ANNUAL REPORT 2016GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY

PRESERVING GLACIER NATIONAL PARK FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. YOUR SUPPORT IN 2016 FUNDED A RECORD-BREAKING FROM OUR BOARD & STAFF Board of Directors On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Glacier National Park Mo Stein, Chairman Conservancy, we take great pride in presenting this Annual Report of our John Donovan, Vice Chair $2.2 MILLION growth and accomplishments over the past year. We recognize and thank Margaret Notley, Secretary IN GRANTS TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK our many donors and friends committed to preserving this inspiring and Jeanette McKee, Treasurer Darrell Worm, Immediate Past Chair historic place for generations to come. Lin Akey 2016 was a remarkable year, and not just due to the centennial celebrations Zak Andersen of the . The generosity of our donors and shoppers at Tom Bannigan our Park Stores has led us to signifi cant funding milestones, allowing the Rick Bennet Glacier Conservancy to fund a record number of projects and provide more Carl Berry fi nancial support to the park than ever before in our history. Leslie Breaux Karen Chickering TOTAL AID TO THE PARK Every day Glacier National Park faces new challenges. Nick Chickering 46 Nicole Donester PROJECTS SINCE 2013 Whether it’s providing outdoor education for a growing population of school Abbie Milisci Greg Olson children who have never set foot in the wilderness before, managing the Susan Hay Patrick FUNDED huge infl ux of visitors along the Going to the Sun Road in the brief summer $4,888,283 Tony Patterson months, or studying and responding to the impacts of climate change on Joe Raudabaugh the unique plants and animals throughout the Crown of the Continent, the John Repke challenges we face are more signifi cant and the opportunities timelier. Cathy Stein Jeannine Trousdale

The park continues to reach out and ask for help. Over the past four years, support from the Glacier You continue to answer. Staff National Park Conservancy has significantly contributed

Nikki Eisinger, Director of Development While a simple thank you does not seem adequate, please accept our deep Julie Dougherty, Director of Retail to our ability to care for our resources and provide gratitude for your ongoing support. We pledge our energy toward even Barb Sieh, Director of Finance “outstanding visitor experiences. As we consider how to “ Amy Dempster, Director of Marketing & Communications greater achievements. We are proud of the accomplishments each of you continue to preserve and protect the park with a 25% has made possible and look forward to your continued commitment to our $2.2M partnership. We always appreciate your ideas and feedback. Development IN TOTAL AID increase in visitation and the potential for significant Linda Clark cuts to our budget and staffing in the coming year, the Lacy Kowalski GLACIER Kristine Marvin necessity of philanthropy is critical. Naomi Morrison NATIONAL - Jeff Mow, Superintendent, Glacier National Park Retail PARK Amber Lundgren Tiff any Tyree Chris Walters

Patti Johnson, Offi ce Manager 2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENT * Becca Wheeler, Graphic Designer 2016 P&L Mo Stein Nikki Eisinger Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recognized the critical role of private philanthropy ($ in ,000s) PRESERVATION Chairman, Board of Directors Director of Development while celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service in Glacier. Her visit included hikes Total Giving $2,382 and meetings to see fi rsthand the eff ects of increased visitation and a changing climate. 58.35% Sales & other income $3,489 Ordinary Revenue $5,871 National Park Friends Groups are research Total Expenses $1,581 9.38% working to support their parks every operating income $2,262 day. While private philanthropy should Estate Gifts (one time) $1,134 be the margin of excellence, often it is education Total Revenue $7,005 the margin of survival instead. 32.27% release of grants $2,200 -Sally Jewell, August 25, 2016 Net Profit $63 Administrative & General Costs (2015 990) 14% 2016 GRANTS TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK On the cover: Preserving Glacier’s dark skies will be a priority theme for the Conservancy in 2017. Photo credit: Jacob W. Frank, NPS * Financial statements of the Glacier National Park Conservancy are audited annually. Copies of the complete audited financial statements are available online at glacier.org. Final audited numbers for 2016 will be available in May 2017. YOUR SUPPORT IN 2016 FUNDED A RECORD-BREAKING $2.2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

TOTAL AID TO THE PARK PROJECTS46 SINCE 2013 FUNDED $4,888,283

Over the past four years, support from the Glacier

National Park Conservancy has significantly contributed to our ability to care for our resources and provide “outstanding visitor experiences. As we consider how to “ $2.2M continue to preserve and protect the park with a 25% IN TOTAL AID increase in visitation and the potential for significant GLACIER cuts to our budget and staffing in the coming year, the NATIONAL necessity of philanthropy is critical. PARK - Jeff Mow, Superintendent, Glacier National Park

2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENT *

2016 P&L ($ in ,000s) PRESERVATION Total Giving $2,382 58.35% Sales & other income $3,489 Ordinary Revenue $5,871 research Total Expenses $1,581 9.38% operating income $2,262

Estate Gifts (one time) $1,134 education $7,005 Total Revenue 32.27%

release of grants $2,200 Net Profit $63 Administrative & General Costs (2015 990) 14% 2016 GRANTS TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

* Financial statements of the Glacier National Park Conservancy are audited annually. Copies of the complete audited financial statements are available online at glacier.org. Final audited numbers for 2016 will be available in May 2017. Your donations provide the first glacier experience for many local students Teacher Spotlight: Melaina Ames, Hedges Elementary in Kalispell

Melaina Ames has been bringing her classes “While we were hiking along Lake McDonald on field trips to Glacier National Park for 12 we encountered a mule deer who was feasting years. These trips bring classroom material to on the fungi that were prolific due to the wet life with outdoor education. conditions. I had never seen a deer eating mushrooms and it made a huge impression Although she provides hands-on science on many of my students who went on to write labs at school, she finds it difficult for about it after the field trip,” said Melaina. students to appreciate the intricacies of an ecosystem without spending time in one.

Even living this close to the park, for many children this is their first visit to Glacier. Teacher Spotlight: Melaina Ames (right)

Creston School visits Glacier National Park: Photo Credit Jacob W. Frank Blackfoot Glacier Sampling: Photo Credit USGS

Glacier’s stoneflies recommended for federal protection through your support Researcher Spotlight: Joe Giersch & Clint Muhlfeld, USGS Scientists

Most visitors arrive at Glacier National Park “Support from the Glacier Conservancy has eager to see things much larger than themselves: been integral to our research. We were a mountain goat, a bighorn sheep, and the able to purchase new temperature loggers towering mountains. to monitor stream temperature changes at study sites and pay for cutting-edge DNA If you squint hard the next time you’re looking at analysis of insect specimens”, said Joe. those mountains, you might spot USGS aquatic ecologists Joe Giersch and Clint Mulfeld perched As a result, the scientists recently published the alongside an alpine stream, looking for some of first comprehensive evaluation of the current the tiniest residents of the park: the meltwater status, distribution and habitat requirements of and western glacier stoneflies. these stoneflies.

Glacier’s stoneflies are very sensitive to In part, due to this research project and changes in water quality and temperature. publication of their paper, the U.S. Fish and These two particular species adapted to live Wildlife Service recently recommended in very cold alpine streams fed by glaciers. federal protection of these stoneflies Stonefly: Photo Credit USGS Climate change induced loss of their habitat under the Endangered Species Act. may result in their extinction. why we give:

Your donations make Waterton-Glacier the world’s first international dark sky park Donor Spotlight: John & Dana Donovan, Essex,

At a time when light pollution prevents 80% John & Sarah Graves, Oklahoma of Americans from being able to see the Milky Glacier’s popular trail of Way and all but a very few stars, the dark sky environment preserved in Glacier-Waterton the cedars rehabilitated has become another sort of endangered species. By changing out the light fi xtures in by donors like you Dana & John Donovan, Board Member, Montana both parks to confi ne the light to where it is Donor Spotlight: needed, Glacier and Waterton are working The preliminary designation of Glacier-Waterton John & Sarah Graves to preserve one of America’s few remaining as the world’s fi rst trans-boundary dark sky truly dark sky places. park is just the beginning. Over the next three Donors John and Sarah Graves love the many years, hundreds of light fi xtures throughout beautiful spaces in their state of Oklahoma, John and Dana Donovan want to ensure the park still need to be replaced with lighting but Glacier’s grandeur continues to astound them that future generations will still be able that directs the light only where it is needed on every visit. to experience the wonder of a naturally and promotes a healthy night environment for dark night sky. nocturnal species. The Graves are long time donors who have chosen to support major improvements in the Trail of the “Glacier’s dark skies off er magical night Donations to the Glacier Conservancy continue Cedars and associated facilities for the past three sky experiences for park visitors. Here’s an to fund this work and the park’s astronomy years. This trail was one of the fi rst accessible trails endangered resource whose preservation is education program that is enjoyed by 30,000 completed by the National Park Service in the truly within our reach. Through our current visitors each year. Both solar and nighttime 1930’s and is now one of the busiest destinations funding and our inclusion of the Conservancy viewing is available at Apgar and St. Mary, and in Glacier. in our estate plan, we can help preserve popular Star Parties are held at that resource and fund the park’s’ popular each summer. astronomy programs so that generations of A measured, contemplative journey future visitors can see that half of the park These programs would not be possible without through The Trail of The Cedars can really does happen after dark,” said John. your support. be magical. Sarah and I hope to help ensure that it is magical no matter whether on foot or in a wheelchair. -John Graves Leaving a lasting legacy in the backcountry Donor Spotlight: David K., Minnesota

Through the Graves’ support, the trail itself was After personally volunteering thousands “Preserving the natural world is more returned to a fully accessible status in 2015 and of hours over ten years to work in Glacier’s important to modern civilization than ever,” this spring, the restrooms in the area that are backcountry, David was intimately familiar said David. “It is the underpinning of being shared by the Avalanche Campground will be with the park’s most urgent needs across a human being and explains our spiritual fully rehabilitated, making it usable for all visitors these most remote areas. nature. Protecting this wilderness is the idea on the trail and in the campground. Also in 2017, a that the National Park Service was founded new pedestrian bridge will be built over Avalanche As a result, he has created an endowment on and in today’s economically driven world, Creek, eliminating the pedestrian congestion specifi cally to support backcountry projects this is of utmost importance to me.” along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. throughout Glacier. In addition he has provided funding for two vehicles for use by the backcountry Kyle Johnson, the park’s Wilderness Specialist ranger team for the past two years. says, “David and I worked together to fi nd a solution to our huge annual expense of Trail of the Cedars: Photo Credit, Glacier Jacob W. Frank transportation for backcountry volunteers. Without this endowment, providing the basics for our volunteers would be a struggle”.

Whether you share a monetary or in-kind donation or volunteer your time and talents, David’s story demonstrates that there are many valuable ways to leave a lasting legacy in Glacier. in 2016, the park Accomplished the Following donor Supported work

PRESERVATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

1400 feet of accessible trail added to the Trail Hidden Lake Trail improved and re routed to reduce future closures due to bear activity 2 new alternative fuel shuttle buses for the Going-to-the-Sun Road 2 bicycle trailers to provide a visitor shuttle during Hiker/Biker season 99 volunteers pulled over 600 pounds of invasive weeds New viewing platform and trail improvements at Appekunny Falls Trail improvements at Lake and Scenic Point by Blackfeet Youth Academy

EDUCATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

6 interns hired to provide education to 36,000 visitors while learning valuable on- the- job training for future careers 2 Teacher -Ranger-Teachers provided four family-friendly programs during the summer months for 6,500 visitors 41 schools received transportation grants for fi eld trips to the park 18 teachers participated in a week-long workshop focused on climate change and cultural resources 4 Logan Pass star parties and daily astronomy education programs were off ered at St. Mary and Apgar Visitor Centers 90 Native America Speaks presentations provided by members of local tribes 3 created and erected in Two Medicine in partnership with the Blackfeet tribe and local schools

RESEARCH PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

4 Harlequin Ducks were fi tted with geolocators and transmitters as part of an international project studying the changing habitat of this species of concern Samples collected from 272 streams to assess habitat requirements for two stonefl ies, now listed as “threat- ened” due to climate-change induced habitat loss 187 citizen scientists completed 375 loon surveys hotel lobby

This summer, the fi nal phase of a multi-year project to rehabilitate the will be complete. Thanks to both public and private funding including the generous support of Pendleton and an anonymous donor, two of the most prominent historic features will be restored to the hotel lobby–the original double-helix staircase and reproductions of the dramatic “Orient Express” light fi xtures originally installed by Louis Hill in the 1930’s.

Many Glacier Hotel Lobby: The original Helical Staircase

Bark Ranger gracie Reported For Duty at Logan Pass Gracie is a border collie trained to safely move wildlife to the 25-yard distance required for safe viewing while still allowing visitors the once- in- a- lifetime experience of seeing the animals up close at Logan Pass. Then, Gracie and her handler, Natural Resources Program Manager Mark Biel, interact with the visitors to talk more about the Glacier’s goats and sheep and why it’s important to keep a safe distance around wild animals. Media stories featured this program in all of most the local news outlets. In addition, the story was featured nationally on NPR’s Morning Edition, Outside Magazine and the Huffi ngton Post. Gracie met Montana Governor Steve famous Bullock at our Backpacker’s Ball and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell at Logan Pass on the National Park Service Centennial. new Gracie also has her own Instagram account: @barkrangernps and has amassed nearly 12,000 followers. employee

This partnership between the park and the Conservancy was recently honored by the Public Lands Alliance for the Partner’s Choice

Award, celebrating the best in partnerships on Bark Ranger Gracie reports for duty at Logan Pass public lands.

Connect with us Online at glacier.org thank you to all our donors for your support!

$50,000+ Waterton­-Glacier International Peace Greg & Kelli Gillingham Todd & Deborah Williams Missoula Sunrise Rotary Club Anonymous Park Association Glacier Guides, Inc. Howard & Patricia Wilson James & Beth Ann Nickelson Anonymous Darrell Worm & Karen Leigh Glacier Restaurant Group Christopher & Cheryl Zabel Nursery Place, LLC BNSF Railway Foundation Alan & Sallie Gratch John & Marilyn Olson John & Sarah Graves $2,500 ­- $4,999 John & Jean Grove $500 - $999 Park Side Federal Credit Union Pendleton Woolen Mills Richard & Karen Allen Helen & James Hamilton Anonymous Chad & Carrie Parker /National Park Foundation Richard & Lavonne Bennet Walt Handschin Motoko Aizawa James Pine REI Missoula Frederick Bentz Joy Hargett Tran & Barb Alfrey Hugh & Theresa Reilly Steve Samuel & Donna Hathaway Leslie Breaux Kelly Harrington Michael Altese Therese & Norbert Reis Robert Sanders John & Patricia Case Katie & Alan Heibein Fritz Asche The Oberkoetter-Richardson­ Family/ The Windmill Foundation, Inc. William & Jennifer Cassidy Helena Rotary Foundation Glenn Ballard Renaissance Charitable Foundation Thomas O. Brown Foundation Charter Communications Wilson & Charlotte Higgs Michael & Kristi Barham Linda & Justin Ries Carolyn & Buzz Crutcher Louis & Kathrine Hill David Benson Mike Rihner $25,000 ­- $49,999 Davidson Family Foundation Marc Hochman Big Dipper Ice Cream James & Jenette Roberge Thomas & Louise Bannigan Nicole and Don Donester Mary Hoolsema Stephen Bockhold & Annmarie Geniusz Mary & Mark Robertson Climate Ride Dorrance Family Foundation John & Sonya Hunt Ralph & Elizabeth Bremigan Sheila K. Salyer John & Dana Donovan Eddie Bauer James & Wanda Hollensteiner Foundation Kenneth & Karen Buchi Perri Schelat Whitefish Community Foundation James & Linda Farley Denis Johnston Charlotte & Edward Wheeler Foundation Tad & Eileen Smith Fun Beverage, Inc. Lisa & Marcus Kelley Karen Christian & Richard Wenstrup Kenneth & Muffin Spielman $10,000 ­- $24,999 Gardner’s RV & Trailer Center Sonja Keohane Clearwater Montana Properties Rosanne & Robert Stocker Zak & Susie Andersen Glacier Country Regional Tourism Commission James & Barbara Keppel Jenny & Bill Colman Tolleson Management LP Anonymous Glacier Payments, Inc Ronald & Margaret Kimmet Mary Stewart Ramsey Family Charitable Ned R. Tomsheck Joe & Lana Batts Klorfine Foundation Kirby Inland Marine Fund/Community Foundation of North Texas Victor Tortorelli & Kathryn Hayes Janet Brandt Mark Mance & Katie Callahan Bill and Laurie Klein Donald & Marjory Crawford David & Jeannine Trousdale Karen & Nick Chickering Steven & Sara Marquardt John Kramer John & Felice Crocker Gordon & Janet Tsuchiya The Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation Jerry & Rhona Meislik Franklyn Kraus Elizabeth & Brian Dillon Michael Tumey Glacier Park, Inc. Mark & Mary Ann Miller Joseph & Renee Lozon William & Paulette Docktor Joan & Robert Wellman Jeanette & Mike McKee Baker & Mary Montgomery Jesse & Gaylynn Lynch Jacqueline Dyer & Keith Hammonds Maria Wheeler Abbie & Chris Milisci Nemacheck Family Foundation Kirk MacKenzie Brian Finneran Henry Wilson Kathie Priebe Northwestern Energy Idelle Manning First Interstate Bank Billings Robert & Joli Wilson Joseph & Beverly Raudabaugh Victoria Reich Karen Maurer Flathead Electric Cooperative, Inc. Joseph Wollack Sperry Chalet, Belton Chalets, Inc John & Beth Repke Libby & Murray McCabe Flow397 Suzanne Woo Morris & Catherine Stein Dean Robbins Bruce & Karen McCaul Donald & Mary Ann Garner Randy & Susan Woods Subaru of America, Inc Soka Piiwa Foundation James R. McDonald Dave Gezon Earl & Joan Zinkham Priscilla Swanson Don & Lisa Stephenson James & Elizabeth McDonald Glacier Outfitters Veverka Family Foundation Ed & Shirley Sullivan Gregory & Dana McGowan Kathryn Glas Special thanks Xanterra­-Glacier National Park Lodges Teck Resources Limited Randy & Teresa Minchew Richard & Cheryl Gordon to these Yellowstone 2 Yukon Whitefish Credit Union Montana Shirt Co. Michael Hannan supporters for Nicola Opdycke Kathryn Hayes & Victor Tortorelli their substantial $5,000 ­- $9,999 $1,000 ­- $2,499 Oro y Plata Foundation Joel Hester in­-kind gifts: Anonymous Anonymous Parks Project Jill Hirsh Anderson Zurmuehlen Diane Barlow & David Laney Lin & Kathy Akey Tony & Marylou Patterson Robert Holland Big Hairy Dog Information Systems Carl & Linden Berry Anderson Zurmuehlen Susan Hay Patrick Rory Holscher Brunswick Group, LLC Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Robin Wheeler Azqueta & Norberto Azqueta William & Ann Payne Gail Holt Charter Communications California Notley Foundation Stephen & Jane Baldock Julie Piepenkotter Robert & Patricia Huberty Daily Inter Lake Linda Cornutt Carol Bibler & Jim Watson Ryan Pyle Thomas Hughes III Delta Air Lines Philip Jackson Mac & Patricia Binger Jack & Mary Rader Frederic & Cecilia Jenkins Eisinger Honda Eisinger Auto Group Jennifer Blakely Richard & Nancy Nicholson Fund John Jensen Glacier Bear Retreat Expedia, Inc The Bohne Family Rocky Mountain Transportation Inc Brian Johnson Great Northern Printing First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation, Inc. Scott & Rebecca Bracewell Rotary Club of Kalispell Daybreak Robert Johnson Green Valley Ranch Foundation for Community Vitality Paul & Sally Bradshaw Rotary Club of Lethbridge East Johnson, Berg & Saxby, PLLP Hike734 Glacier Bank Ellen Brennan The SahanDaywi Foundation Mona & Jack Jones Montana Athletic Club Izaak Walton Inn George Bristol Michelle & Tom Shahriari Monica Jungster & Chuck Brasen Nancy Cawdrey Studio & Gallery Kootenai Resource Corporation Pamela Caraway Charlotte Sine Linda & Sidney Kleiger Sportsman & Ski Haus Don & Kim Lindley Stephen & Kelly Clark Jim Streeter William & Jennifer Koch Swan Mountain Outfitters, LLC Casey Malmquist & Natalie Johnson The Kroger Co. Foundation Steven & Linda Swartley Molly Lenhart The Party Store Montana Coffee Traders Thomas & Gail Colman Bob & Liza Tamashunas Jean Light Tarbell’s National Parks Conservation Association August Dessel The HealthCenter Bill & Diane Lundgren Tagen Vine Greg & Cyndi Olson Marie Dix The Huckleberry Patch John & Karen Lynch Tom & Teresa Quinn Thomas & Lucinda Downing Richard Tigner Sandi Lynch Jamie & Janna Shennan William & Rusty Duvall Carol Timmis Richard & Jean Lynch Rex & Ginna Short John & Patricia Endicott Ann Yvonne Wagner Paula Martin Fred Simmons The Erich & Hannah Sachs Foundation Bill Moore & Mary Wagner Julie Martinson Smith’s of Columbia Falls & Kalispell Matthew & Mary Ellen Estes Todd Weaver Bradley & Barbara Massam Sonja Tate First Interstate Bank Kendall Wheeler & Sam Chew Parker Massman Fred & Shelby Thompson Peter & Jenifer Flynn The George B. & Oma E. Wilcox & Gibbs M. Bob & Julie Mattson Mr. and Mrs. William H. Walton, III Marshall & Kathy Friedman & Catherine W. Smith Charitable Foundation Margaret McCaul & Peter Cabban

LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY TO GLACIER BY INCLUDING THE GLACIER CONSERVANCY IN YOUR ESTATE PLAN. The Glacier National Park Conservancy works in partnership with Glacier National Park. Whether raising funds for the enhancement of park facilities, or spearheading research on species, the Glacier Conservancy is wholly dedicated to preserving the landscape, its unique history and experience of the park.

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