A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National Park.

Whereas Glacier National Park was established as the 10th National Park on May 11, 1910;

Whereas Glacier National Park is part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the world’s first international peace park;

Whereas Glacier National Park has a total of 25 named glaciers;

Whereas water originating in the park is considered the headwaters of three major drainages;

Whereas Glacier National Park is the core of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, one of the country’s largest intact ecosystems;

Whereas Glacier National Park encompasses over 1,000,000 acres, 762 lakes, more than 60 native species of mammals, 277 species of birds, and almost 2,000 plant species;

Whereas Glacier National Park’s lands hold great spiritual importance to the Blackfeet and the Salish and Kootenai native peoples;

Whereas the Park contains 110 miles of the Continental Divide Trail;

Whereas the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park was completed in 1932 and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark;

Whereas in 1976 Glacier was dedicated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO;

Whereas in 1995 Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was designated a World Heritage Site; and

Whereas Glacier National Park receives approximately 2,000,000 visitors a year: Now, therefore, be it