Welcome to the Greater Gallatin Watershed Council’s website.
The Greater Gallatin Watershed Council (GGWC) is a locally-led non-profit organization promoting conservation and enhancement of our water resources while supporting the traditions of agriculture, community, and recreation.
We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about the GGWC, the Gallatin watershed and its resources.
Upcoming Events
Announcing the Greater Gallatin Watershed Council’s
2nd Annual
Holiday Art Competition
Highlight your artistic talents while contributing to the quality of your community and its waters by submitting an image for Greater Gallatin Watershed* Council’s (GGWC’s) 2010 holiday card contest!
The competition is open to professional and amateur artists of all ages, for holiday card artwork that includes some type of water element (e.g., snow, icicles, stream, etc.), capable of being produced as a 4”x6” printed card. Style may be classic, contemporary, or whimsical. No text is necessary. A cash prize will be awarded to the top three winning artist(s), and the top 10 entries will be displayed (with artist info) at the Bozeman Angler during the Christmas Stroll and during GGWC’s January annual meeting and auction. Submittals are due July 30th, 2010.
For more details and to download an entry form, please click here.
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Bozeman City Hall
Demonstration Rain Garden
The rain garden was installed, Saturday, June 19th. We hope you can stop by to take a look, pick up a Gallatin Watershed Rain Garden Resource Guide, and start planning how to plant a rain garden in your own yard!
Still to come: an educational sign, benches, and edging around the garden. If you are interested in future rain garden activities, please let us know
Please click on a link to see photographs of the garden or to view the Gallatin Watershed Resource Guide
Rain Garden location – Before work began
First Shovel
Volunteers planting perennials
The demonstration rain garden – almost complete!
Thank you to our partners, Sweet Pea’s Nursery and the City of Bozeman, to or major sponsor, Montana Import Group, and our supporters, Smart Growth Coalition, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Classic Ink, Gallatin Local Water Quality District, and the Gallatin Conservation District. Also thank you to all the volunteers and local businesses who contributed time and plants to the project. We sincerely appreciate your support!
Rain Barrels 2010
This year the Greater Gallatin Watershed Council and Aaron's Rain Barrels donated three barrels to area organizations and schools, a second grade class at Irving Elementary School, Bozeman Youth Initiative, and Art Splot. Click here to see the barrels from Art Splot and Irving Elementary.The barrels will be installed at the Irving Elementary School Garden an the City of Bozeman's Community Garden located at 121 N. Rouse. The final barrel will be retrofitted to fit inside the Bozeman Youth Initiative's Greenhouse Bus. For more information about rain barrels, please Click here for or visit Aaron's Rain Barrels to see where our rain barrels came from!
NEW! Click Here to see the Gallatin Gateway Youth Group's, 2009, painted barrel.
GGWC Supporters:
GGWC actively seeks to establish collaborative partnerships with local organizations and businesses who share our philosophy, vision and goals for the Gallatin watershed. GGWC considers these organizations our Supporters. We thank them for their dedication and commitment to the accomplishments and future endeavors of GGWC. If you would like to become a GGWC Sustaining Partner, please contact us.
GGWC would like to Welcome Montana Import Group as our newest partner!
Downtown Bozeman Photo courtesy Paul Reichert, Bozeman Downtown Business Partnership. Other photos courtesy of Gallatin Local Water Quality District and Gallatin Conservation District.
Funding for the GGWC website made possible by a grant from the Taylor Foundation.