Glacier National Park officials are looking at a busy year of planning, with projects ranging from managing historic properties to conserving Westslope cutthroat trout on their to-do list. With that hefty list on the drawing board, they'll be looking for public comments on how to proceed.

Lodging can be hard to come by in the National Park System depending on the season you want to book a room for. It's also a little harder because some lodges have disappeared from the parks down through the decades. Do you remember the Echo Bay Resort? David and Kay Scott take a look back at some of those places.

'Tis the season for winter visits to national parks, when the face of the landscape may have markedly changed, and visitation is lower. In addition to all the neat activities you can do in a national park, such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog sledding and ice fishing, photographer Rebecca Latson wants to remind you to add photography to those activities. This month's article provides tips and techniques for capturing awesome images as well as prepping yourself and your camera for the elements.