The Crown of the Continent
Ecosystem Education Consortium
C.O.C.E.E.C.

A Map Without Boundaries

Within the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, there are two federal nations, three tribal reservations, one state, two provinces, several counties, and dozens of towns and cities, amounting to thousands of miles of political boundaries. The ecological components and processes that make up the Crown of the Continent do not pause for a nanosecond at these boundaries. C.O.C.E.E.C. created "A Map Without Boundaries" in 1995 to illustrate this point.

"A Map Without Boundaries" is a full-color digital mosaic of satellite images of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, approximately 17 in. by 23 in. or 43 cm. by 58 cm. It serves as a companion piece to Crown of the Continent: Profile of a Treasured Landscape, a 120-page document describing the natural and cultural features of the Crown. A teacher's guide and classroom activities are available to use in conjunction with the map and Profile.

To preview a smaller version of the Map Without Boundaries, click on the thumbnail. Once you have downloaded the map (may take several minutes on a dial-up connection) it can be printed on letter paper, make sure to check "fit to page".

To order "A Map Without Boundaries," send $6.00 payable to C.O.C.E.E.C. to P.O. Box 902, Kalispell, MT 59903. The map will be shipped within 30 days.

To order the teacher's guide, which includes a copy of "A Map Without Boundaries," "Crown of the Continent: Profile of a Treasured Landscape," and four classroom activities designed for middle school students, send $42.00 payable to C.O.C.E.E.C. To P.O. Box 902, Kalispell, MT 59903