Greg Beaumont’s interest in Glacier National Park dates from 1963,
when he was a summer employee at Lake McDonald Lodge. In 1966 he and
his wife were fire-control lookouts on Numa Ridge in the Bowman
Valley. Now a free-lance writer-photographer, he lives with his
family in Lincoln, Nebraska.
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the
Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public
lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use
of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife,
preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national
parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life
through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and
mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in
the best interests of all our people. The Department also has a
major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and
for people who live in Island Territories under U.S. administration.