Science and history day events

The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park will hold its annual science and history day at the Lake McDonald Lodge auditorium in Glacier National Park on July 22. The event, which is free and open to the public, features guest speakers and researchers who touch on a variety of topics, from plant and animal studies to culture and history.

Schedule of events

• 8:30 a.m. Opening remarks by Tara Carolin, director of the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center, and welcome by Glacier Park superintendent Chas Cartwright

Session 1 - Aquatic resources, moderator Mark Biel, Glacier Park

• 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. Long-term monitoring of stream ecological integrity in Glacier Park, Billy Schweiger, ecologist, Rocky Mountain Inventory and Monitoring Network, National Park Service

• 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Rock snot, a threat to pristine mountain ecosystem, Lisa Duke, graduate student, University of Calgary

• 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Understanding patterns of brook trout invasion into bull trout streams of the Canadian Rockies, Will Warnaco, Ph.D. student, University of Lethbridge

• 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. break

Session 2 - Restoration and monitoring, moderator Janice Smith, Waterton Lakes National Park

• 10:30 to 11 a.m. Monitoring patterns of visitor use in Waterton, Kathy Rettie and Kimo Rogala

• 11 - 11:30 a.m. Native grassland restoration in Waterton, Anne Naeth, professor, land reclamation and restoration ecology and Vargo Distinguished Teaching Chair, University of Alberta

• 11:30 - noon, Mapping and GIS monitoring of caves in Glacier Park, Hans Bodenhamer, sponsor, Ernie Cottle, alumni, and students Sandi Baker, Brennen Shaw, Jeanie Schenck, Katie Lafeaver, Bigfork High School Cave Club

Lunch break

Session 3 - History and social science, moderator Deirdre Shaw, Glacier Park

• 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. Understanding user experience of locative media, Christy Gustavison, visitor experience product development officer, Waterton

• 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. People before the park, Sally Thompson, anthropologist researcher, University of Montana

• 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. On the margins of east and west: Tracking precontact use of Waterton-Glacier, Ann Johnson, archeologist retired, Yellowstone National Park

• 2:45 to 3 p.m. break

Session 4 - Wildlife, moderator Justin McKeown, Waterton

• 3 to 4:30 p.m. Cougar prey composition in southwest Alberta, Jeremy Banfield, graduate student, University of Alberta

• 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Move, adapt or die: A 13-year comparison examining white-tailed ptarmigan changes in distribution, habitat, and number, Dave Benson, professor of biology, Marian University

• 4 - 4:30 p.m. Elk migration and dispersal across an international boundary, Dale Paton, graduate student, University of Calgary

Closing remarks, Dennis Madsen, resource conservation manager, Waterton

For more information, contact the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center online at www.nps.gov/glac/naturescience/ccrlc.htm or at 888-5827.