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Glacier National Park’s Partners

Glacier National Park works with partners not only to get work done, but also to foster a shared sense of stewardship that is so crucial for the future. Partnerships lead to involvement. Involvement leads to awareness. Awareness leads to action. Action leads to stewardship.

Each official park partner has a distinct role. Their work helps support the NPS mission through the following shared goals: visitor enjoyment; education and learning experiences; stewardship of natural, historic, and cultural resources and heritage, and preservation of the park for future generations.

Glacier Association
Historic Depot, Hwy. 2
P.O. Box 310
West Glacier, MT 59936
www.glacierassociation.org
gnha@glacierassociation.org
406-888-5756

The Association operates non-profit bookstores to support Glacier National Park's interpretation and education activities and programs. It serves as an official park partner specializing in educational and interpretive materials.

The Glacier Association does not actively fundraise, but provides Aid to Agency funding to Glacier National Park in three areas: education, interpretation, and research. Aid supports the printing of free publications developed by the park, Native America Speaks performer stipends (ticket sales go toward initiative), and the park’s Museum.

Glacier Institute
137 Main Street
P.O. Box 1887
Kalispell, MT 59903
www.glacierinstitute.org
register@glacierinstitute.org
406-755-1211

The Institute provides field-based in depth learning experiences to the public and serves as an official park partner specializing in field seminars. Glacier Institute fundraises for youth programs which take place at Big Creek Outdoor Education Center located in Flathead National Forest. Glacier Institute does not conduct fundraising for National Park Service projects, but will occasionally solicit funds for building maintenance and enhancements of the Field Camp site within the park. Glacier Institute’s income sources include tuition, donations, memberships, and grants.

Glacier National Park Associates
P.O. Box 91
Kalispell, MT 59903

The Associates donate money, goods, and voluntary services to Glacier National Park and serves as an official park partner specializing in volunteer services. Glacier National Park Associates fundraises for and donates funds to the park in support of a backcountry ranger intern, backcountry preservation projects, stipends for High School interns who work in the park’s native plant nursery, and other projects identified by the park related to trails, historic buildings, and research projects.

Glacier National Park Fund
402 9th Street West
P.O. Box 2749
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
www.glaciernationalparkfund.org
glacierfund@glacierfund.org
406-892-3250

The Fund conducts fundraising activities and provides financial support to Glacier National Park and serves as an official park partner specializing in philanthropy. The GNPF supports park projects, programs, and services in four areas:

Preserve Glacier - to preserve the park experience including rehabilitation of trails, historic structures, and cultural resources
Discover Glacier - to provide curriculum-based education programs for students and improve internet learning opportunities
Research Glacier - to research the park ecosystem and its components and enable wildlife and visitors to co-exist safely
Celebrate Glacier - to prepare for the 2010 centennial year and spotlight Glacier’s cultural heritage and unsurpassed beauty.