Artist's Statement
"I was so excited to get to work on the Terminus project and blend my two worlds of conservation and art. I spent weeks reading scientific articles and talked to Bill Baccus (beloved glacier scientist) on the phone for three hours to really understand the science of glacier monitoring. I picked my glacier after most of the other glaciers had already been taken. The Mount Steel Glacier probably wouldn’t have ever been my first pick, but it caused me to explore ideas and narratives I hadn’t been thinking of, and ultimately lead me to asking the most interesting questions." -Maddi Bacon
Meet the artist: Maddi Bacon
Maddi Bacon is a conservationist, storyteller, and artist. They have spent the past several years working seasonally for conservation corps, national parks, and national forests, which has been the source of much inspiration for their work. Their art takes the form of many mediums including painting, animation, and comics. See more of Maddi's work at their website.
More about Mount Steel Glacier
The dwindling glacier today is a permanent snowfield tucked into narrow niches below the summit of Mount Steel. The smaller of the two snowfields can be seen in this picture taken from La Crosse Basin, a popular destination in the upper Duckabush with multiple mountain lakes.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service