Melting glaciers a concern for Glacier Park’s tourism industry

A warming climate is changing the face of Glacier National Park, and some now worry the transformation threatens not only downstream ecosystems but also the region’s important tourism economy.

"Tourism brings about $3 billion into Montana every year," said Rhonda Fitzgerald, an innkeeper and member of the state tourism advisory council. "In the Glacier region, it’s about $1 billion per year. Those are the economic facts."

And then there are the climate change facts.

By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian

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