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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Is In Danger

Documents, Scientific Reports, & Media Coverage

This webpage contains links to numerous files and documents that demonstrate the special values of Waterton Glacier International Peace Park and the Transboundary Flathead River.

Media Coverage & NPCA Press Releases

National Parks Conservation Association Applauds Sec. Salazar Visit to Glacier National Park; Looks to Leadership from U.S. Department of Interior to Stop Mining Threats -- August 11, 2009

NPCA Commends UNESCO Action to Protect Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park -- June 26, 2009

Conservation Groups Meet, Encourage Canadian Ambassador to Help Protect Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park from Mining Proposals -- July 16, 2008

National Parks Conservation Association Praises Officials for Protecting Glacier National Park -- February 22, 2008

Montana Senators Take A Stand for Glacier National Park—Oppose BP Methane Project -- August 13, 2007

UNESCO Endangered Petition  Documents

World Heritage Committee Decision on Waterton-Glacier, June 2009 (PDF, 25 KB)

Original WHC Nomination for Waterton-Glacier, November 1995 (PDF, 6.5 MB)

WHC Waterton Glacier Periodic Report (PDF, 86 KB)

Lewis & Clark Law School Petition to WHC Requesting Inclusion of Waterton-Glacier Due to Climate Change Impacts, February 16, 2006 (PDF, 439 KB)

International Coalition of Conservation Organizations' Petition to WHC Requesting Inclusion of Waterton-Glacier Due to Proposed Coal and Coalbed Methane Extraction within the Flathead River Basin, June 2, 2008 (PDF, 381 KB)

NGO Petition to WHC Technical Paper, June 27, 2008 (PDF, 133 KB)

• Annex of Photos, June 27, 2008 (PDF, 2.10 MB)
• Annex of Maps, June 27, 2008 (PDF, 5.22 MB)

2009 NGO Petition Update, January 29, 2009 (PDF, 43 KB)

International Joint Commission Documents

International Joint Commission 1988 Recommendations (PDF, 2.89 MB)

1988 Biological Summary, October 1988 (PDF, 112 KB)

International Joint Commission 1988 Conclusions, June 1988 (PDF, 124 KB)

International Joint Commission 1988 Mine Summary, December 1988 (PDF, 606 KB)

Official Comments & Letters

State Department Letter to Governor Schweitzer, June 6, 2005 (PDF, 149 KB)

American Fisheries Society Letter to UNESCO in Support of Listing, January 27, 2009 (PDF, 211 KB)

Senators Baucus and Tester Letter to Departments of Interior and State in Support of UNESCO Listing, September 26, 2007 (PDF, 90 KB)

Flathead Basin Commission Letter to UNESCO in Support of Listing, January 26, 2009 (PDF, 130 KB)

Flathead Lake Biological Station in Support of Listing, January 26, 2009 (PDF, 128 KB)

U.S. Federal Comments

Interior Department Official Comments to British Columbia Cline Lodgepole Mine, February 21, 2007 (PDF, 596 KB)

State Department Official Comments to British Columbia Cline Lodgepole Mine, February 23, 2007 (PDF, 347 KB)

MT Comments

Montana Official Comments to British Columbia Cline Lodgepole Mine, April 12, 2006 (PDF, 60 KB)