAL ASSETS $7,121,271 board of directors
ohn Donovan, Chairman WHAT D E $2,01 , A MPL H GLA ER LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Zak Andersen Accounts Payable 33,198 Tom Bannigan Accrued E enses 52,293 Lana Batts Agency Funding Payable 1,252,806 Grants Payable 2,352,596 Rick Bennet, Vice Chairman TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,690,893 Carl Berry
NET ASSETS Leslie Breau UNRESTRICTED Susan Brooke 2,148,458 Undesignated Karen Chickering Board-designated 554,259 Nick Chickering RESTRICTED Research Projects Tem orarily Restricted 406,818 Nicole Donester $72,302 Education & Permanently Restricted 320,843 Interpretation Susan Hay Patrick $523,544 TOTAL NET ASSETS $3,430,378 eanette McKee
Citizen Science Abbie Milisci $79,000 Native America Speaks & Margaret Notley Tribal Engagement TATEME T F A T T E 12% $41,000 Greg Olson Research 38% REVENUES AND SUPPORT Education Tony Patterson 254,330 Sales 3,555,539 oe Raudabaugh 759,542 Contributions 2,297,802 Investments and other income 44,233 Cathy Stein Bear Population Mo Stein, Past Chairman Modeling TOTAL REVENUES, SUPPORT AND GAINS $5,897,574 $30,028 eannine Trousdale EXPENSES Orrin Webber COST OF GOODS SOLD $1,707,788 Darrell Worm, Past Chairman PROGRAM EXPENSES Funding to National Park Service 1,993,867 Funding to Agencies 22,500 taff Su ortive Services 947,797 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL $391,003 Doug Mitchell, E ecutive Director Dark Skies Program FUNDRAISING $554,653 $194,998 Linda Clark, Event Manager 50% TOTAL EXPENSE $5,617,608 Preservation Amy Dem ster, Marketing Manager Native Fish CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $279,966 Preservation 1,002,495 ulie Dougherty, Director of Park Stores $73,000 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR $3,150,412 Nikki Eisinger, Director of Develo ment NET ASSETS, END OF THE YEAR $3,430,378 Patti Johnson, Office Manager Lacy Kowalski, Grants Pro ects Manager Management and General E ense Amber Lundgren, O erations Manager 10% Kristine Marvin, Database Administrator
Fundraising E ense Naomi Morrison, Develo ment Associate Aquatic Invasive Species 14% Program E ense Renee Noffke, Buyer $127,000 76% Marianne Ro ar, Accounting Assistant Barbara Sieh, Director of Finance Preservation of Habitat & Trails Restoration Tiffany Tyree, Retail Operations Clerk Historic Structures $227,408 $590,387 Chris Walters, Warehouse Manager Visitor Publications $57,700 Becca Wheeler, Gra hic Designer Our audited financial statements are prepared by Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. Missoula, MT
12 TATEME T F F A AL P T
201 B THE MBER ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash E uivalents 3,181,457 2017 WAS A YEAR OF STRONG FINANCIAL GROWTH Current Promises to give, net of discount 91,242 Pre aid E ense 30,794 FOR THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY. Inventory 434,452
Fundraising for the year set an all-time record raised from rivate donors allowing the Conservancy to rovide TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $3,737,945 over 2 million dollars in grant su ort to Glacier National Park for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, OTHER ASSETS continued prudent financial stewardship has kept overhead low, while a conservative investment strategy has Investments 3,063,841 rotected and grown the asset base in a manner consistent with an organi ation with a ermanent mission to Donated Artwork 5,000 314,485 rotect and reserve Glacier Park for future generations. Pro erty and E ui ment, Net Total Other Assets 3,383,326
TOTAL ASSETS $7,121,271 board of directors
ohn Donovan, Chairman WHAT D E $2,01 , A MPL H GLA ER LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Zak Andersen Accounts Payable 33,198 Tom Bannigan Accrued E enses 52,293 Lana Batts Agency Funding Payable 1,252,806 Grants Payable 2,352,596 Rick Bennet, Vice Chairman TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,690,893 Carl Berry
NET ASSETS Leslie Breau UNRESTRICTED Susan Brooke 2,148,458 Undesignated Karen Chickering Board-designated 554,259 Nick Chickering RESTRICTED Research Projects Tem orarily Restricted 406,818 Nicole Donester $72,302 Education & Permanently Restricted 320,843 Interpretation Susan Hay Patrick $523,544 TOTAL NET ASSETS $3,430,378 eanette McKee
Citizen Science Abbie Milisci $79,000 Native America Speaks & Margaret Notley Tribal Engagement TATEME T F A T T E 12% $41,000 Greg Olson Research 38% REVENUES AND SUPPORT Education Tony Patterson 254,330 Sales 3,555,539 oe Raudabaugh 759,542 Contributions 2,297,802 Investments and other income 44,233 Cathy Stein Bear Population Mo Stein, Past Chairman Modeling TOTAL REVENUES, SUPPORT AND GAINS $5,897,574 $30,028 eannine Trousdale EXPENSES Orrin Webber COST OF GOODS SOLD $1,707,788 Darrell Worm, Past Chairman PROGRAM EXPENSES Funding to National Park Service 1,993,867 Funding to Agencies 22,500 taff Su ortive Services 947,797 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL $391,003 Doug Mitchell, E ecutive Director Dark Skies Program FUNDRAISING $554,653 $194,998 Linda Clark, Event Manager 50% TOTAL EXPENSE $5,617,608 Preservation Amy Dem ster, Marketing Manager Native Fish CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $279,966 Preservation 1,002,495 ulie Dougherty, Director of Park Stores $73,000 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR $3,150,412 Nikki Eisinger, Director of Develo ment NET ASSETS, END OF THE YEAR $3,430,378 Patti Johnson, Office Manager Lacy Kowalski, Grants Pro ects Manager Management and General E ense Amber Lundgren, O erations Manager 10% Kristine Marvin, Database Administrator
Fundraising E ense Naomi Morrison, Develo ment Associate Aquatic Invasive Species 14% Program E ense Renee Noffke, Buyer $127,000 76% Marianne Ro ar, Accounting Assistant Barbara Sieh, Director of Finance Preservation of Habitat & Trails Restoration Tiffany Tyree, Retail Operations Clerk Historic Structures $227,408 $590,387 Chris Walters, Warehouse Manager Visitor Publications $57,700 Becca Wheeler, Gra hic Designer Our audited financial statements are prepared by Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. Missoula, MT WHEN WORD SPREAD THAT THE SPRAGUE FIRE OF sperry chalet 2017 HAD CONSUMED THE DORMITORY BUILDING AT THE SPERRY CHALET, THE RESPONSE WAS ALMOST AS SWIFT AND INTENSE AS THE FIRE ITSELF.
Such is the power of the shared experiences of history in general and of the much beloved Sperry Chalet in particular. The words of Gladys Johnson’s 1926 diary entry could have just as easily been written by a visitor in 1956, 1996, or 2016. The thin walls, the warm hospitality, and the magical setting combined for generations of visitors from around the globe with an unforgettable experience and intractable emotional connection to the place that so moved them.
“When we reached Sperry we were welcomed and exclaimed over! They made tea for us. Tea with tea rolls, jam and doughnuts. Nothing has ever tasted better. We sat in the small cozy lobby which is used as a dining room also, and drank our tea and then toasted marshmallows over the small heater. After tea, we went to our room and lay down but couldn’t sleep as a noisy couple moved into the room next to ours and laughed heartily and talked boisterously.” - Gladys Johnson, 1926
Tourists on Sperry Chalet balcony, circa 1940. T.J. Hileman, By the end of September, donors from all 50 states and even from photographer. Photo courtesy Glacier National Park Archives other countries contributed enough money to fund a structural stabilization program to secure the structure over the winter in hopes a restoration program might emerge from the ashes. And emerge it has, with bi-partisan support from Montana’s Congressional delegation, encouragement from Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, and through a robust public process, the Sperry Chalet dormitory restoration project began with the hiring of an architecture firm and will take the next couple of summers to restore the Chalet experience so many have treasured for future generations to enjoy.
Read Gladys Johnson’s entire diary at: sperryactionfund.org 14 W T T TI
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1 I TI BOWMAN LAKE 47 9 MANY GLACIER 43 49 7 33 2 14 Dark Skies Designation
13 ST. MARY 17 23 24 48 29 30 31 LOGAN PASS Citi en Science BioBlit 10 AVALANCHE 44 6 CREEK 39 46 34 15 4 BLACKFEET 49 8 INDIAN RESERVATION 25 18 LAKE MCDONALD 3 16 11
35 40 26 Summer Youth Engagement 19 APGAR 36 41 22 TWO MEDICINE 20 27 38 42 21 32 37 preservation
1 Rehabilitate Bowman Kintla Shoreline Trails 2 Swiftcurrent Lake Trail Accessibility EAST GLACIER 3 Realign Lake Ellen Wilson Trail 4 Rebuild St. Mary Falls Bridge 45 5 Winter Emergency Res onse 6 Wildlife Viewing Safety 7 Bear Safety Information for Foreign Travelers 8 Bear Management Fund 9 Reduce Human Wildlife Conflict at Fifty Mountain Satellite Communication 10 Preserve Historic Roads for Backcountry Trail Crews 11 Prevent A uatic Invasive S ecies 12 Bison at Home on the Range 5 13 Native Plant Nursery Mobile Water Tank 14 Restore Grinnell Glacier Picnic Area WALTON 15 No ious Weed Control 16 S erry Chalet Stabili ation 17 Dark Skies Designation 18 West Side S ring Hiker Biker Shuttle 19 Share Local Tribal Stories Education Protect Monitor Gri lies 20 Historical Archives Access 21 Two Medicine Winter Use Restrooms 29 Glacier Youth Conservation Cor s 22 Satellite Communication for 30 Veterans Green Cor s Backcountry Trail Crews 31 Native America S eaks 23 Visitor Information Materials 32 Trail Crew Intern 24 Wi-Fi at St. Mary A gar Visitor Centers 33 Develo ing the 21st Century Park Ranger Research 25 Ranger Pocket Reference 34 Science Resources Management Intern 26 Solar Energy at the A gar Visitor Center 35 Summer Youth Engagement 27 Install LED Bulbs at Park Head uarters 36 Trans ortation for School Field Tri s 42 Columbia Falls High School GIS Program 28 Preserve Native Fish 37 Teacher Worksho 43 Citi en Science BioBlit 29 Glacier Youth Conservation Cor s 38 Glacier in Focus 44 Bighorn Shee DNA Analysis 30 Veterans Green Cor s 39 Half the Park Ha ens After Dark 45 Protect Monitor Gri lies 31 Native America S eaks 40 Inter retive Youth Internshi 46 Mountain Goat Study 32 Trail Crew Intern 41 Distance Learning Program 47 Monitor Glacier’s Bat Roosts 33 Develo ing the 21st Century Park Ranger 42 Columbia Falls High School GIS Program 48 Black Swift Study 34 Science Resources Management Intern 43 Citi en Science BioBlit 49 Eagle and Ra tor Counts at Mt. Brown LEARN MORE AND DONATE AT GLA ER. RG backcountry toilets
MANAGING HUMAN WASTE IN GLACIER’S BACKCOUNTRY IS A CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY IN FRAGILE ALPINE ECOSYSTEMS LIKE HOLE IN THE WALL.
Hole in the Wall Campground / Bob Webster As park visitation skyrockets, Glacier National Park, and other parks around the world, have been tasked with how to remove this waste at the end of each season. Some human waste from backcountry toilets is currently helicoptered out of the park for disposal at the end of each season. The process is expensive and hazardous, and degrades the wilderness by interrupting opportunities for solitude.
Furthermore, the outhouse structures in these
remote areas of the park are sometimes the victims Hole in the Wall Toilet 2016 / NPS The old Hole in the Wall toilet was damaged by an avalanche. of avalanches, requiring them to be rebuilt. Glacier Conservancy donors Steve and Donna Samuel noticed these problems and wanted to help. They funded the purchase and installation of a new separation toilet system currently being tested at the Hole in the Wall campground. This toilet features an innovative conveyer belt system designed to separate liquid and solid waste to maximize decomposition.
Without walls, this toilet is safe from winter avalanches while also providing pristine wilderness views for hikers. Projects like this are helping to find unique solutions to Hole in the Wall Toilet 2017 / GNPC preserve and protect Glacier National Park. The new Hole in the Wall toilet, installed in 2017, separates solid and liquid waste to optimize decomposition.
16 How to give
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If your employer has a matching gift program, you can double your • ESTATE PLANNING impact for Glacier. There are many ways to leave a lasting legacy through helping Glacier. Glacier License Plates Memorial and Honor Gifts
Ask for Glacier plates when registering your vehicle at the DMV. Honor someone special or a special occasion with a lasting gift. Your fee will support projects throughout the park.
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