Monitoring giant salmonflies to evaluate the effects of changing water quantity and quality on an iconic food resource for predators, Lindsey K. Albertson, MSU Dept. of Ecology

Collaborative watershed research and management: Lessons learned for the Gallatin Watershed, Madison Boone, Dr. Sarah P. Church, People-Places-Water Lab and MSU Dept. of Earth Sciences

Tracking long terms changes in nutrient in Big Sky, Montana from 2000-2024, Jack Buban, Kristin Gardner, PhD, Gallatin River Task Force

Investigating patterns of nutrients and algae on the Gallatin River near Big Sky: 2024 Sampling Season, Christy Meredith, Gabrielle Metzner, Troy Clift, Torie Haraldson, MT Dept. of Environmental Quality

Evaluating Montana’s volunteer water monitoring programs: Social science insights on volunteer motivations, learning, and water quality actions, Dr. Sarah P. Church, Dr. W. Adam Sigler, Dr. Brennan G. Radulski, People- Places-Water Lab and MSU Water Quality Extension

Time and Space: Nitrogen’s Journey through the West Fork Gallatin River Watershed, Russell Conti, Dr. Wyatt Cross, MSU Dept. of Ecology

Integrating adaptive management into a regional drought and deluge plan: Insights from MSU students’ water and drought plan analyses, Elise S. Cranmer, Sarah P. Church, MSU People-Places-Water Lab

The Benefits of Partnership: Positive Outcomes from the Lower Gallatin Nonpoint Source Focus Watershed, Torie Haraldson, Stephen Carpendo, Nonpoint Source & Wetlands Section, Dept. of Environmental Quality

Ditches as novel stream ecosystems that contribute to energetic subsidies through aquatic insect emergence, Nate Heili, Wyatt Cross, Rob Eckelbecker, MSU Dept. Ecology, NOAA Affiliate, Azura Consultant LLC

Where’s the Data? Surface Water Monitoring and Data Availability in the Gallatin Watershed, Gabrielle Jawer, W. Adam Signer, Bridget Warrenfeltz, MSU Water Quality Extension, Drew Shafer, Gallatin Local Water Quality District

Spectral Imaging for Water Quality Monitoring in Western Montana, Riley D. Logan, Shannon M. Hamp, Rafael Feijo de Lima, H. Maurice Valett, Joseph A. Shaw, MSU Electrical and Computer Engineer Dept., UM Dept. of Ecoystem and Conservation Sciences and Division of Biological Sciences

Micropollutant Removal in a Two-Stage Vertical Flow Treatment Wetland, Lura Johnson, Christopher Allen, Pedro Carvalho, Vaidotas Kisielius, Otto Stein, Ellen Lauchnor, MSU Dept. of Civil Engineering and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Aarhus Univeristy Dept. of Environmental Sciences

The Watercourse Commons: Scientific guidance for streamside buffers in the Gallatin Watershed that support the common good, Gallatin Watershed Council, Trout Unlimtied, Greater Yellowston Coalition, Callatin Conservation District, WGM Group and members of the Gallatin County Planning Staff

Employing Machine Learning Algorithms for SWE Estimation and Snowpack Monitoring in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana, Mary O’Flaherty, Dr. Andrew Laskowski, Dr. Anna Schweiger, Robyn Gotz

Lower Mandeville Creek Restoration Update, Connor Parrish, Trout Unlimited

Enhanced Ground Water Monitoring in the Big Sky Meadow Village, Mike Richter, Alex Johanson, Alan English, John LaFave, MT Bureau of Mines and Geology

Soil texture and seasonal changes in soil structure control deep percolation and nitrate leaching in an irrgated cropping system, Meghan Robinson, W. Adam Sigler, Clain Jones, MSU Dept. of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

Assessing the Variablity and Scalability of Using Lake Water Pressure to Estimate Snow Water Equivalent, Eric Schreier, Eric Sproles, MSU Dept. of Earth Sciences and Geospatial Snow Water & Ice Resources Lab

Green ribbons in a blue-ribbon fishery: predicting nuisance algal blooms using river metabolism, Cora M. Steinbach, Robert O. Hall, UM Division of Biological Sciences, Flathead Lake Biological Station

Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Isotopic Composition of Snowmelt Recharge in Hyalite Canyon, G. Kieran Tharp, S. A. Ewing, R. A. Payn, S. Keeshin, A. Cox, C. Carstarphen, MSU Dept. of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana Water Center, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology