Glacier National Park superintendent talks visitor management, shuttle buses at 'state of the park' address
Superintendent David Roemer suspects that Glacier National Park's expanded reservation system as well as planned construction will be topics of interest for visitors in 2023. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The top graph shows the average hourly traffic counts during the vehicle reservation period at the West Glacier entrance. The bottom graph shows the average hourly traffic count after the system ended for the season, between Sept. 11 and 17. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier National Park Superintendent Dave Roemer shared findings from last season’s approach to visitor use management during a presentation at the Northwest Montana History Museum on Monday.
The Jan. 22 event was hosted by the Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates, a volunteer group in the park that put in over 6,000 hours last summer across 23 different roles. Many volunteers were in attendance as Roemer went over data from last season and talked “inside baseball” for park operations.
Starting with its annual work plan, Roemer said park leadership wants to continue to focus on communication and collaboration with employees and volunteers. Pointing to results from the 2022 and 2023 Viewpoint Survey, a survey for federal employees, Roemer said about 90% of Glacier workers felt like they were a valued member of their team and had trust in their supervisor.
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