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Gallatin River Task Force Member Spotlight: Bonnie Wolff

Gallatin River Task Force Member Spotlight: Bonnie Wolff

In an effort to give more recognition to the people who step up to become members of the Task Force we are introducing our Gallatin River Task Force Member Spotlight.  Today, we wanted to highlight Bonnie Wolff. Bonnie discovered her love of the Gallatin River over 20...

Gallatin River Task Force Member Spotlight: Kevin Cloyd

Gallatin River Task Force Member Spotlight: Kevin Cloyd

In an effort to give more recognition to the people who step up to become members of the Task Force we are introducing our Membership Spotlight.  Today, we wanted to highlight one of our newest members, Kevin Cloyd. Kevin was first introduced to the Gallatin River...

Gallatin River Water Quality Monitoring: A Look at the 2023 Season

Gallatin River Water Quality Monitoring: A Look at the 2023 Season

As snow begins to fall and cold temperatures make it less appealing for people to get out on the river, the Task Force gets the time to look back and analyze a successful 2023 summer’s worth of Gallatin River Water Quality Monitoring data. As we’ve seen, the factors...

Big Sky Community Shows Love for the Gallatin River

Big Sky Community Shows Love for the Gallatin River

As we begin to reflect on this past year, the progress we’ve made, and the projects we’ve accomplished, there is one common thread connecting all of these achievements: community. From the Gallatin River Clean-up to Hooked on the Gallatin and everything in between,...

Gallatin River Stewardship Awards 2023

Gallatin River Stewardship Awards 2023

On October 19th, the Gallatin River Task Force came together for a night of honoring the commitment of our volunteers, the dedication of our business partners, and the support of our community. Last week signified the 2023 Gallatin River Stewardship Awards. A...

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...

7 Easy Ways to Conserve Water in 2023

7 Easy Ways to Conserve Water in 2023

In collaboration wateruseitwisely.com we have put together 7 Easy Ways to Conserve Water in 2023 Conserving water is vital to the health of the Gallatin River. Big Sky is drought-prone, receiving less than 20 inches of precipitation each year. Keeping water in the...

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.

Restoration for the health of the Gallatin

Restoration for the health of the Gallatin

How we (literally) get to the Gallatin impacts the health and sustainability of riparian areas, streamside habitat, vegetation, and the river in general.  Well-worn, and sometimes rogue, access points are prevalent within publicly accessible forest lands along the Gallatin, creating the need for a host of restoration options.