GREETINGS FROM
MONTANA
This year, we celebrate 150 years of our nation’s first national park, Yellowstone.
Signed into law in 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant, the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act was a visionary, pivotal piece of legislation protecting over 2 million acres of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Long before explorers, lawmakers and others advocated its protection, present-day Yellowstone was home and hunting ground for generations of Native Americans, including tribes in Montana today. They are an integral part of the park’s story. Seventeen years after Yellowstone National Park was established, Montana was admitted to the Union as our nation’s 41st state. Since that time, we’ve served as a gateway for people around our country and the world to experience the beauty and wonder of the first national park, and our communities have been enriched as a result. From Gardiner to West Yellowstone, Montanans have built businesses, hotels, churches and schools in the park’s
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gateway communities. As we celebrate 150 years of Yellowstone National Park, President George W. Bush’s words ring true: “Our national parks belong to each of us, and they are natural places to learn, exercise, volunteer, spend time with family and friends and enjoy the magnificent beauty of our great land.” Yellowstone National Park, too, belongs to each of us. As stewards of this remarkable place, we all share the responsibility to ensure it is treasured and protected. Sincerely,
Greg Gianforte, Governor of Montana
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