Glacier National Park Seeing Record-Setting Visitation
Glacier National Park is seeing month after month of record visitation during this, the National Park Service's centennial year.
- By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2016 2:30am
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Photography In The National Parks: Remembering My Photographer Father On Father’s Day
In this Father's Day tribute to her father, photographer Rebecca Latson writes about the man from whom she inherited her love of the camera, travel and the national parks.
Engineering Eden: The True Story Of A Violent Death, A Trial, And The Fight Over Controlling Nature
A grizzly bear attack is a frightful, horrible thing. Long claws raking the body, the cracking of bones, dragging off the victim to consume, then burying it under a thin layer of forest duff.
Glacier National Park Puts Down Food-Conditioned Black Bear
With summer and visitors returning to the National Park System, expect some wildlife to pay the price. At Glacier National Park in Montana, a black bear that connected humans with food had to be put down because of its brazenness.
- By NPT Staff - June 10th, 2016 3:32pm
Glacier National Park Turning To Herding Dog To Move Wildlife Away From Humans
In a novel idea that possibly could be used elsewhere in the National Park System if successful, Glacier National Park officials are turning to a dog to keep wildlife a safe distance away from visitors on Logan Pass.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2016 10:50am
Man Killed At Glacier National Park By Jumping Off Waterfall
A 26-year-old man, possibly seeking a cooling respite from a warm spring day, was killed at Glacier National Park in Montana when he jumped from a waterfall into a shallow pool.
- By NPT Staff - May 5th, 2016 2:24pm
An Open Letter To Interior Secretary Jewell: End Helicopter Overflights At Glacier National Park
An open letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to bring an end to helicopter overflights at Glacier National Park.
Grizzly Bear Monitoring In Glacier National Park Next Week
If you plan to be in Glacier National Park in Montana next week, be careful where you go, as biologists will be monitoring grizzly bears in the park and that requires some bear trapping.
- By NPT Staff - April 30th, 2016 3:00am
Glacier National Park Slowly Letting Go Of Winter
Memorial Day weekend is still weeks away, but winter slowly is releasing its grip on Glacier National Park in Montana, wherethe Many Glacier and Chief Mountain roads have been opened to vehicles for the summer. Visitors are welcome to drive the 8-mile Many Glacier Road as far as the Many Glacier Campground. The Swiftcurrent Nature Trail loop on the valley floor is open in its entirety with parking available at Grinnell Picnic area.
- By NPT Staff - April 25th, 2016 10:22am
Construction Will Limit Availability At Many Glacier Hotel This Year
Booking a room at the historic Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park will be even tougher than usual this year, and those who get a reservation will encounter closed-off areas and noise related to a $13.6 million construction project.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2016 2:30am
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