Glacier Park turns to private donations – seeks wilderness designation

Funding for America’s national parks actually has increased in recent years, with parks faring relatively well in comparison to other federal land management agencies.

“But our buying power is still shrinking,” said Chas Cartwright, superintendent at Glacier National Park.

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By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian

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Glacier Park seeks wilderness designation

By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian

When Glacier National Park celebrates its big birthday in 2010, not a few folk are hoping the 100 candles on the centennial cake will be arranged in the shape of a giant “W.”

That’s capital “W,” as in formal wilderness status, a designation that has eluded these 1 million acres since the early 1970s.

That’s when a wilderness study was conducted here, concluding that about 95 percent the backcountry park was well-suited for official and permanent protection. The findings were presented to Congress in 1974, and for three decades lawmakers have failed to act.

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