Natural Heritage

 

The North Columbia Mountains: Glacier National Park

 

Glacier National Park, together with Mount Revelstoke National Park, protects for all time a portion of the Columbia Mountains Natural Region of southeastern British Columbia. Both parks are characterized by steep, angular mountains, deep, narrow valleys, numerous icefields and glaciers, waterfalls, countless avalanche paths, and tremendous precipitation. The Columbia Mountains are very different from the better-known Rocky Mountain ranges to the east. Our geology, our climate, and our plant and animal life are distinct. At low elevations, our rainforests share many species with the rainforests of Canada's west coast. At high elevations, snow covers the ground for 10 months of the year, if it melts at all.

 

Occupying an area of 1349 square kilometres in the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges, Glacier National Park protects critical habitats for threatened and endangered wildlife species such as the grizzly bear and the mountain caribou. Black and grizzly bears are typically seen along the highway, as are mountain goats and, in winter, huge flocks of finches.

 

More Information About The Subjects Below

 

http://parkscan.harbour.com/glacier/ncm.htm

 

The Natural Heritage of Glacier National Park

Current Environmental Assessments

Cave Systems in Glacier National Park

Glacier's Bears

Mountain Caribou: Symbol of the Columbia Mountains

Researchers Study Wolverine Reality

Neotropical Migrant Birds

Old Growth Inland Rainforest

 

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