By Mackenzie Nash Runoff Season Nothing ruins a trail day faster than stepping in a smelly surprise. Now imagine swimming in it! That’s the reality for many of our aquatic inhabitants as the seasons change and snow melts. Spring time outside in Big Sky should be about...
Fish, Wildlife & Parks Fisheries Biologist, Keith Wellstone, presented on local trout populations, the data behind the Gallatin River fishery, and the work FWP is doing to better understand trout populations on the river.
By Mackenzie Nash, Big Sky Watershed Corps Member Fix-A-Leak Water is a precious resource. Over one trillion gallons of water are wasted annually within the US, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One of the key contributors to this water waste is...
Last month we said farewell to our amazing 2025 Big Sky Watershed Corps members, Leigh Lyter and Jeremy Wood. We’re so proud and grateful for the meaningful contributions they made to the Task Force, from water monitoring to coordinating community events like the...
On Sunday, July 13, the Gallatin River Task Force marked a landmark occasion—our 25th anniversary—at the 13th annual Hooked on the Gallatin, an evening celebrating the river that has inspired our work for two and a half decades. More than 250 supporters came together...
The indigenous Shoshone people that first called this area home, called the Gallatin, the “Cut-tuh-o’gwa” (swift water) while conservationist and future President Teddy Roosevelt camped and enjoyed the Gallatin at Beaver Creek in 1888, along today’s 191. This history...
Task Force volunteers spend hours with us on the Gallatin collecting water samples and restoring habitat. They not only inspire us in our work but enable us to carry out our conservation mission. At the end of the year, we host a stewardship celebration to thank our...
Have family visiting you this holiday season? Thinking about all the bedding you’ll have to wash and extra clothing loads adding up? Now is the time to upgrade to an energy efficient washer! Save water and money this winter by switching to an energy efficient washer,...
Big Sky is drought-prone, meaning we experience prolonged periods of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortages in our drinking wells and rivers. The good news is, everyone can play a role in conserving water to sustain a healthy fishery, benefit river...
If you’ve spent time along the Gallatin in the past few summers, you’ve likely noticed bright-green algae covering rocks from shoreline to shoreline late in the summer as you’re wading to your favorite fishing hole. Like us, you probably have questions. To answer these questions and more, the Task Force has partnered with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality on a multi-year study to determine the primary drivers of the algae blooms and what we must do to stop them.
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