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Envision Gallatin Land Use and Housing Strategy: How to Engage
Do you ever wonder what our future will look like? Gallatin County is in its first phase of community engagement for its Future Land Use Map (FLUM) project, which will produce a broad strokes picture of where and how we are developing in the County.
Watershed Profile: London Bernier
January’s Watershed Profile features volunteer London Bernier! Learn more about London and how she plays, works, and volunteers in the Lower Gallatin Watershed.
Watershed Profile: Nate Heili
October’s Watershed Profile features volunteer Nate Heili! Learn more about Nate’s engagement with GWC and love for water through his blog.
Guest column: Water should guide development
Rivers, streams, wetlands, floodplains, riparian areas, and irrigation ditches work as a system to hold and move water through Bozeman — across all zoning districts — and provide critical services like treating pollution, mitigating floodwaters, slowing and storing water for times of scarcity, providing habitat for fish and wildlife, and places for people to recreate.
Mandeville Creek Gets a Little More Bushy
Community members, high school and middle school students worked together to increase the amount of riparian vegetation along a section of Mandeville Creek near Bozeman High School.
Watershed Profile: EcoMontana
September’s Watershed Profile features EcoMontana! Learn more about this eco-friendly business in the blog post.
Falling into a Record Cleanup
During our 2023 Fall Watershed Cleanup, 170 community volunteers removed 1,520 pounds of trash from thirteen various sites across the Lower Gallatin Watershed.
Watershed Community Profile: Alex Ciessau
August’s Watershed Profile features Alex! Learn more about this dedicated volunteer his profile.
Gallatin County Regional Park Gets a Little More Bushy
On Friday, July 7th 2023, over 30 community volunteers assisted the Gallatin Watershed Council, Sacajawea Audubon Society, and Craighead Institute in enhancing habitat at the Gallatin County Regional Park.
Riparian Vegetation: What We’ve Been Planting
Learn about riparian vegetation and species that we have been planting across Bozeman!
Not Your Ordinary Canal…
Last week, community members risked the rain to join the Gallatin Watershed Council in learning from Susan Duncan about the Farmer’s Canal and the fundamentals of Montana water rights.
Watershed Community Profile: Jamie and Patrick
July’s Watershed Profile features Jamie and Patrick! Learn more about the dynamic duo and their passion for the watershed through their profile.
Watershed Community Profile: Ruthie Barbour
June’s Watershed Profile features GWC volunteer Ruthie Barbour! Learn more about Ruthie and her stoke for the watershed through her profile.
Tour De Bozeman’s Water Treatment Plant
On June 1, curious community members and the Gallatin Watershed Council toured the City of Bozeman’s Drinking Water Facility and learned about water sources and treatment processes.
GWC Joins 1% for the Planet as Nonprofit Partner
Gallatin Watershed Council (GWC) has joined 1% for the Planet as a nonprofit partner, introducing new opportunities for funding support to accelerate our mission!
Springing into a Record Cleanup
On May 20th, 115 community volunteers removed 1,380 pounds of trash from thirteen various sites across the Lower Gallatin Watershed.
2023 Pooper Scooper Troopers
Holy Dog Poop. On April 21st 2023, in partnership with Run Dog Run, 406 Pooper Troopers, and Outside Kind, GWC hosted its annual Bozeman Dog Poop Cleanup Event!
Watershed Business Profile: Janji
Janji is a running apparel brand that makes purpose-built running essentials to equip +inspire. Janji was founded with a mission: To expand access to clean water around the world.
Guest column: Gallatin County must regulate for rivers that roam
Recently, the Gallatin County Commission delayed deciding on revisions to the Gallatin County Flood Hazard Management Regulations to consider a broader approach and recommendations proposed by the Gallatin Watershed Council and partners.
Gallatin County delays decision on changes to floodplain regs
Gallatin County delayed a decision Tuesday on floodplain regulations after testimony that requested a broader use of the regulations.