WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Aug. 25, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) by visiting Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park – the nation’s first national park – as part of a nationwide tour to commemorate the NPS Centennial.
In the morning, Secretary Jewell will tour Glacier National Park with scientists and stakeholders to see firsthand how climate change is affecting the park’s glaciers and other park resources. Glacier National Park and the Department of the Interior will also host an InstaMeet – where visitors can connect, explore and celebrate creativity with at camera – at Apgar Village at 6:00 p.m. to commemorate the National Park Service's 100th birthday, including a group photo at 7:00 p.m. to mark the historic occasion.
In the evening, Jewell will travel to Gardiner, Montana, to deliver remarks at Yellowstone National Park’s signature Centennial celebration to kick off the second century of the National Park Service. More than 6,000 guests are expected to attend “An Evening at the Arch,” which includes a concert headlined by Grammy award winning singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris and John Prine in front of the Roosevelt Arch. President Theodore Roosevelt, a champion of conservation, laid the cornerstone of the famous arch that stands at the park's North Entrance. The event will also be livestreamed.
Event #1:
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Jeff Mow, Superintendent, Glacier National Park
National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey scientists
Local stakeholders and officials
What:
Tour of Glacier National Park to see impacts of climate change
When:
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016
7:30 a.m. MDT – media check-in for hiking tour and historic red bus tour followed by a brief media availability
8:00 a.m. MDT – tour group departs Lake McDonald Lodge to Logan Pass
2:00 p.m. MDT – tour ends at Lake McDonald Lodge
Where:
Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald Lodge
Media:
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP here.
Event #2:
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Christy Goldfuss, Managing Director, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director, National Park Service
Dan Wenk, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park
Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana
Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
Theodore Roosevelt V, Great, Great Grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt
Stephen Mather McPherson, Grandson of Stephen Mather
Al Baldwin, Chairman, National Park Foundation Board
Kay Yeager, Board Chair, Merged Yellowstone Association/Yellowstone Park Foundation
What:
Remarks at Yellowstone National Park’s “An Evening at the Arch” Centennial celebration
When:
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016
7:00 p.m. MDT – program starts
Where:
Roosevelt Arch
Gardiner, MT 59030
Media:
The deadline for credentialed media to RSVP was August 17. 2016. For further information, contact 307-344-2015.
Source: Department of Interior
