Gallatin River Task Force

10/12/2026

ACTION ALERT 📢 - COMMUNITY INPUT NEEDED

The Task Force is asking Big Sky Resort Area District (BSRAD) for over $800,000 to push five of our conservation projects and programs forward. Interested in helping?

Follow the link and select Task Force projects from the Conservation sector and rank them based on in order of importance: https://resorttax.abalancingact.com/fy27-conservation

Want to send a specific public comment? Email [email protected]. All comments and prioritization must be submitted by Wednesday, October 14th.

10/08/2026

We’re raising funds to restore the Gallatin River and we need your help.

We’re working towards an ambitious goal, restoring 124 acres along 39 miles of the Gallatin. With 51 acres already advanced towards restoration or complete, we need your help to bring this vision to life. Revegetating streambanks, sustaining access, restoring habitat.

Your gift helps turn restoration plans into action and supports the most critical needs across our restoration program.
🌊 Help us protect the river we love for generations to come. Learn more and donate:

 » Read more about: Gallatin River Restoration  »

09/17/2026

It’s SepticSmart Week, and we’re jumping on the bandwagon to let you know how important it is to test your well water annually. Watch the video to see how septic systems, wells, and groundwater are related, and how not properly maintaining and testing them can mean big trouble for human health and our rivers.
Read more about well testing and pick up a free well testing kit from our office. Link in bio.

09/11/2026

Construction is underway on our Middle Fork restoration project! 🌿
One of the first steps: installing beaver dam analogs to help slow water, raise the water table, and create healthier wetland and stream habitat.

Historically, the Middle Fork flowed through the center of this meadow. Over time, the channel shifted, creating an eroding streambank and limiting healthy wetland and stream habitat.

This project will:
💧 Reconnect the stream with its floodplain
🌱 Restore wetland and riparian habitat
🪵 Add woody debris and beaver-dam-inspired features
🥾 Move the trail away from the eroding streambank
🐟 Reduce sediment entering the Middle Fork

We’re excited to see this project take shape in partnership with the Aspen Groves and Antler Ridge Homeowners Associations. Stay tuned for more updates from the Middle Fork! Visit our website: https://gallatinrivertaskforce.org/middle-fork-project-5/

09/01/2026

🌻The first step to a more water-wise, fire-safe, and ecosystem resilient landscape? Turf conversion! Here, our Conservation Manager, Jess Olson, breaks down the process.

✅Learn more & apply for this service by Sept. 30 on our website: https://gallatinrivertaskforce.org/water-conservation-archived/turf-conversion/

🪻Shout out to a beautiful example of turf conversion in action, Grow Wild’s Crail Gardens project.

08/31/2026

📣 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!

🍂 Yup, there’s a chill in the air. So grab your sweater and join us out on the river to help collect water data around Big Sky in
September:

🗓️ Mon & Tues, Sept. 14-15
🕖 Various times, 8AM-6PM
📍 Various sites around Big Sky

Our water monitoring program informs the direction and scope of our work to protect, restore, and inspire stewardship of the Upper Gallatin River and our community water resources.

Click below to sign up.

 » Read more about: Volunteer Opportunity: September Water Monitoring  »

08/24/2026

It’s macroinvertebrate mania this week!

Great first day out on the Gallatin collecting aquatic insect data with The Salmonfly Project.

Don’t miss our Entomology Clinic with Jackson Burrell of the Salmonfly Project at Gallatin River Guides Tuesday night—there are still a few tix left!

Get ‘em now: https://gallatinrivertaskforce.org/event/2026-entomology-clinic/

08/24/2026

By Jack Buban EBS GUEST COLUMNIST If you want to understand the true health of a living river, look past

08/22/2026

Join us! Learn how here: https://gallatinrivertaskforce.org/event/gallatin-river-cleanup-2/

08/20/2026

Tuesday! Join Jackson Birrell from The Salmonfly Project, as well as the Gallatin River Task Force, and Gallatin River Guides for an entomology class on the bugs of the Upper Gallatin.

🗓️Tuesday, Aug. 25
⏰6pm-9pm
📍Gallatin River Guides, Big Sky
🎟️ $25

Of particular interest for anglers because fly fishing relies on ‘matching the hatch’, or imitating insects with artificial flies that match what trout are selectively feeding on.

A strong understanding of aquatic entomology can go a long way in increasing your success as an angler.

In this hands-on event, participants will learn from professional entomologists from The Salmonfly Project about the aquatic insects that sustain the Gallatin River.

Learning will focus on basic insect identification and on the differences in life stages and behaviors among major hatches.

Ultimately, the event aims to help participants to become better anglers and stewards of their local waters.

Learn more & buy tickets here: https://gallatinrivertaskforce.org/event/2026-entomology-clinic/