by Marne Hayes | Nov 14, 2022 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Drought Management, River Restoration, Science
What do we actually know about how we are connected to our watershed? How does the connection between precipitation, absorption, runoff, evaporation and consumption play out through our daily use of water, whether for personal or commercial use, recreation,...
by Marne Hayes | Jul 22, 2022 | Algae Bloom, Science, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan, Water Quality
FAQs: Gallatin River Middle Segment Impairment Designation June 2022 Preliminary Determination of Impairment What’s being proposed? Based on a review of best available science from the past 10 years, and data collected by the Gallatin River Task Force, the Montana...
by Marne Hayes | May 16, 2022 | Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan, Task Force Events
If you know nothing else about the Gallatin River, you at least know that it is world-renowned for its blue-ribbon trout fishing. On a nice summer day you’ll see dozens of cars pulled into the easy access points along Highway 191, fly shops from West Yellowstone to...
by Marne Hayes | Apr 27, 2022 | Advocacy, Algae Bloom, Drought Management, Science, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan
If you have spent time along the Gallatin, you have undoubtedly seen for yourself or heard the chatter about long, stringy green algae growing on rocks throughout the river. This is an algae called Cladophora glomerata (Cladophora). Cladophora is naturally occurring...
by Marne Hayes | Apr 21, 2022 | Advocacy, Big Sky Water Conservation, Drought Management, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan, Trout-Friendly Landscaping
It’s hard to believe we have made our way this quickly through April, and are rounding the bend to May! We’ll be seeing fewer snowy days, warming temperatures, and a slow and steady shift into summer mode. With a farewell to ski season pending, we’ll soon be dusting...
