Glacier National Park is a natural beauty located in Montana that draws tourist wanting to experience hard and soft ecotourism. It is also a location where tourist can seek out nature, wildlife, and adventure tourism. The vast area is home to 762 lakes, dozens of glaciers, waterfalls, and trails for hikers. The park has even been named the world’s first peace parks because of the tranquility (National Geographic, 2012). Glacier National Park has been untouched until mining, oil searching, housing, and logging projects have been proposed. The once undisturbed park now has a potential threat to its wildlife and natural and environment. Unless the projects are kept minimal or diminished altogether, Glacier National Park will lose its natural appeal for ecotourism. The persistence of mining and the search for oil is a hazard to the environment of the park and logging or housing depletes the nature of the park. It is extremely important for the park that these activities be limited to ensure the quality of the future for this park. The only way the park can maintain nature and the natural environment it possesses is to sustain the area so it remains untouched. The involvement of the U.S. Forest Service, government, and the Blackfeet Tribe are essential in protecting the park. The Blackfeet Tribe has controlled this area for the past two centuries and they are a key part in sustaining the park as well as the rich culture of the park (National Geographic, 2012). These entities are needed to preserve the natural habitat of the park for the wildlife to thrive and the scenery to remain. The government involvement would be a great assistance to the Blackfeet Tribe by enforcing special rules and regulations in and around the park. If nothing is done to regulate these threats to the parks, wildlife will die off and many of the natural spectacles, such as the glaciers, may be destroyed. If the logging persists the hiking trails will be gone and this is also another threat to the wildlife. Action is needed for the threats to Glacier Park by officials for sustainability as well as a healthy park for future travelers seeking ecotourism. Ecotourism practices by tourist to the area is just as important as battling the threats to the area. Tourist must conserve resources while in the area to prevent pollution. It would be vital to minimize products that use gas or anything that cannot be used. Even though much of the area is not considered fragile, the glaciers are extremely important because of our climate today. The glaciers should be preserved and untouched as much as possible to maintain the life of the glaciers. The enjoyment of tourist to this area and knowing such a natural beauty exist should be enough to want to sustain the area for the future. The only way to achieve the extended health of the park for tourist is the involvement of the authorities like the U.S. Forest Service. They are essential to preserve the vital parts of the park. Ecotourism thrives because of parks like Glacier Park and can only exist if they remain untouched.

National Geographic, 2012. Retrieved from http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/glacier-national-park/