June 26-30, 2013
IJNR, the Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources, welcomes applications by April 26th for its Crown of the Continent Institute, [1] a five-day, expenses-paid journey exploring environmental issues in Montana's Rocky Mountain Front.
The Crown of the Continent Institute will cover issues including:
- Energy exploration and development
- Use and ownership of land and subsurface rights, including private, state, federal, and tribal
- Economic development and environmental protection
- History of the Rocky Mountain front, and the region's aesthetic and cultural value
- Changing realities in the region's ecosystems
- This Institute will be based at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, and will include trips to Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Reservation
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