Glacier National Park and surrounding forests and wilderness areas

Based on follow-up consultation with North American forestry experts after the release of The Last Frontier Forests assessment.

Forest type: Temperate
Geographic location: Montana (United States) and Alberta, British Columbia (Canada)
Threat: Habitat fragmentation, recreational development, oil and mineral exploration, air/water pollution, logging.
At risk: One of only four remaining forest frontier sites in the lower 48 states of the U.S. It is the only location within the 48 contiguous states in which all native predator populations occur naturally: grizzlies, wolves, and mountain lions.
Contact: Mike Bader, Exec. Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Montana, U.S.; Tel: (406) 721-5420; Amy Vanderbilt, Public Affairs Officer, NPS-Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S., Tel: (406) 888-7897.

World Resources Institute, 10 G Street, NE, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20002; tel: +1(202)729-7600; fax: +1(202)729-7610; http://www.wri.org/