Nature and science

Come discover this natural environment for yourself – you’ll see why it was so critical to protect it and why this territory warranted being designated a national park.

Discover unique features

• Weather and climate
• Avalanche control program
• The Columbia Mountains natural region
• Caves and karst
• Old growth inland rainforest
• Glacial monitoring

The alpine environment and old growth rainforest makes Glacier National Park a habitat for a multitude of animals.

• A tale of two species: black and grizzly bears
• Birds
• Caribou
• Dances with wolverine
• Mountain goats
• Grizzly bears
• Wolverine: legendary enigma

In order to ensure national parks remain healthy and unimpaired for future generations, Parks Canada is working to maintain or restore the ecological health of national parks.

• Species at risk
• Fire and vegetation management
• Research and monitoring
• Conservation in the Mountain Parks
• Top 10 Conservation Stories in Glacier National Park

The diversity of plants in the interior temperate rainforest, whether on a forested valley bottom trail or high in the alpine, truly capture the imagination. Whatever your age, interests or comfort level in the national parks, there are plenty of plants sure to fascinate the mind!

• Common alpine wildflowers
• Plants of interest
• Trees
• Non-native plants