The Wilderness Speaker Series series brings timely and interesting wilderness topics to the public to raise awareness and inspire community discussion. Free and open to all.

On March 19th, our featured speaker will be Teagan Tomlin, Executive Assistant in the Office of the Superintendent at Glacier National Park, with a presentation titled, “If Rocks Could Talk: The Geological History of Glacier National Park”.

The mountains of Glacier National Park tell an incredible story of the geological events that created the park’s majestic scenery. Teagan will share an overview of the forces and processes that built and shaped the landscape of Glacier National Park.

Teagan Tomlin first came to Montana in 2008 for an internship at Glacier National Park through the Geological Society of America’s Geocorps program. At that time, she was finishing her master’s degree in geology at Brigham Young University, where her research focused on teaching stratigraphy and sedimentology concepts, geological data interpretation, and problem-solving and student-centered instructional design. In 2009, she was hired as a park ranger at Glacier National Park and worked seasonally from 2009 through 2016 working in interpretation and education. In the fall of 2016, she was hired to her first permanent position in the National Park Service as a visitor services assistant. In 2019, she was hired in her current role as the executive assistant in the Office of the Superintendent.

The Wilderness Speaker Series is presented by: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Wild Montana Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, Northwest Montana Lookout Association, and the Natural Resources Conservation Management Program at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC).

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