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...
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The Upper Gallatin Watershed has been marked by severe drought conditions this summer but what does this mean for the people, plants, and animals that live in the watershed?
And what does it mean for the Gallatin River? At the Jan. 19 Big Sky County Water and Sewer District board meeting, when the topic turned to water-supply exploration on Lone Mountain, Mark Cunnane of Western Groundwater Services uttered a sentence that caught my...
Now that some time has passed since the New Year holiday, we’ve had a chance to take stock of the last few months—and we’re thrilled with what we see. After several major victories and important organizational developments, it’s clear the Gallatin River is in good...
How to conserve more water in 2021. It is, once again, that time of year. It is time to make—and hopefully keep—our New Year’s Resolutions. For those of us who spend time in the Gallatin River Watershed, keeping the river clean and cold is as good a resolution as any,...
A Letter from the Executive Director. Twenty years ago, a small group of concerned citizens formed the Blue Water Task Force. They were worried about water quality in the Upper Gallatin River Watershed, and they wanted to learn more about the challenges before them....
The eagle is exactly where an eagle ought to be, perched high in a dying streamside pine along the Gallatin River. It’s likely perusing the breakfast menu—brown trout, whitefish, rainbow. The scene is simultaneously iconic and common place, inspiring enough for me to...
In the late afternoon on November 30, 2020, Senator Jon Tester officially introduced the Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, a Wild and Scenic Rivers bill that would protect 336 river miles in the Treasure State. For us here at the Task Force, it was an exciting moment to...