Glacier Aglow
Evening's alpenglow bathes the mountains surrounding Glacier National Park's Lake McDonald.
Rebecca Latson
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2017 10:38am
Glacier National Park
GAO: National Park Service Needs To Evaluate Its Approach To Tackling Deferred Maintenance
From Fiscal Year 2006 through Fiscal Year 2015 the National Park Service spent roughly $10.5 billion on deferred maintenance projects, and yet the overall price tag for deferred maintenance continued to creep ever higher, leading the Government Accountability Office to wonder if the Park Service's strategy for tackling the projects was sound.
Final Two Leases For Badger-Two Medicine Area Near Glacier National Park Canceled
In a move celebrated by groups ranging from the Blackfoot Natino and Montana Hunters and Anglers to the National Parks Conservation Association and U.S. Sen. Jon Testor, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has canceled the final two oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area within the Lewis and Clark National Forest in northwest Montana. The two lease cancellations address outstanding concerns about the potential for oil and gas development in this culturally and ecologically important area.
- By NPT Staff - January 11th, 2017 2:30am
Avalanche Claims Life Of Backcountry Skier At Glacier National Park
A 36-year-old Montana man caught in an avalanche in Glacier National Park in Montana died from his injuries before he could reach a hospital, park officials said Friday.
- By NPT Staff - January 6th, 2017 10:38am
Photography In The National Parks: Put Some Humanity In Your Photos
Most landscape photographers tend to roll their eyes at the thought of putting people in their national park images. Photographer Rebecca Latson explains why placing a person here and there in some national park shots adds, rather than detracts, from the image.
- By Rebecca Latson - December 13th, 2016 2:00am
Death In Glacier National Park: Stories Of Accidents And Foolhardiness In The Crown Of The Continent
With visitation to the National Park System this centennial year at an all-time high, it’s no surprise I suppose that more and more people get in trouble, and some of those pay the ultimate price. Every year Glacier National Park in Montana lures hikers, anglers, employees, and climbers to the park’s high peaks, deep lakes, and raging rivers…and some to their own demise.
Small Alpine Insects Are Big Messengers Of Climate Change At Glacier National Park
Two rare alpine insects – native to the northern Rocky Mountains and dependent on cold waters of glacier and snowmelt-fed alpine streams – are imperiled due to climate warming induced glacier and snow loss according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners.
- By NPT Staff - December 8th, 2016 2:00am
All Glacier National Park Waters Closed To Boating Due To Nonnative Mussels In Montana
Concern that nonnative mussels have reached Montana waters has prompted Glacier National Park to temporarily ban all watercraft from its waters.
- By NPT Staff - November 10th, 2016 1:42pm
Glacier National Park Conservancy Donates More Than $1 Million To Park
After a record-setting visitation year in Glacier National Park, the Glacier National Park Conservancy has donated more than $1.3 million to the park to help preserve and protect it for future generations.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2016 2:00am
October Was The Rainiest Month On Record At Glacier National Park
In the past 102 years, there has not been a wetter month at West Glacier in Glacier National Park than last month. Nearly 11 inches of rain fell there in October, when there were just three days without measurable precipitation.
- By NPT Staff - November 3rd, 2016 2:30am
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