- State: MT
- NPCA Region: Northern Rockies
- Est. Date: 1910
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Glacier National Park preserves more than a million acres of forests, alpine meadows and lakes with habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal life.
Its spectacular glaciated landscape has one of the largest remaining grizzly bear populations in the lower 48 states and is a hikers’ paradise, offering 700 miles of maintained trails that lead deep into one of the largest intact ecosystems in the lower 48 states.
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Blog Post
10 Parks Getting a Boost Through the Great American Outdoors Act
2020’s historic investment continues to improve our national parks. Read about some of the latest park maintenance and repair projects underway and why NPCA urges Congress to extend the act’s…
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Magazine Article
Do or Die?
As climate change threatens some of the national parks’ most treasured species, scientists ponder a drastic strategy: moving plants and animals into new habitats to save them.
My Park Story
Greetings from Glacier National Park
We can't imagine not visiting this place every year. We discover something new each time we are here. Look what we found waiting at the top of the Grinnell Glacier Overlook trail – 2 glacial pools. You can't beat this kind of getaway. Let's work to protect it!
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Read more about DOI Protects Glacier's Wild Borderland from Energy Development
Victory DOI Protects Glacier's Wild Borderland from Energy Development Thanks to negotiations between energy companies and the federal government, a remote region known as the Badger-Two Medicine will remain off-limits to oil and gas development.
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Read more about See a Sky Full of Stars at These Certified Dark-Sky Parks
Blog Post See a Sky Full of Stars at These Certified Dark-Sky Parks Lay out a blanket after the sun goes down and see a clearer view of the galaxy at these designated dark-sky parks.
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Read more about 2024 Climate Ride Events
Partner Events 2024 Climate Ride Events Join the movement and bike, hike or run for our national parks at one of this year's Climate Ride events.
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Read more about A Land Liberated
Magazine Article A Land Liberated For four decades, people who care about a wild corner of Montana called the Badger-Two Medicine fought to keep the land free of oil and gas leases. This autumn, the final holding fell.
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They're some of my favorite places in the world and bring such a sense of freedom to my being. — Kaina
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Read more about ‘In My Country’
Magazine Article ‘In My Country’ More than a century after Native Americans were displaced to create Glacier National Park, a Blackfeet-run tour company offers visitors a chance to see the park from the perspective of the people who lived there first.
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Read more about ‘How We Heal’
Magazine Article ‘How We Heal’ The Blackfeet Nation’s effort to restore bison reached a milestone this summer with the release of a free-roaming herd onto sacred lands adjacent to Glacier National Park.
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Read more about Killer on the Road
Magazine Article Killer on the Road Cars helped make national parks America’s most beloved landscapes — and wreaked havoc on wildlife. What will it take to repair the damage?
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Read more about Reaching For The Sky
Magazine Article Reaching For The Sky A photographer and Yellowstone staffer on the art of taking nighttime pictures
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Read more about Reservations Required?
Magazine Article Reservations Required? A last-minute trip challenges one planner to explore Glacier without a Going-to-the-Sun Road vehicle pass.
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Read more about The Little Jewel Box
Podcast Episode The Little Jewel Box Winter can be an ideal time to travel. These 5 stories offer inspiration to put on a coat and explore.
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Read more about Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain to Resume Timed Entry Access in 2023
Press Release Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain to Resume Timed Entry Access in 2023 “Thanks to managed access, visitors to Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain saw more wildlife and wild lands than brake lights and traffic jams the last several years" -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
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Read more about A Chilly Refuge
Magazine Article A Chilly Refuge Rock glaciers, long neglected by science, may help creatures from pikas to stoneflies endure climate change.
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Read more about Park Talks
Regional Events Park Talks Join our NPCA community for virtual "Park Talks" to learn about our work and ways you can get involved.
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Read more about Wranglers of the West
Magazine Article Wranglers of the West A fully loaded mule train is a rare sight in most parts of the country, but traditional livestock packing is still thriving in Glacier National Park.
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Read more about Supporting Comments on North Fork Watershed Protection Act
Report Supporting Comments on North Fork Watershed Protection Act North Fork Watershed Protection Act Passage: Comments by Community & Business Partners
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Read more about National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing
Report National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing Hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) has the potential to rewrite America’s energy future, presenting the possibility of an energy-independent nation. This relatively new extraction method is now responsible for 90 percent of domestic oil and gas production, with thousands of wells peppering the countryside. What will history say about this innovation? What will the impacts be on America’s public lands—especially our cherished national parks?
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Read more about Protecting and Connecting Our Nation's Treasured Park Landscapes
Fact Sheet Protecting and Connecting Our Nation's Treasured Park Landscapes National parks are key to protecting and connecting our most revered places.
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Read more about Pathways To Prosperity: The Natural Roots of Economic Success in the Crown of the Continent
Report Pathways To Prosperity: The Natural Roots of Economic Success in the Crown of the Continent The stories in this report point to the Crown’s spectacular wildlife, its scenic appeal, and its unmatched outdoor recreation as anchors to which our economic success is tethered.
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Read more about Resources Related to Mining Proposals at Glacier National Park
Report Resources Related to Mining Proposals at Glacier National Park Maps of mining proposals, relative to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
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Read more about Center for State of the Parks: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Report Center for State of the Parks: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park In this report, the National Parks Conservation Association describes many threats that face Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park through an assessment conducted by the State of the Parks program.
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