August 25-27 2019
Cost $325
In many ways, Glacier Park is a living laboratory for people from around the world to view a natural ecosystem existing in a near natural and undisturbed state. This course will take participants on daily hikes through Glacier’s breathtaking geologic history. Four full days of excursions into Glacier’s high country in the Upper Two Medicine Valley will take you through time to observe the awesome forces of nature that uplifted and later carved Glacier’s Precambrian strata into their present form. Discussions will focus on recognition of glacial processes and landforms, Precambrian stratigraphy and sedimentology, and the radical glacial recession wrought by climate change. The class is oriented for those with a beginning level of knowledge of Earth Sciences.

Other topics will be discussed, such as the Park’s wildlife and plants, and the management of these resources by the National Park Service, as these subjects are all related directly or indirectly to the Park’s geology. Students will also observe how present geologic forces continue to shape the landscape of Glacier National Park. Come and learn about Glacier’s amazing geologic history!

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