By David Tucker, Communications Manager In the last issue of EBS, this column started with dire numbers concerning our local snowpack and the equivalent amount of water held therein. Since then, it’s been dumping and we’ve moved into an above average winter—thanks,...
Recently, winter stormed back onto the southwest Montana landscape. A March 24 storm left almost a foot of snow on the slopes high above Big Sky, with a few inches dusting the meadows and canyons closer to the Gallatin River. On the morning of March 25, our...
This fall has turned out snowier than average, but it also came with several days of temperature highs over 70 degrees Fahrenheit in Mountain Village. Overall, October had a mean temperature of 34 degrees, 10 degrees cooler than the 44-degree average.
In 2018, the Gallatin River Task Force issued 24 rebates to 19 participants who upgraded a total of 46 indoor and outdoor products through Big Sky Water Conservation. In total, participants have saved enough water this year to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool.
According to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) website, “High water temperatures and low stream flows prompted Montana FWP to implement hoot owl restrictions on several rivers in Southwest Montana on July 19th until conditions improve.”
How would you prioritize drought risks like fire, fishing bans, and early resort closures in Big Sky? Join the discussion at our next Upper Gallatin Drought/Water Supply Focus Group meeting on May 24th.