The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station and the Flathead Lakers have collaborated with a Missoula-based company to create an artistic rendition of Flathead Lake to benefit UM’s FLBS.
The limited-edition print of Flathead Lake, created by Xplorer Maps, features an antique style complete with illustrations of regional flora and fauna. Three hundred signed and numbered prints are available for $300 each. Each print measures 20 inches by 28 inches. The original artwork will be on display this summer throughout western Montana and will be auctioned online through Sept. 4.
The artist and co-owner Chris Robitaille is an internationally-acclaimed illustrator and oil painter. He and his brother, Greg Robitaille, already partnered up with multiple national parks, including Yellowstone and Glacier, to create and sell artwork to raise awareness and funding for conservation efforts.
The company will donate a large portion of the proceeds to UM’s biological station and the Flathead Lakers to help fund the long-term protection of Flathead Lake and UM’s water-quality monitoring program, according to a release from UM. The goal is to raise $20,000, which will be used as a matching contribution to the ongoing Flathead Lake Monitoring Challenge Grant.
To view or purchase the map and find more information about the map and the programs that the proceeds will support, visit http://www.xplorermaps.com, http://www.flatheadlakers.org or http://www.umt.edu/flbs.