Glacier Facebook a big hit

Glacier National Park has it going with social media, with the Glacier Facebook page recently surpassing 100,000 viewer “likes.”

That milestone came just three years after the park’s Facebook page was created.

Jared, a Huntsville, Ala., resident, became the 100,000th “friend” of the park.

Living almost 2,000 miles from Glacier, Jared has never visited the park but he looks forward to doing so in the near future. He was appreciative of the park’s staff and for some gifts being sent to him by the Glacier Association.

As a 36-year veteran of the National Park Service, Glacier Superintendent Chas Cartwright said he never imagined the opportunities that social media provide.

“It’s amazing to see the role of social media with park visitors, and those that visit the park virtually,” he said.

Glacier uses social media tools to connect and communicate with people interested in the park.

Currently, the park is sharing information through social media about snow plowing on the historic Going-to-the-Sun Road. Photos of snow depths, plowing activities and other related images are available, specifically through the park’s Flickr site, www.flickr.com/photos/glaciernps.

Glacier’s social media involvement includes Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and the Web. More information on how to access them is available at www.nps.gov/glac/parknews/index.htm.