Glacier National Park News
National Park Service Press Releases
2009, January 27: Jim Foster Selected as New Chief of Facility Management
Glacier National Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright today announced that Jim Foster has
been selected as the new Chief of Facility Management...
As the manager for Glacier’s parkwide maintenance operation, Foster’s duties include
oversight of all facility and infrastructure operations throughout the park including
road operations and maintenance, building construction, building repair and
rehabilitation, campground operations, budget oversight and management, fleet
oversight, utility operations and maintenance, solid waste and recycling management and personnel management.
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2008, November 17: Lake McDonald Lodge Coffee Shop Listed in National Register
Designed and constructed in 1965, the Lake McDonald
Lodge Coffee Shop, is the most recent building in Glacier National Park to
be listed in the National Register of Historic Places as an exceptional
example of the National Park Service (NPS) Mission 66 planning and
development program. Park officials announced today that the coffee shop
was added to the National Register on October 16.
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2008, July 7:
Glacier National Park’s Centennial: 1910-2010
Website Launched and Listening Sessions Planned
Glacier National Park officials announce the launch of a
website about the 2010 Glacier National Park Centennial. The site,
www.glaciercentennial.org,
includes information about the purpose and
vision for the celebration, a video clip, and a way to contact event
planners.It will be revised regularly to include updates and
opportunities for public involvement as they develop
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2008, March 25: Chas Cartwright Named Superintendent of Glacier National Park
Chas Cartwright, a 21-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS) has been named superintendent of
Glacier National Park in Montana, according to Intermountain Regional Director Mike Snyder.
Cartwright will assume his new position in late May. He will replace Mick Holm, who served as superintendent
for six years before retiring from the NPS...(more...)
Glacier National Park and Global Warming
- Glacier National Park is a Global Warming Laboratory Sierra Club
- Endangered Status for Glacier National Park? MSNBC News
- Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park US Geological Survey
- A Climate Laboratory Continued National Park Service
- Warming Climate Shrinking Glacier Park's Glaciers USA Today
Jammer Renovation
- CNN story (July 2002)
- Ford Motor company's press release
- Past Jammer Drivers registry (takes you to GPI's website).
