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Gallatin River Clean Up 2023

Gallatin River Clean Up 2023

Gallatin River Recreation for All If you drive along the Gallatin River in the summertime, you’ll likely see series of rafts bounding through iconic whitewater, anglers enjoying the blue-ribbon trout fishery casting their fly rods in hopes of reeling in a catch, and...

Hooked on the Gallatin 2023

Hooked on the Gallatin 2023

With community support, we achieve great things for the GallatinOn Friday, August 4th, the Gallatin River Task Force hosted our 11th annual Hooked on the Gallatin fundraising event and celebration of the Gallatin River.  A kickoff to the Wildlands Festival weekend,...

Protecting 1 million river miles begins at home

Protecting 1 million river miles begins at home

Today, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System protects 13,396 miles of 226 rivers across the country, including five rivers in Montana. The upper Missouri River and three forks of the Flathead River were protected in 1976, while East Rosebud Creek won protection in 2018. But that represents less than one-half of one percent of the nation’s, and Montana’s rivers that are protected. We can and we must do better.

Festival Increases Revenue, Attendance

Festival Increases Revenue, Attendance

The Gallatin River Festival, held on June 29th and 30th, celebrated all that our watershed has to offer and brought in nearly $150,000 to support conservation and stewardship, as well as an additional $60,000 to complete the Gallatin River Forever campaign. A record number of river-lovers flocked to the rebranded, three-day event to enjoy food, music, spirits, and children’s activities at the outdoor fair on Saturday and bid big at the casually classy banquet on Sunday.

Big Sky Shuttles’ “Save the Canyon…Ride the Coach” Campaign Raises $4,000

Big Sky Shuttles’ “Save the Canyon…Ride the Coach” Campaign Raises $4,000

Big Sky Shuttle (BSS) owner Tracie Pabst donated $4,000 to the Gallatin River Task Force through the “Save the Canyon…Ride the Coach” campaign. The umbrella campaign, “Buck a Sale for Big Sky”, encourages businesses in Big Sky to support their favorite local non-profits. BSS collected money for the Task Force by donating one dollar for every luxury airport shuttle seat booked during the 2019 winter season.

Gallatin River Forever Campaign Nears Fundraising Target

Gallatin River Forever Campaign Nears Fundraising Target

The Gallatin River Forever capital campaign has generated just over 1.1 million dollar to date including campaign costs, announced the Gallatin River Task Force.

The Gallatin River Forever public phase was launched in June 2018 with leading support coming from Madison County, Yellowstone Club, and Eric & Wendy Schmidt, as well as tremendous support from hundreds of local community members, businesses and foundations. The campaign is set to raise over 1.2 million dollars to conserve and protect the Gallatin River watershed by June 30th, 2019.