A conversation with Elizabeth Villano, from the NPS Climate Change Response Program, about telling climate stories and finding hope. This episode was recorded in June 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 Climate change across the NPS: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climatechange/index.htm --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is brought to you by the Glacier National Park ..read more

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 --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Co ..read more

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 --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Peri Sasnett: You're listening to Headwaters, a show from the icy ..read more

The twin stories of bats facing white-nose syndrome in Glacier, and a volunteer who dedicated so much of his life to studying them. With disease and decline on the horizon for bats, what does the future look like? This episode is in memory of Lewis Young. 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 --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is brought to you by the Glacier National Park ..read more

What do animals do when we’re not around? One way to answer that is by using remote cameras. By focusing on two camera studies in Glacier, we learn more about two animals in the park, and those of us who visit it. 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/ --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Michael Faist: My parents met wo ..read more

Chasing one of Glacier’s most elusive species, and getting comfortable in the dark. This is the story of Black Swifts in Glacier. 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/ --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Peri Sasnett: How many animals have you walked by and never noticed? How many species live around you that you've ne ..read more

The cutest animal in Glacier may be at risk of disappearing, but it's hard to study an animal that lives under rocks, high in the mountains. How can we understand the hidden parts of the world around us? 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/ --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Michael Faist: [to Lucas and Alyssa] Do ei ..read more

Morgan Bell spent 10 seasons working on Glacier’s trail crews—one of the toughest and most demanding jobs in the park. Until a single day—a single step—changed everything. 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/ --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Gaby Eseverri: Note: this episode deals with an intense accident in Glacie ..read more

We sit down with Chuck Cameron, a lifelong Glacier Ranger, to learn about his incredible and unusual career. 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/ --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Michael Faist: Have you ever met somebody for the first time, introduced yourself and had a nice conversation only to walk away and immed ..read more

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/ --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Lacy Kowalski: Headwaters is brought to you by the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Peri Sasnet ..read more