Sep
28
2011
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 [...]
Tags: Denny Rehberg, Glacier National Park, Homeland Security, Jon Tester, National Parks Conservation Association, National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, Will Hammerquist
Sep
21
2011
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 [...]
Tags: Glacier National Park, National Parks Conservation Association, North Fork Watershed Protection Act
Dec
04
2009
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 . . .
Tags: Flathead Valley, International League of Conservation Photographers, National Parks Conservation Association, NPCA, photos
Apr
18
2009
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 [...]
Tags: Canadian Flathead, Glacier National Park, National Parks Conservation Association, North Fork Flathead River, NPCA, Trans-boundary Flathead, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, World Heritage Site
Dec
06
2008
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 [...]
Tags: BC, BP, BP Canada, British Columbia, British Petroleum, Canadian Flathead, coal-bed methane, coalbed methane, Glacier National Park, Mist Mountain Project, National Parks Conservation Association, Richard Neufeld, Will Hammerquist
Mar
08
2008
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. . .
Tags: BC, BP, BP Canada, British Columbia, British Petroleum, Canadian Flathead, coal-bed methane, coalbed methane, National Parks Conservation Association, Will Hammerquist