[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 69 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S3475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     SENATE RESOLUTION 520--HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                 ESTABLISHMENT OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

  Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 520

       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
       Resolved, 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.

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