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 Priority Region: Crown of the Continent
Staff contacts: The Crown of the Continent Ecosystem is one of the premier mountain eco-regions of the world and an integral part of the much larger Yellowstone to Yukon vision. The Crown includes the mountainous regions of northwest Montana, southwest Alberta, and southeast British Columbia. At the core of the Crown lie Waterton Lakes and Glacier National Parks and the Bob Marshall-Great Bear-Scapegoat Wilderness complex. The Crown contains some of the largest remaining blocks of roadless lands anywhere in the contiguous US. The headwaters of three of North America's major river systems originate in the Crown: the Missouri/Mississippi, the Columbia, and the Saskatchewan/Nelson. The Crown is approximately 42,000 square kilometers (10 million acres) in size and includes short grass prairie, limber pine savannah, lush coniferous forests, steep box canyons, and wide glaciated valleys. Because the Crown is a transition zone between continental and Pacific maritime climates, biodiversity levels are very high. Species more common to the Canadian Rockies and Arctic intermingle with plants and animals found in the southern and coastal ranges, contributing to the presence of several rare and endemic species. The Crown is home to 1,200 species of native vascular plants, more than 240 species of birds, and more than 65 species of native mammals. Nearly all of the large mammals of North America, including the grizzly bear, gray wolf, mountain goat and elk, can be found here. The grizzly bear populations in the Crown are believed to be the densest and largest in the lower 48 states. Wilburforce concentrates its grants on conservation efforts in four focal areas:
We are supporting the following organizations for work in this area. When you click on an organization name you will see a list of all grants made to that organization, which may include projects funded in other program areas. (Organizations receiving science-related grants are not included in this list. Please see our Conservation Science section for those grants.)
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