On the Road to a Record Year
It feels like every year lately has been an unprecedented one at Glacier National Park, but 2021 might just end up being the busiest and most complicated of them all. With much of the world emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, officials expect extremely high visitation, and ongoing virus mitigation measures plus widespread road construction will make things extra challenging for park officials. Tristan Scott joins the show this week to talk about what those officials are planning to ensure visitors — and locals — go home from the park happy. Later, host Andy Viano runs through the biggest stories from the last seven days, including the Blackfeet Nation's decision to reopen the eastern entrances to Glacier National Park, a protest at Whitefish Mountain Resort, and a major conservation project taking another big step forward. Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at flatheadbeacon.com and sign up for our new daily newsletter at flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter. RELATED LINKS March 24 E-Edition On the Road to a Record Year Blackfeet Tribe Votes to Reopen Eastern Entrances Whitefish Mountain Resort Employees Push for Change FWS Approves Sprawling Public Lands Project State Drops Lawsuit, Settles with Businesses The music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
