GWC tagged along with MSU’s Environmental Science Capstone class while Russel Smith from the City of Bozeman’s Stormwater Division explored the function of these post-construction stormwater facilities. In collaboration with the Western Transportation Institute’s Community-engaged And Transformational Scholarship initiative, GWC and the City of Bozeman want to learn from students how and if native plants may be effectively incorporated into stormwater facilities to further the Stormwater Division’s three goals: protect public safety, improve waterway health, and comply with state and federal regulations.

It's 9:00 a.m. on a chilly October morning, with snow threatening to fall, and Gallatin Stream Teams volunteers are gearing up for a day of stream monitoring. Journey into Gallatin Valley’s rivers and streams with a “day in the life” account of the volunteer program. The Gallatin Stream Teams is a partnership between the Gallatin Watershed Council and Gallatin Local Water Quality District.

Our community has been engaging in Gallatin County’s process of creating a Future Land Use Map for nearly a year now, and it’s almost to the finish line!

In early November, nearly 150 community members gathered to celebrate the Gallatin Watershed Council's 20th Anniversary, and what a celebration it was!

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.

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.