by Gallatin River Task Force | Oct 20, 2020 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Water Quality
Walking, biking, or driving around Big Sky this time of year, one thing always stands out: bright green Kentucky bluegrass lawns. While meadows and hillsides go from brown to browner, residential and commercial lots in the Meadow and Mountain villages and the Town...
by Gallatin River Task Force | May 19, 2020 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Trout-Friendly Landscaping
When I set out to write this article about landscaping, native wildflowers, and summer irrigation, it was dumping snow and below freezing. Now, it’s 65 and sunny. Ahhhhhh, spring in Montana. The calendar might say one thing, but Mother Nature always has her own...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Apr 1, 2020 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Drought Management, Sustainable Watershed Stewardship Plan
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...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Nov 30, 2019 | Big Sky Water Conservation, Drought Management
Photo by Rich Addicks Photography By KRISTIN GARDNER and KAREN FILIPOVICH 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...
by Gallatin River Task Force | Dec 2, 2017 | Big Sky Water Conservation, River Stories
The Task Force’s AmeriCorps Member Makes a Big Transition In November, the Task Force welcomed not only the approaching holiday and ski season but also a new Water Conservation Program Coordinator. Emily Casey, our 2016 & 2017 Big Sky Watershed Corps member,...
