Glacier Institute closes in on fundraising goal for Big Creek Center restoration

The official education partner of Glacier National Park and the Flathead National Forest received a grant that puts it just $200,000 shy of meeting the fundraising goal for the restoration of the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. 

The Glacier Institute received a $250,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to be used for renovations to the home base of its outdoor camps and programs. The grant brings recent total fundraising near the $1.7 million total needed for the Restoration Big Creek capital campaign. 

The Murdock Trust invests in capacity-building projects at nonprofits across the Pacific Northwest. Grants are only awarded after a rigorous selection and vetting process. The Glacier Institute launched its campaign in 2022 to expand its programs and renovate the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, a USDA Forest Service ranger station near the North Fork of the Flathead River.