Glacier Superintendent: Designate Park as a Wilderness

The superintendent of Glacier National Park says the park should be formally designated as a wilderness area where new roads and other development would be prohibited.

Glacier Superintendent Chas Cartwright is scheduled to speak about the idea Tuesday evening at the Blackfoot River Brewing Company in Helena.

The proposed Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act would designate more than 23 million acres as wilderness. The proposed areas include Glacier National Park.

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