New Glacier Park Adopt a Trail Program

Iceberg Lake near Many Glacier HotelSince three out of my four novels are partially set in Glacier National Park's Swiftcurrent Valley, I'm happy to see that the Glacier Park Fund's new "adopt a trail program" includes four of the trails that have appeared in my fiction:

Ptarmigan TunnelIceberg LakeSwiftcurrent PassGrinnell GlacierWhile more information will appear on the Glacier National Park Fund's website soon, the program features Golden Eagle Level adoptions for $10,000 a year and Osprey Level adoptions for $5,000. The money from smaller donations will go into a general adopt a trail fund.

The reason for the program is simple: Congress doesn't appropriate enough money to sustain the park and its some 700+ miles of trails. These trails are damaged by wind, water, snow, and visitor usage. Since the National Park Service cannot afford to maintain all of the trails in the park, the Glacier Park Fund is trying to pick up the slack.

Malcolm