Glacier Park
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A Dark Sky Defender
Iree Wheeler joined the ranks of this planet’s “Dark Sky Defenders” after receiving the distinction from the Int...
LC Staffing awarded Glacier Park shuttle contract
LC Staffing will run Glacier National Park’s shuttle operation from its Columbia Falls office, the company and the Park Service announced last week.
Glacier Park will continue to plow roads, visitors or not
Glacier National Park is proceeding with snowplowing as planned, Jim Foster, chief of facilities management for the park, confirmed in an email Wednesday.
Social distancing, Montana style
Last week I figured if I wrote another story on coronavirus I was going to be forced to tuck a napkin under my chin and eat my arm off.
Trump now supports conservation funding, Senate responds
A recent tweet by President Donald Trump now has Montana’s Senate delegation back on track to pass permanent funding for the Land, Water and Conservation Fun...
Plan would expand cell phone service in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park has released a scoping plan that would increase cell phone coverage in the park.
Study catches Glacier’s elusive lynx — on camera
Alissa Anderson, a Washington State University graduate student, glimpsed over a hundred intimate moments of one of the most elusive cats in the Lower 48 dur...
Jury finds man guilty in Two Medicine DUI fatality
A federal jury last week convicted an East Glacier Park man accused of killing one passenger and seriously injuring a second passenger after he had been drinking and driving and crashed in Glacier National Park l...
Helena firm awarded Many Glacier Road contract
Missouri River Contractors, LLC of Helena was recently awarded the contract to rebuild the Many Glacier Road in Glacier National Park. The contract is for ju...
Talk on Sperry Chalet reopening is next week
Glacier National Park, in partnership with Glacier National Park Conservancy, announces a public event to celebrate the reopening of Sperry Chalet. The event...
Trump budget would cut Park Service jobs
President Trump’s proposed 2021 budget would cut overall funding for the National Park Service if it’s approved by Congress.
Montana saw more visitors last year, but they spent less
Montana saw 12.6 million nonresident visitors in 2019 who spent $3.64 billion directly and contributed around $5 billion to the state’s overall economy, acco...
Oral arguments made in Badger-Two Medicine appeal
Oral arguments for the last standing oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area were the focus of a hearing Jan. 21 before the U.S. Court of Appeals f...