III 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 520 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2010 Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 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

That the people of the United States should observe and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National Park in Montana on May 11, 2010.