and education initiative spanning the borders of Montana, Alberta, and British Columbia, Canada. Len is currently Director of the Environmental Studies Program at The University of Montana. Other Contributors — Several other writers have authored pieces for this publication on behalf of their respective organizations. Rather than profile them individually here, future issues of this E Magazine and our Crown newsletters will feature profiles of these affiliates as well as other partners who are involved with work in the Crown of the Continent.
The Future — The Crown of the Continent Initiative is a work-in-progress. This, our first E Magazine, will be followed by occasional newsletters as well as the second issue, in Fall 2009. We plan to publish two issues of this electronic magazine a year as well as at least two newsletters. The first Crown symposium was sponsored by The University of Montana and Flathead Valley Community College and held in Kalispell. More will follow elsewhere in the Crown region. Classes on this eco-system are regularly taught at UM, and plans are underway are to make field courses available to the public through our affiliates. We have also begun work on an extensive book about the Crown. Our UM Crown of the Continent Website is currently “under construction,” but we hope to have it “live” sometime this summer. Stay tuned!
Bear Lake and Prarie Reef, looking across “The Bob” toward the Chinese Wall. Rick and Susie Graetz
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