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2022 Spring Events

We are springing into the new season with some fresh events! Join us for Glacier Conversations later this month featuring a conversation with Glacier National Park Archeologist Brent Rowley. Learn about the complex relationship between bison and people from the end of the Pleistocene to the late 19th century, based on ongoing archeological research undertaken by the park’s Cultural Resources Program.

This event takes place during National Park Week, and there are some other fun events going on throughout the week with our local business partners.

In May, Glacier Book Club returns featuring The Songs of Trees by David George Haskell. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. Spanning across cities, forests, and areas on the front lines of environmental change, Haskell shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees.

Community Benefit Day at Backslope Brewing

Tuesday, April 19
11:00AM – 8:00PM MDT

One of our trusted partners, Backslope Brewing, is committed to supporting our community through charitable giving. As a way of focusing their support, they created Community Benefit Days to support local nonprofits in our community.

On Tuesday, April 19, Backslope will donate a portion of proceeds from every purchase to the Glacier National Park Conservancy. This will take place during National Park Week, and we're looking forward to celebrating Glacier National Park with our community.

Backslope Brewing is located at:
1107 9th St W
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Open 11AM – 8PM MDT

Stop by anytime on Tuesday, April 19 and support Glacier National Park with your purchases at Backslope Brewing!

Glacier Conversations

Cultural History of Bison in Glacier National Park
with Park Archeologist Brent Rowley

Wednesday, April 20
6:30PM MDT

Join Glacier National Park Archeologist Brent Rowley and learn about the complex relationship of bison and people from the end of the Pleistocene to the late 19th Century based on ongoing archeological research undertaken by the park’s Cultural Resources Program.

People often think of bison as being only a plains animal, but they inhabited the mountain environments of Glacier as well! Bison played a central role to the Indigenous cultures of the region, so where there were bison, there were people trying to hunt them. This project attempts to tell the story of interactions between people and bison in the high country of Glacier based on nearly 13,000 years of archeological evidence in the region.

Registration is now open!

Glacier Book Club

The Songs of Trees 
by David George Haskell 

Wednesday, May 18
6:30PM MDT

David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees.

Scientific, lyrical, and contemplative, Haskell reveals the biological connections that underpin all life. In a world beset by barriers, he reminds us that life’s substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.

Registration is now open! You can purchase the book in our online store. All proceeds from your purchases support Glacier National Park!

We are the official fundraising partner for
Glacier National Park.

With your support, we provide funding for vital projects and programs that preserve and protect the park for future generations.​​​​​​