Global Warming Awareness Demonstration

On the afternoon of Saturday, April 14th, members of the National Resource Defense Council exercised their First Amendment rights in a peaceful demonstration in the park. The group applied for and received a special use permit to assemble for the purpose of “global warming awareness” under the title of “Step it Up 2007.”  Approximately 110 members of the group gathered in the town of West Glacier, entered the park, and marched two-and-a-half miles along the Going to the Sun Road to Apgar Village. The park managed the event under the incident command system, with ranger Brad Blickhan as the incident commander. Rangers and Glacier's special park use manager coordinated with event organizers and state and local law enforcement and emergency service providers. Rangers utilized proactive radar enforcement (radar signs and high visibility patrols) and traffic control while the group marched along the route safely and without incident. After a group photo along Lake McDonald, the group disbanded around 4:30 p.m.