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Glacier National Park Hosts Another "Brown Bag" Seminar

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Date: November 9, 2009
Contact: Amy Vanderbilt, 406 888-5838

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Learn about the fascinating insects that live in the streams and rivers of Glacier National Park. Through underwater photography, get a rare view of these often overlooked animals. Learn about their adaptations, fascinating natural histories, and rarely seen habitats. Join entomologist, Joe Giersch, in a spectacular underwater journey through streams and rivers of Glacier National Park and gain a unique perspective of the park on Monday, November 16 from 12 noon – 12:45 p.m., in the West Glacier Community Building at park headquarters.

Giersch resides in West Glacier with his wife Jean and works as a contract entomologist identifying insects from streams and rivers throughout the west.

These Brown Bag lectures are made available by Glacier National Park’s Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center: http://www.nps.gov/glac/naturescience/ccrlc.htm - NPS -

U-shaped valley carved by a glacier  

Did You Know?
Glacier National park was named for the glaciers that carved, sculpted, and formed this landscape millions of years ago. Despite the recession of current glaciers, the park's name will not change when the glaciers are gone.

Last Updated: November 09, 2009 at 22:11 EST