Parks combine efforts for science day July 29

 The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park will host the Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 29 at the Falls Theatre in Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta. 

The event is free and open to the public. 

This year marks the 11th annual event, which alternates each year between Glacier and Waterton Lakes national parks.

 Science and History Day is a great way for the public to hear the latest results from scientists and historians carrying out projects in and around Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. 

Topics are presented in a nontechnical manner and are grouped into themes such as aquatic resources, history, social research and wildlife. 

Subjects this year include harlequin ducks, hair snares for grizzly bears, native plant gardens, alpine stream insects, learning from the Sofa Mountain fire, wolverines and ice patch archaeology.

“Science and History Day offers an outstanding opportunity for the public to learn about some of the research initiatives in the Peace Park,” Waterton Lakes National Park Superintendent Ifan Thomas said in a news release. “We welcome everyone to Waterton for this special event.”

“The peace and friendship of the Peace Park is captured in the many cooperative projects carried out in our scientific community,” Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow added. “All the speakers do an excellent job of presenting topics in a nontechnical manner.”

Office of Public Instruction renewal units will be available for Montana teachers who attend this conference. Attendees are reminded that a passport is required for crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

A detailed agenda is available at visitor centers in Glacier National Park and at www.crownscience.org/getinvolved/outreach/sci-hist. 

 For more information, contact the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center in Glacier at 888-5827 or Waterton Lakes National Park at 403-859-5127.