1. Greater Gallatin Watershed Council Annual Meeting 2014

2. Happy 10th Anniversary GGWC!

3. Lower Gallatin River Watershed

5. Who We Are Board Members Recent Board Members
Marcia Youngman, Chair
Heidi Giem, Treasurer
Tammy Crone
Susan Duncan
Barbara Vaughn
Rose Vallor
Chris Mahony
Christopher Boyer
Sierra Harris - Watershed Coordinator
2014 Big Sky Watershed Corps Member-Katherine Boyk
And the many dedicated volunteers who make it all happen!
Pat Costello
Mark Story
Brian Heaston
Recent Board Members
Marye Virginia Sanctuary
Sharon Brodie
Sally Schrank
Pat Byorth

6. 2013 AmeriCorps Member Morgan Bessaw
Social Media Guru
Newsletter Expert
Community Education and Outreach Master
Internships with Gallatin Valley Land Trust and the City of Bozeman
Collaborative work with MTWC and school groups

7. Water Monitoring Stream Teams E. coli sampling on Bozeman Creek
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring with funding from the Gallatin Local Water Quality District under their EPA Urban Waters Grant
Additional funding from Montana Import Group and DEQ Water Quality Assistance
Collaborative Partners: Trust for Public Lands and MSU Water Quality Extension
E. coli sampling on Bozeman Creek
Purchased new flow meter

8. Stream Team 2013 Field Season Monitoring Locations
Bozeman Creek – Bogert Park and City Hall
Mandeville Creek – Two sites on MSU Campus
Bozeman and Mandeville Creeks– Near Goldenstein and Red Wing Drive
E. Gallatin River – Two locations at Story Mill Site 8

9. Water Quality Monitoring Tasks
Pebble Counts
Measuring Stream Flow

10. Using our new flow meter on the E. Gallatin River

11. Collecting Chlorophyll –a Samples on Mandeville Creek

12. Recording data at Mandeville Creek on MSU campus

13. Mandevillle Creek Volunteers

15. GGWC Outreach and Education
Matthew Bird Creek Education and Outreach events
Big Sky Annual Weed Pull
Watershed Festival
Sustainability Fair
City of Bozeman Water Fest

16. Storm Drain Stenciling
Partnered with Big Sky Youth Empowerment and the City of Bozeman

17. GVLT Trail Kiosk Watershed Map Project
Received DEQ funding to place four new maps along GVLT’s Main Street to Mountains trail system

18. 2013 Fall Tour “Restoring the Gallatin Valley’s Wetland Landscape”
Story Mill wetland

19. Baxter Creek
Wetlands Complex

21. Water Resource Plan
Planning community-based stream improvements for the Lower Gallatin Watershed
EPA 319 grant funding

22. Additional 2014 Projects
Partnership with Trust for Public Lands on Story Mill Regional Park Project
Partnering on Bridger Creek bank cleanup
Placement of additional trail kiosk watershed maps
Designing a stream health report card for Bozeman Creek

23. 2013 GGWC Financial Statement

24. Major Donors
Willow Springs

25. Community Partners and Supporters

26. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Greater Gallatin Watershed Council over the past 10 years! We are looking forward to another decade of work, collaboration and watershed education!