Snow covers mountains at Glacier National Park in Montana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The million-acre park celebrates it's 100 year anniversary Tuesday. But many of its glaciers have melted, and scientists predict the rest may not last another decade. The forests are drier and disease-ridden, leading to bigger wildfires. Climate change is forcing animals that feed off plants to adapt.
A stream flows through Glacier National Park in Montana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The million-acre park celebrates it's 100 year anniversary Tuesday. But many of its glaciers have melted, and scientists predict the rest may not last another decade.
Water flows past Avalanche Gorge in Glacier National Park in Montana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The million-acre park celebrates it's 100 year anniversary Tuesday.
An ancient cedar tree is seen in Glacier National Park in Montana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The million-acre park celebrates it's 100 year anniversary Tuesday.
A couple sits on a rock as they look at the scenery in Glacier National Park in Montana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The million-acre park celebrates it's 100 year anniversary Tuesday. But many of its glaciers have melted, and scientists predict the rest may not last another decade. The forests are drier and disease-ridden, leading to bigger wildfires. Climate change is forcing animals that feed off plants to adapt.
Children stand on a dock at Lake McDonald at Glacier National Park in Montana on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The million-acre park celebrates it's 100 year anniversary Tuesday.
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