Tag Archives: Crown of the Continent

Crown of the Continent highlighted in federal initiative

October 30, 2011NewsAmerica's Great Outdoors Initiative, Crown of the Continent, U.S. Department of the Interiornfpa

From today’s Flathead Beacon . . .

Stretched across a state and two provinces, the Crown of the Continent is one of the last wild places in America and now it is being highlighted in a report by the U.S. Department of Interior promoting the outdoors.

The report, to be released this week, features two prominent projects in each state that reconnect the public with nature. Here in Montana, that includes both the Crown of the Continent – the region encompassing Glacier and Waterton Lakes national parks and surrounding areas all the way south to Missoula – and the Fort Missoula Regional Park.

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Biologist tells Glacier employees that 1.3 million acres of roadless lands vulnerable

October 12, 2011Environmental Issues, NewsBob Marshall Wilderness, Crown of the Continent, Glacier National Park, Great Bear Wilderness, North Fork Flathead River, roadless lands, Swan Rangenfpa

From the Missoulian . . .

Despite a legacy of conservation in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem, a biologist told Glacier National Park employees Tuesday that 1.3 million acres of roadless public lands remain vulnerable, and with them a suite of fish and wildlife species…

Although the core of the ecosystem is protected by the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Great Bear wildernesses – as well as the first-ever Tribal Wilderness in the Mission Mountains – 1.33 million acres of roadless area “is still up for grabs,” Weaver said…

…he stressed the importance of habitat connectivity along the periphery of conservation lands in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, and in particular on the Rocky Mountain Front, along the North and Middle Forks of the Flathead River, and in the Swan Range.

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Crown of the Continent conference planned at Waterton

August 15, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsCrown of the Continentnfpa

From yesterday’s Daily Inter Lake . . .

A diverse group of people and organizations who care about the Crown of the Continent are working with The University of Montana Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy to organize a conference that will celebrate and build upon the region’s remarkable natural and cultural heritage.

The two-day conference – “Remarkable Beyond Borders: Shaping the Future of the Crown of the Continent” – is open to anyone interested in the past, present and future of the region. It will take place Thursday and Friday, Sept. 23-24, at the Bayshore Inn, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta.

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Conference web site: http://crownroundtable.org/2010Conference.html