by Wendy Weaver | Aug 2, 2020 | News Release
The Native Americans who relied upon the abundant resources of the Gallatin Valley once knew it as the “Valley of Flowers.” A mosaic of twisting streams, braided through lush woodlands and meadows, with game trails crisscrossing the distance between the Bridger and...
by Wendy Weaver | Aug 1, 2020 | News Release
As construction continues to boom in Bozeman, conservation groups are advocating for the city to require restoration of lost wetlands. Continue reading
by Wendy Weaver | Jul 2, 2019 | News Release
The National Environmental Banking Association (NEBA) released an article June 4, 2019 titled, Montana’s Aquatic Resources at Stake – MARS. The following is our response to the article clarifying and correcting the misinformation presented. The article...
by Wendy Weaver | Feb 7, 2019 | News Release
Prickly Pear Land Trust has formally protected the Sevenmile Creek Restoration Project as part of their “Peaks to Creeks” Initiative. Lewis and Clark County residents, PPLT staff, and elected officials deserve a big round of applause for their efforts,...
by Wendy Weaver | Aug 24, 2018 | News Release
More and more wetlands and streams are being impacted as development pressure increases. Even though there is a policy of “not net loss of wetlands,” mitigation work is not being done locally. The Gallatin Valley is losing our wetlands of great ecological...
by Wendy Weaver | Jun 10, 2018 | News Release
The floods we are seeing statewide are natural events that erode channel banks, entrain trees that stack up in logjams, and create new side channels, gravel bars and sand deposits on the floodplain as they have for millennia. While flooding damages homes and...