Glacier Park Night Of The Grizzlies

Wildfires wreak weekend havoc across western Montana Local. Winds whipped wildfires around western Montana into a renewed fury overnight Saturday into Sunday, briefly trapping firefighters, burning buildings, and forcing new mandatory evacuations. Two Medicine is one of the top things to do in Glacier National Park Montana Glacier Park Hikes, Hiking in Glacier Park, Glacier Park Camping. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. Get the latest breaking news across the U. S. on ABCNews. com. Synoptic winds, National Weather Service meteorologist Luke Robinson called them Sunday. Thats the fancy word for it, said Robinson. Also the polite term, given the havoc wreaked by the flames. Nothing, absolutely nothing, about the conditions out there are working in our favor today, said Larry Bickel, public information officer for the Lolo Peak fire. Near Arlee, 1. 6 firefighters found themselves trapped between the Liberty fire and a spot fire Saturday. All escaped safely. East of Eureka, the Caribou fire doubled in size during a 4 mile run Saturday, burning an unknown number of structures and forced a full evacuation of the West Kootenai area. Glacier National Park closed part of the Going to the Sun Road on Sunday, evacuated the area around the Lake Mc. Donald Lodge, and started removing historic artifacts from the lodge itself all because of the Sprague fire, which last week destroyed the parks century old backcountry Sperry Chalet. The long problematic Lolo Peak fire in Ravalli County upped the ante yet again, necessitating more mandatory evacuations see related story. The Little Hogback fire  part of the Sapphire Complex of fires near Rock Creek  also flared up, and the Granite County Sheriffs Office issued mandatory evacuations for 3. Saturday night. The Rice Ridge fire outside Seeley Lake grew by more than 1. Sunday in Powell County. Ford Fiesta St Turbo 2006 Freightliner. And the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office issued a mandatory evacuation notice Sunday for people living near the West Fork fire near Libby. Alaska-Glacier-Bay-National-Park-Marjorie-Glacier.jpg' alt='Glacier Park Night Of The Grizzlies' title='Glacier Park Night Of The Grizzlies' />Seven fires burning near Plains, Trout Creek and Thompson Falls grew large enough Saturday to warrant a takeover by the Western Montana Type II Incident Management Team. Dubbed the Highway 2. Complex, it includes the Moose Peak, Miller Creek, Deep Creek, Reader, Reader 2, Cub Creek and Sheep Gap fires, with the Sheep Gap and Reader fires posing the most danger to public safety. Seemingly every few hours Saturday night and Sunday, the Red Cross sent out a new notice about the opening of another shelter for evacuees. See accompanying list. And, for a time on Saturday, not a single air quality monitor in the entire state of Montana registered Good air. The best was to be seen in Cut Bank, where a Moderate rating looked enviable. Sunday afternoon, the Missoula City County Health Department listed air quality as Unhealthy in Missoula, Frenchtown, Clearwater, Rock Creek, Florence, Lolo, Arlee and Potomac. Air Quality was Very Unhealthy in Seeley Lake and Rainy Lake and expected to be Hazardous by Monday morning. Throughout the weekend, starting Saturday afternoon and into Sunday, the usual twice daily updates on Inci. Web, the national wildfire information service, came fast and furious, including the harrowing report from the Liberty fire. Sixteen firefighters working the Liberty fire outside Arlee are safe after being briefly trapped between the main fire and a spot fire last night, according to Inci. Web. Shortly after 5 p. South Fork of the Jocko River and Liberty Creek come together, read the report on Inci. Web. Thirteen of the 1. Liberty Creek. Three others tried to head downhill toward engines parked on Liberty Creek Road, but once at the road, were surrounded by heavy smoke and fire. They started to deploy their shelters, but wind cleared the air long enough for them to find an escape route to safety, according to Inci. Web. All 1. 6 are safe, stressed Inci. Web. Those in the meadow were picked up by helicopter and joined the other three at a rally spot, where all were medically assessed by a fireline EMT. The National Weather Service forecast for Monday offered little hope. A Red Flag Warning  meaning, the high winds, high temperature and low humidity that are optimal for extreme fire behavior  remains in effect until 9 p. Monday. As of Sunday evening, the following evacuation orders issued Saturday and Sunday remain in effect Caribou fire Everyone in the West Kootenai area. Highway 2. 00 Complex From the end of River Road West to Arnold Road, at the corner of Section 1. Little Hogback fire Both sides of Upper Rock Creek Road and adjacent roadsneighborhoods, beginning from and including Wild Rose Loop South to Stony Creek. Lolo Peak fire All residents west of Highway 9. Bass Creek Road north to residents on the south side of Hannaford Avenue and west of Florence Carlton Loop approximately 2. Due to expected extreme fire behavior and the pending weather forecast, there is no access into the evacuation order area, the Ravalli County Sheriffs Office announced Sunday afternoon. The sheriffs office and Unified Command will evaluate fire danger Monday morning with a goal of escorted access. YuJA0LXOV1E/0.jpg' alt='Glacier Park Night Of The Grizzlies' title='Glacier Park Night Of The Grizzlies' />Rice Ridge fire All of Coopers Lake area in Powell County. The warning area is everything else north of Highway 2. Missoula and Lewis and Clark County. Sprague fire All residents and visitors from the south end of Lake Mc. Donald to Logan Pass. This includes the Lake Mc. Donald Lodge, concession housing, Kelly Camp Area, and the Avalanche and Sprague Creek campgrounds. Logan Pass is still accessible from the east side of the park. Glacier Park Boat Company tours and Swan Mountain Outfitters horseback rides from the Lake Mc. Donald lodge are canceled. Structure protection continued Sunday for the Lake Mc. Donald Lodge. West Fork fire Residents in the 1. Mile Community Area of Pipe Creek Road. Pipe Creek Road is now closed from the 1. Mile Marker to the summit. Information on Predators in Waterton Glacier International Peace Park. WOLVESThe goal of managing a stable wolf population with. Here are. some of the myths on both sides of the argument. Myth Wolves are bloodthirsty killers who. Truth Given the right conditions, wolves. Normally they. eat most of their kills. What is left is eaten by. Death in our society is usually feared and. Often these human concepts are applied. We judge killing in nature to be. The act. of killing is necessary for the perpetuation of a. Myth Wolves dont have any real impact on. Truth Wolves are carnivores. They need. and eat a lot of protein. Many studies have shown. When prey. numbers decline, wolf numbers do too. When forage. conditions improve, the cycle reverses itself. Myth Wolves will keep increasing until. Truth Wolves can breed prolifically. Unlike domestic canines, they only. There is also a high death rate. Data Modeling Program more. As roads and access. The chance of wolves. Even in Montana, where they are protected. Myth Wolves will slaughter all our cattle. Truth In 1. 99. 4, the Belly River wolf. At the end of the summer. Research. has shown that wolf packs, while opportunistic. If this is the case, it may. Ranchers and wolves. Myth Wolves are cruel and kill for the fun. Truth Wolves, like sport hunters, take. To enjoy the hunt is not. Wolves have to hunt to survive. They do not catch everything they chase and they. Myth Wolves are a threat to our children. Truth No one has ever been attacked by. North America. Even in northern. Myth If we have lived without wolves for. Truth The relocation of wolves into the. Waterton Lakes and Glacier ecosystems has never. The natural expansion of wolves into both Alberta. Montana is coming from the north and western. B. C. This natural expansion has occurred several. The protection of wolves in national parks alone will not. Wolves wander extensively. Waterton Lakes and Glacier to find food and. For example, one of Glaciers radio collared wolves. Yukon, in one winter Each. Over the past century we have proven we can eradicate. The real challenge will be to see if we are wise. COUGARSCougar attacks on humans are rare. There have been two. Waterton Lakes National Park in the last. Females with. kittens and animals which are cornered, surprised or feeding. Cougars often show curiosity. Living in cougar country increases your chances of. It also comes. with some risks and responsibilities. Here are a few. important guidelines to reduce the risk of human injury and. Do not attract or feed wildlife, especially deer. They are natural prey and may attract a. Do not create attractive cover and feed for cougars. Trim shrubs and small trees around. Board up or fence decks. Exotic plants, lush. Supervise children playing outdoors. Encourage them. to play in groups and away from dense vegetation. Bring them in before dusk and keep them in before. Talk to them about how to avoid. Pets left unattended outside may be attacked by. Keep pets leashed or kenneled. Bring pets. in at night or place them in a secure kennel with. Travel in a group and make noise to avoid. Keep children close. If you encounter a cougar at close range. Face the animal, retreat slowly, but do not run or. Try to appear larger by holding your arms, or an. Aggressive actions shouting, waving a stick. GRIZZLY BEARSManagement of a healthy population of grizzly bears in. Waterton Lakes is complicated by their large territory. Most visitors never see a bear, but all of the park is. Whether visitors plan to hike for days or. While a negative encounter with a bear in the park is a. Bears will usually move out of the way if they hear. Making noise is an effective strategy. Bells are not as useful as many people believe talking. Sometimes trail conditions make it hard for bears to see. Hikers should be. A blind corner or a rise in. Watch for signs of bear activity like tracks, torn up. Bears spend a lot of time eating so avoid obvious feeding. People should never intentionally get close to a bear. Individual bears will react differently so you cant predict. A minimum safe distance is 1. Here are a few suggestions when hiking in bear country. Avoid hiking alone. Groups tend to make more noise. Make noise. Studies have shown the most effective. Shouting out, talking or. Bear bells are not loud enough. Keep dogs on a leash. Bears normally run from dogs. The dog, now threatened, runs back to its. If some owners disobey the. Glacier National Park. Avoid hiking at night. Lots of animals use trails. Bears are often on them at. If. you are on a trail at dawn, dusk or at night it is. Never leave food or packs unattended. A curious. bear who is rewarded for its efforts becomes. This leads to. problems for other hikers and eventually, death. Learn all you can about bears. Every bear is. different and depending on its previous experience. Learn. to identify a black bear from a grizzly bear and. Please read the pamphlet You are in bear country. Parks Canada. If you encounter a grizzly at close range. Stay calm. Bears do not always charge. In fact. they quite often stand on their hind legs to test. By talking. quietly, you can let the bear know what you are. Avoid direct eye contact. Bears consider this an. Try to be as submissive as. Do not run or make sudden movements. This may. initiate an attack. Play dead only in appropriate situations. Curl up. in a ball covering your face, neck and abdomen. Keep your pack on. It may protect your. Remain still until the bear leaves. A bear charges because it feels. Studies indicate that those who fight. Bears feel. threatened if they are surprised at close range. Do not play dead if the bear is looking for. If the bear walks toward you, showing curiosity. The bear may stop to investigate, giving you time. Bear spray may come in. The cayenne pepper in. All encounters with bears should be reported to the. Warden Service. The safety of others, and the bears.