The work to improve the health of the Gallatin River cannot be done through a solitary lens. Our understanding of the challenges and the available solutions can only be made stronger by paying attention to similarities we see on other rivers around Montana. Findings...
This year, the Gallatin River Task Force is celebrating its 25th anniversary as an organization committed to solving water issues in the Upper Gallatin River region. A big part of our mission is to inspire our community to steward the Gallatin River, one of southwest...
Public input is crucial to ensuring that decisions about the Quarry Subdivision prioritize the health of the Gallatin River. Please join us in telling the DEQ that the project needs robust scientific analysis. Public comments can be submitted through January 10, 2025...
It was hard to get on a chairlift this year and not hear locals’ complaints about the lack of snow cover. Snowpack is both the lifeblood of the water resources in Big Sky, and what gives life to our winter recreation. The rest of this blog will talk about how low...
This column originally appeared in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on April, 26 2024. Kristin Gardner, PhD is Chief Executive and Science Officer at the Gallatin River Task Force. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hosted a meeting in Big Sky this week...
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...
When we talk about sources of pollution to rivers and streams, and more specifically about how different sources of pollution find their way into the Gallatin, we are talking about two distinct and different sources: point source, and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution
An insight into the Big Sky community groundwater study by the MT Bureau of Mines and Geology.
An insight into the relationship between the health of the fishery and the promising health of a river.
Based on a review of best available science from the past 10 years, and data collected by the Gallatin River Task Force, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a preliminary determination that the middle segment Gallatin River is impaired.