Archive for the tag 'National Parks Conservation Association'

Sep 28 2011

Proposed bill could open up Glacier Park to Homeland Security projects

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

An important story posted to this week’s Hungry Horse News concerning the so-called “National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act.” Recommended reading . . . Glacier National Park’s border with Canada is marked by broad prairies and majestic mountains. A bill in Congress co-sponsored by Rep. Dennis Rehberg could conceivably allow the Department of Homeland [...]

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Sep 21 2011

Web site aims to protect Glacier Park and its surroundings

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

From this week’s Hungry Horse News . . . A new Web site created by the National Parks Conservation Association aims to expose some of the threats facing Glacier National Park. ProtectGlacier.com keeps an eye on the Park’s environmental news and showcases legislation NPCA and other partners support, most notably the North Fork Watershed Protection [...]

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Dec 04 2009

Conservation photographers create exhibit highlighting threats to Flathead Valley

From today’s Flathead Beacon . . . If a picture is worth a thousand words, a group of conservation photographers is giving the Flathead an ample voice as an exhibit on the values of and threats to the valley heads to Washington D.C. Read the entire story . . .

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Apr 18 2009

NPCA information on North Fork and Glacier Park

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

With all the coverage the Trans-boundary Flathead has gotten over the past few weeks, it seemed appropriate to point out that the U.S.-based National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) also has a dog in that fight. They maintain a web page discussing the threats to Glacier Park and the adjoining Flathead River Valley arising from potential [...]

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Dec 06 2008

Canadian Flathead left out of natural-gas deal

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

From the Saturday, December 6, 2008 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . . BP Canada on Friday received natural-gas rights for a potential energy project in a segment of British Columbia watched closely by environmental activists in both the province and in Montana. British Columbia granted the rights to BP for its [...]

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Mar 08 2008

Public Officials Deserve Thanks for Protecting Flathead Water

Published by under Commentary

Growing up within a bike ride of the Flathead River, I had no idea that my favorite river originated in British Columbia. I just knew that the Flathead River is special and its clean, cold waters were undeniable. . .

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