{"title":"2025 Book Club","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"glaciers-reds","title":"Glacier's Reds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1930s-era red buses that ply the roads of Glacier National Park in Montana were possibly its most \"endangered species.\" The 33 White Motor Company Model 706 buses make one of the oldest fleets anywhere in the world still in continuous service. But their future has not always been guaranteed. Repeatedly over the decades the red buses have been in danger of being pulled off the road. In delving into their history, author and historian Ray Djuff offers insight into their origin, operation and how the red buses were resurrected when faced with the threat of being tossed into the dustbin of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e189 pages, softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the July 2025 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/launch\/chat\/v2\/eyJzaWQiOiJ3YXZncG1mYXFfa3ZuOGZfbGVqYl9hQHhtcHAuem9vbS51cyIsInNpZDIiOiJ5cnZpZHhvbHFrcWptbnpvbnJvcmtxQHhtcHAuem9vbS51cyIsIm1pZCI6IjgwRjRGNDA0LUVGOUQtNDg4RC1BOEVELTVENzkzNkQ2QjcwRSIsInRpbWUiOjE3NzkzOTY3ODE3MzZ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWatch the Zoom book club discussion with author Ray Djuff here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glacier Conservancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44842027253829,"sku":"803371","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5311\/4437\/files\/DSC01436__35942.1748031869.1280.1280.jpg?v=1777406715"},{"product_id":"a-woman-among-wolves","title":"A Woman Among Wolves","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalled the Jane Goodall of wolves, world-renowned wildlife biologist Diane Boyd has spent four decades studying and advocating for wolves in the wilds of Montana near Glacier National Park. When she started in the 1970s, she was the only female biologist in the United States researching and radio-collaring wild wolves. With her two dogs for company, she faced the rigors of the Montana winter in an isolated cabin without running water or electricity. Boyd fearlessly forded icy rivers, strapped on skis to navigate thick stands of lodgepole pine, and monitored packs from the air in a tiny bush plane that skimmed the treetops so she could count wolves and see what they were feeding on. She faced down grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolverines—and the occasional trapper—as she stalked her quarry: a handful of wolves that were making their way south from Canada into Montana. Resilient and resourceful, she devised her own trapping methods and negotiated with locals as wolf populations grew from the first natural colonizer to more than 3,000 wolves in the West today. In this captivating book, Boyd takes the reader on a wild ride from the early days of wolf research to the present-day challenges of wolf management across the globe, highlighting her interactions with an apex predator that captured her heart and her undying admiration. Her writing resonates with her indomitable spirit as she explores the intricate balance of human and wolf coexistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e240 pages, hardcover \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis was the March 2025 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. Watch the Zoom book club discussion with author Diane Boyd here. \u003c\/p\u003e\n  ","brand":"Glacier Conservancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44842030792773,"sku":"803388","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5311\/4437\/files\/DSC01409__48700.1732047153.1280.1280.jpg?v=1777406784"},{"product_id":"disturbing-the-sleeping-buffalo","title":"Disturbing the Sleeping Buffalo","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Lewis and Clark returned to Montana today, they would find the landscape reassuringly familiar. The same would hold true for past generations of Kootenai, Salish, Crow, Gros Ventre, Assiniboine, and Blackfeet. Even after thousands of years, some ancestors could still find their way to Sun River country, an ancient oasis of water and wildlife where the mountains and prairies meet. The past still lingers along old trails, and among the people who live here today. Some, such as anthropologist and storyteller Sally Thompson, are better equipped to notice the traces of history lurking in place names and written in cairns, carved in tree bark, etched into prairie boulders, or resting among well-knapped spear points. In Disturbing the Sleeping Buffalo , Thompson unearths new information and startling insights into Montana's untold history in twenty-three true stories. Along the way, she shares the challenges of groundbreaking research and the joys of finding hidden treasures. These stories connect past and present, bringing into focus a common heritage among many peoples in an uncommon land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e312 pages, softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis was the January 2025 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. Watch the Zoom book club discussion with author Sally Thompson here. \u003c\/p\u003e\n  ","brand":"Glacier Conservancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44842030825541,"sku":"803389","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5311\/4437\/files\/DSC01417__43144.1732047178.1280.1280.jpg?v=1777406785"},{"product_id":"natural-rivals","title":"Natural Rivals","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, co-founded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. A poor immigrant, self-taught, individualistic, and skeptical of institutions, his idealistic belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired. Gifford Pinchot founded the U.S. Forest Service and advised his friend Theodore Roosevelt on environmental policy. Raised in wealth, educated in privilege, and interested in how institutions and community can overcome failures in individual virtue, Pinchot’s pragmatic belief in professional management led him to a philosophy of sustainably conserving natural resources. When these rivaling perspectives meet, what happens? For decades, the story of their relationship has been told as a split between the conservation and preservation philosophies, sparked by a proposal to dam a remote Yosemite valley called Hetch Hetchy. But a decade before that argument, Muir and Pinchot camped together alongside Montana’s jewel-like Lake McDonald in, which was at the heart of a region not yet consecrated as Glacier National Park. At stake in 1896 was the new idea that some landscapes should be collectively, permanently owned by a democratic government. Although many people today think of public lands as an American birthright, their very existence was then in doubt, and dependent on a merger of the talents of these two men. Natural Rivals examines a time of environmental threat and political dysfunction not unlike our own, and reveals the complex dynamic that gave birth to America's rich public lands legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e304 pages, softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis was the September 2025 Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club selection. 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Despite the fact that his father fiercely denied any connection, he found Indigenous people alluring, often recalling his grandmother’s consistent mention of their Chippewa heritage. When La Tray attended his grandfather’s funeral as a young man, he finally found himself surrounded by relatives who obviously were Indigenous. “Who were they?” he wondered, and “Why was I never allowed to know them?” Combining diligent research and compelling conversations with authors, activists, elders, and historians, La Tray embarks on a journey into his family’s past, discovering along the way a larger story of the complicated history of Indigenous communities—as well as the devastating effects of colonialism that continue to ripple through surviving generations. And as he comes to embrace his full identity, he eventually seeks enrollment with the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, joining their 158-year-long struggle for federal recognition. Both personal and historical, Becoming Little Shell is a testament to the power of storytelling, to family and legacy, and to finding home. Infused with candor, heart, wisdom, and an abiding love for a place and a people, Chris La Tray’s remarkable journey is both revelatory and redemptive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e320 pages, hardcover \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis is part of the Glacier Conversations series. 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His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University--where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity in humans--to the dark underbelly of for-profit wildlife parks, illegal animal trade and black markets hawking bear bile. Along the way, he meets fascinating biologists and activists and discovers that everything he knew about grizzlies was wrong. Ultimately, his odyssey leads him to find answers on a remote corner of the Alaskan Peninsula where, for the last fifty years, humans have coexisted peacefully alongside the largest gathering of brown bears on the planet. Grizzly Confidential is about bears but also the inspiring people who look after them. This is a fast-paced, gripping story that educates, entertains, and gives a sneak peek into the secret life of a well-known species. 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There is a community dedicated to exploring every last inch of 84 million acres that make up America’s national park system, and this book is for all the hikers, photographers, and dreamers, and all the people they will inspire to get outdoors, connect with nature, and adopt the values of protecting this amazing gift. This beautiful, all-inclusive book gives you the best insight on how to experience all 63 of the major national parks, including: Stories directly from rangers who have worked in the parks, including their personal anecdotes and best tips for the fullest park experience Highlights like popular attractions and little-known favorites for each park Fast facts about all 63 parks, including establishment date, size, and both natural and recreational features For the super geeks, information on the different national parks designations, from national seashores to national memorials Photos of these stunning landscapes, to move and inspire you Told by the people who support, educate, and protect our national treasures, the knowledge shared gets you as close to sitting at the fireside with a park ranger as you can from the comfort of your own home. 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Gold Butte in Nevada, Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks in New Mexico, Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine, Cascade–Siskiyou in Oregon and California: these are among the thirteen natural sites McKenzie Long visits in This Contested Land , an eye-opening exploration of the stories these national monuments tell, the passions they stir, and the controversies surrounding them today. Starting amid the fragrant sagebrush and red dirt of Bears Ears National Monument on the eve of the December 2017 decision to reduce the site by 85 percent, Long climbs sandstone cliffs, is awed by Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings and is intrigued by 4,000-year-old petroglyphs. She hikes through remote pink canyons recently removed from the boundary of Grand Staircase–Escalante, skis to a backcountry hut in Maine to view a truly dark night sky, snorkels in warm Hawaiian waters to plumb the meaning of marine preserves, volunteers near the most contaminated nuclear site in the United States, and witnesses firsthand the diverse forms of devotion evoked by the Rio Grande. In essays both contemplative and resonant, This Contested Land confronts an unjust past and imagines a collaborative future that bears witness to these regions’ enduring Indigenous connections. From hazardous climate change realities to volatile tensions between economic development and environmental conservation, practical and philosophical issues arise as Long seeks the complicated and often overlooked—or suppressed—stories of these incomparable places. 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