38 episodes

Headwaters is a show about how Glacier National Park is connected to everything else.

Headwaters Glacier National Park - National Park Service

    • Science
    • 4.9 • 376 Ratings

Headwaters is a show about how Glacier National Park is connected to everything else.

    Climate Interpretation with Diane Sine

    Climate Interpretation with Diane Sine

    A conversation with longtime interpretive ranger Diane Sine about a lifetime of watching change in Glacier. This episode was recorded in May of 2023.

    Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters
    Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/
    Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall/

    Overview of the park’s glaciers: https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/nature/glaciersoverview.htm

    • 52 min
    Climate and Community with Mike Durglo, Jr.

    Climate and Community with Mike Durglo, Jr.

    A conversation with Mike Durglo, Jr., climate coordinator and head of Historic Preservation for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. This episode was recorded in September of 2023.

    Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters
    Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/
    Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall/

    CSKT Climate Resiliency: http://csktclimate.org/

    • 31 min
    Climate and the Cryosphere with Dr. Caitlyn Florentine

    Climate and the Cryosphere with Dr. Caitlyn Florentine

    A conversation with Dr. Caitlyn Florentine, research physical scientist with the US Geological Survey, who studies snow and ice in Glacier. This episode was recorded in May 2023.

    Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters
    Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/
    Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall/

    Overview of the park’s glaciers: https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/nature/glaciersoverview.htm

    • 47 min
    Climate and the Future of Forests with Dr. Tyler Hoecker

    Climate and the Future of Forests with Dr. Tyler Hoecker

    A conversation with Dr. Tyler Hoecker, who studies forest ecology and the changing dynamics of fire as the climate warms. This episode was recorded in August of 2023.

    Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters
    Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/
    Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall/

    Climate change in Glacier: https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/nature/climate-change.htm
    Dr. Hoecker’s research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112721009051

    • 38 min
    A Growly Bear and the Invention of Bear Spray

    A Growly Bear and the Invention of Bear Spray

    Bear spray saves lives, but where does it come from? We follow a Glacier grizzly to learn the story.

    Learn how to use bear spray, in the St. Mary episode of Season One: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confluence-st-mary/id1542669779?i=1000501502018

    Headwaters is created by Daniel Lombardi, Michael Faist, Gaby Eseverri, and Peri Sasnett

    Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters
    Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/
    Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall

    • 35 min
    Can Ranger Traditions Survive into the Future?

    Can Ranger Traditions Survive into the Future?

    We meet a ranger who lives in one of the wildest corners of Glacier—a place where age-old tools and skills are still practiced daily. But do traditional skills, or this way of life, still have a place in a rapidly-evolving world?

    Headwaters is created by Daniel Lombardi, Michael Faist, Gaby Eseverri, and Peri Sasnett.

    Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters
    Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/
    Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall/

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
376 Ratings

376 Ratings

IWSAdmirer ,

Keeping in touch with Glacier

We visited Glacier several years ago and want to return there again. This podcast is helping us not only keep up to date with the park, but to gain a deeper appreciation for why it is such an important place in the world.

RojoMesa ,

The Crown of National Park Podcasts

I have listened to several National Park Podcasts produced by individual National Parks and this one surpasses them all. Each season unfolds creatively around a central theme - Confluence, Whitebark Pine, etc. These episodes are well-written, well-researched, well-produced, involving an impressive array of individuals involved in the Glacier NP story. As a listener, I have discovered a lot more about a place I love; I have also been stirred to caring about what is endangered to being lost. This is not only my favorite National Park Podcast; it is in my Top 10 of favorite podcasts of all time. I highly recommend Headwaters!

HarvyPluto ,

Captivating & Fascinating

Gahd- can’t say enough good things about this podcast. For those who have been to glacier & those who want to visit- you will not want to miss this!

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