Cinch partnered with the US Park Service, the residents of Lincoln, Montana and the Blackfoot Challenge to design, produce and implement an interpretive museum for the second largest grizzly ever measured in Montana. Tragically, the bear was killed along the highway in 2008. The Lincoln community worked to preserve the bear and initiated a letter-writing and fundraising campaign to make sure the enormous bear stayed in Lincoln and was shared with daily visitors through the museum. Ultimately the challenge was to create an interpretive center within a small space within the U.S. Forest Ranger Station and under a tight overall budget raise through local donations. We started from scratch by designing an interactive display to surround and protect the bear while telling the story of bear’s life and unfortunate demise, while also informing visitors about the habits and lives bears lead in the wild.
We also designed a secondary educational zone with a unique multi-wall photo wrap, featuring locally sourced photography, an integrated bird of prey display and custom content to educate visitors about being BEAR AWARE to keep bears and humans safe in areas such as Lincoln where humans, livestock and bears interact closely.
