I see four lodging websites, one rafting website and the parks official government page. I can tell you what I don't see...a link to a story, any story, that describes the danger that Glacier Park is in.
I vaguely understand the business model behind Google and the obvious reasons why a website describing the endangered aspect to the park is not front and center. I can help you out on that subject.
According to the Guardian, 96-97 percent of climate experts believe that humans are largely responsible for the stark increase in global warming since the 1950s. Global warming can claim many victims and Glacier National Park is becoming a part of the grim list.
Glacier National Park is located in West Glacier, Montana. It is home 1,200 species of native plants, more than 240 species of birds and more than 65 species of native mammals. The park boosts hundreds of miles of trails.
Unfortunately the glaciers in this park are rapidly disappearing due to climate change. Ken Burns, noted author and historian, said, "The great sadness of Glacier National Park is that it's probably going to be true that fairly soon, we're going to call it 'The national park formerly known as glacier.'"
The park is under increasing stress from global warming and economic pressure. The good news is that the park does have protectors. According to The National Parks Conservation Association, On February 19, 2010, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell signed an agreement that promises to protect the Flathead River Valley from types of mining and oil and gas extraction.
If you have a second, stroll through some images of Glacier National Park. See natural pictures that cannot be duplicated or enhanced by technology.
The park may be facing an inevitable demise at the hands of humankind, but we need not speed up the process. For more information on how to help conserve the Glacier Park, please visit glacierconservancy.org or visit the NPCA.org for information on other conservation efforts around the world.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/sep/15/97-vs-3-how-much-global-warming-are-humans-causing
http://www.usatoday.com/search/Ken%20Burns%20Glacier%20National%20Partk/
http://glacierconservancy.org/
http://www.npca.org/protecting-our-parks/air-land-water/mining-and-fracking/victory_for_glacier.html
http://www.nps.gov/index.htm
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