Steward of the Month: Tom Langmo!
Tom Langmo is a Tax Accountant and Associate Financial Advisor in Bozeman. Originally from Minnesota, Tom followed his love for the outdoors to Bozeman to attend Montana State University. Upon graduating with his degrees in accounting Tom lost his plane ticket home and has been in Bozeman since. Tom became involved in the Watershed Council in 2019 after wanting to give back to his community and watershed that has given him so much. In Tom's spare time he loves to fly fish, hunt, camp, and is a passionate woodworker. Thank you for your stewardship Tom, we appreciate you! Read the Q&A below to find out more about our Steward of the Month!
Q&A:
1. What is your favorite thing to do within the watershed?
I love to fly fish in our watershed with many of my favorite spots in the state being in the Gallatin Watershed, but I will not tell you where those are :)
2. What excites you most about GWC's mission?
What excites me is that as an organization we have a unique opportunity to be a vital resource to many stakeholders in the valley during a time of explosive growth and help to make a difference in planning, restoration, and education in the watershed.
3. What ongoing restoration projects/stewardship activities are you most excited about?
Busy Beavers; I think that knowledge is power and the more general education you can give an accountant, or the community the better we can all help to maintain our watershed. And that beavers are just really cool creatures. I would encourage everyone to become a Busy Beaver! It's fun and you learn so much about our watershed!
4. What's your favorite book?
The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; My favorite band is Bon Iver.
5. What do you want the Lower Gallatin Watershed to look like within 5 years?
While larger than a five year goal, I would like the watershed to be in a better place than when I arrived in Montana; Somewhat of the old adage of "leave the land in a better place than when you came". More specifically, I would like the watershed to continue to be a pristine, wild watershed and continue to be accessible to all. More importantly to continue to push knowledge and education to the community to ensure that we all continue to be good and even better stewards of the watershed.