Institute gets grant for three new cabins

The Glacier Institute was recently awarded $36,000 through the 2014 Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program grant program.

The Glacier Institute will use the money to build three handicapped-accessible cabins at its Field Camp education facility in Glacier National Park. These cabins will allow the Institute to reach out to new groups and individuals that live with disabilities.

The Glacier Institute thanked the family of John Bali and Janet Flury, as well as the Montana Department of Tourism, for making this project possible. Cabin installation is scheduled to take place in 2015.

Grants are awarded through a competitive process and require a one-third match.

The family of John Bali and Janet A. Flury made the donor contribution to honor the memory of Janet’s mother, Norma Jean Nowakowski.

“Norma taught her children to pursue both their education and their dreams with equal fervor,” Flury said.

“She and my father made many sacrifices to provide their children with the best education, both indoors and out.” 

The Glacier Institute serves adults and children as an educational leader in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem, emphasizing outreach and field-based learning experiences; the Institute provides an objective and science-based understanding of the area’s ecosystem and it interactions with people.

To gain more information about courses, projects and activities of the Glacier Institute call 755-1211 or visit www.glacierinstitute.org.