Walking to Protect Glacier’s Water
By Sarah Lundstrum, Glacier Field Representative Pauline Matt dreamed that the water was dying and that she had the power to stop it. Her dream was not far from the truth, with fracking arriving on the Blackfeet Indian Nation and adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana. Instead of allowing the dream to paralyze her, she kept herself moving—literally—by organizing [...]
New Beginnings for Yellowstone’s Pronghorn
by Joe Josephson, NPCA’s Yellowstone Wildlife Fellow As the season rushes into high summer, I’m left thinking fondly of the past month in Yellowstone National Park and Paradise Valley near my home in Livingston, Montana. The fickle transition from spring to summer is often associated with the astrological sign of Gemini, or twins, and this is especially fitting for me, [...]
Crown of the Continent Showcases a New Model for Economic Prosperity
When the folks at Zinc Air were looking to locate their high-tech manufacturing firm, they could have gone head-to-head with other energy innovators down in Phoenix, or in San Francisco, or even in far-flung Zhongguancun (also known as China’s Silicon Valley). Instead, they’ve put down roots in the mountain wilds of the Crown of the Continent—because this spectacular borderland where [...]
The Poacher and the Bootleg Lady: How Funding National Parks Preserves Amazing Stories
By Michael Jamison, NPCA’s Crown of the Continent Program Manager He was a park ranger, a prospector, and a poacher–though not necessarily in that order. She was a wanted woman, a wife, and a whiskey runner. Now, thanks to a recent purchase by the National Park Service, their colorful story belongs to all of us. Theirs is a yarn that [...]
What’s Old Is New Again: Grand Teton Leads the Way in Re-Envisioning Historic Buildings
By Daniel Saxton, NPCA’s Center for Park Research’s Senior Program Coordinator There are approximately 9,600 historic buildings in the National Park System and just about as many creative ways to put them back into service or open them up for the public to explore and enjoy. These are buildings with character, style, and often a rich story to tell. They [...]
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