About Us
The mission of the Gallatin Water Collaborative is to unify local efforts to protect, restore and enhance water resources in the Lower Gallatin Watershed.
Together we are:
Sharing concerns and priorities from many different water users across the watershed.
Working together to take action on shared priorities.
Sharing technical and financial resources across our organizations to achieve greater impact.
Incorporating the objectives of the Collaborative into the work of our individual organizations.
Advancing cross-jurisdictional water security planning and water management.
Coordinating our efforts to effectively make the best use of available funding opportunities.
How it Began
The Gallatin Water Collaborative began as an effort to update the Lower Gallatin Watershed Restoration Plan, with diverse input from stakeholders across the watershed. This plan had focused on stream and wetland restoration projects, but due to the unprecedented growth in the Gallatin Valley, it became evident that the scope of the plan needed to include more overarching considerations of water security, and all the tools from all of our toolboxes.
How We Work
Our Commitment
to Collaboration
Each stakeholder participates in the spirit of collaboration. We are here to find common ground and be more effective at reaching our shared goals. First and foremost, we each show up to build trust.
We have each committed to participate consistently and as much as possible, respecting the time invested by others.
Each stakeholder represents and is communicating back to their individual constituents and organizations.
Participating Stakeholders
Government Agencies
Bozeman City Commission
City of Bozeman
Engineering Division
Forestry Division
Parks Division
Stormwater Division
Water Conservation Division
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Protection Agency
Gallatin Conservation District
Gallatin County Commission
Gallatin County Extension Office
Gallatin County Planning Department
Gallatin Health Department
Gallatin Local Water Quality District
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks
National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Geological Survey
Nonprofit Organizations
Association of Gallatin Agricultural Irrigators
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana
Four Corners Foundation
Gallatin River Task Force
Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Gallatin Water Trust
Gallatin Watershed Council
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Grow Wild
Montana Conservation Corps
Montana Freshwater Partners
Mountain Time Arts
National Wildlife Federation
Open and Local Coalition
Pheasants Forever
Sacajawea Audubon Society
Trout Unlimited
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper
Montana State University
Montana Water Center
MSU Extension Water Quality
MSU Department of Earth Sciences
MSU Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Private Industries
Century 21 Real Estate
Confluence Consulting
Gallatin Association of Realtors
Intrinsik Architecture
Kevin Haggerty Drilling, Inc.
RESPEC
Sundog Ecological
WGM Group