Glacier National Park

National Park Service

4.8 (4)
WILDERNESS

A variety of videos on Glacier National Park are included in this series. Topics such as bear safety, bear research, camping in the backcountry, glaciers, climate change, and the park’s geologic history are discussed.

03/14/2013

Glacier's Geologic History

Glacier National Park: Geologist Chris Weiss briefly discusses the geologic history of Glacier National Park.

3 min
03/14/2013

Grizzly Bear Research

Glacier National Park: USGS research biologist Kate Kendall discusses a project to estimate population and distribution of grizzly bears in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas. The method of collecting hair samples from bears is mentioned.

4 min
03/14/2013

Glaciers and Climate Change

Glacier National Park: The value of research on glaciers is discussed by a USGS research ecologist. Emphasis is placed on how the melting of glaciers affects ecosystems and serves as an indicator for climate change.

3 min
03/14/2013

Backcountry Camping Video - Summer

Glacier National Park: This safety video is required viewing for all backcountry campers in Glacier National Park during summer. Topics include animal encounters, weather, hypothermia, heat exhaustion, dehydration, waste disposal, park preservation and regulations, food handling, and stock handling.

14 min
03/14/2013

Backcountry Camping Video - Winter

Glacier National Park: This safety video is required viewing for all backcountry campers during winter in Glacier National Park. Topics include hypothermia, frostbite, avalanches, food storage, water purification, waste disposal, animal encounters, and park regulations.

10 min
03/14/2013

Bear Safety with John Waller

Glacier National Park: A bear biologist discusses safety tips for hikers who encounter bears. Tips include how to avoid sneaking up and startling a bear, how to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly, and how to respond to both a bluff attack and an actual attack.

7 min

6 Episodes

4.8

out of 5

4 Ratings

If you see a bear don’t pet the bear

06/03/2021

Kalfisher

Thanks! To the cool kids and cool cats and cool just people all the people at the National Park Service! For combining an interest of mine, (podcasts) with a hobby, (visiting national parks),and creating a hybrid park/instructional video/podcast, thing - this thing. This thing is a helpful and thoughtful thing that I appreciate. Thank you!

A variety of videos on Glacier National Park are included in this series. Topics such as bear safety, bear research, camping in the backcountry, glaciers, climate change, and the park’s geologic history are discussed.