Glacier National Park

Fall Construction Begins Along Glacier National Park’s Going-To-The-Sun Road

With Glacier National Park in Montana welcoming record crowds this year, visitors traveling the popular Going-to-the-Sun Road can now expect additional congestion at multiple locations due to construction.

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By NPT Staff - August 22nd, 2016 2:30am

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UPDATED: PEER: National Park Service Ignoring Requirement To Establish Visitor Carrying Capacities

Nearly four decades have passed since Congress directed the National Park Service to establish visitor carrying capacities for the National Park System, yet few parks have done so, according to a review by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2018 9:29am

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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.

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By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2016 2:30am

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.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:47am

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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.

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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.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2016 10:50am

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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.

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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.

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By NPT Staff - May 2nd, 2016 2:30am

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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.

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By NPT Staff - April 30th, 2016 3:00am

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