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Glacier National Park » Wildlife Viewing Plan - Many Glacier
Many Glacier Wildlife Viewing Plan/Envrironmental Assessment | ||||
Date | Start Time | End Time | Time Zone | Location |
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Oct 6, 2010 | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | St. Mary Visitor Center Glacier National Park St. Mary, Montana (406) 888-7898 |
Description:
Glacier National Park proposes to enhance the wildlife viewing experience for visitors along the Many Glacier Road and at the Swiftcurrent parking lot, provide better protection for wildlife, improve parking opportunities at pullouts, and improve traffic and pedestrian safety. The proposed action includes the enlargement and/or improvement of heavily used pullouts in popular wildlife viewing areas, the formalization of some undesignated pullouts, the removal of pullouts that are too close to wildlife crossing areas, and the development of a new pullout. A designated wildlife viewing area would be constructed at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn parking lot, and orientation to the Iceberg Lake/Ptarmigan Trail would be improved. A short trail would be constructed to the meadow at Apikuni Flat, a foot and bicycle path would be formalized between the Many Glacier Hotel T intersection and the Swiftcurrent parking lot, additional educational and interpretive resources would be provided, and the speed limit from the entrance station to the Hotel T intersection would be reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph. An action alternative and a no action alternative were evaluated.
Meeting Directions/Instructions:
The visitor center is located by the east entrance of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road.