Seminars & Community Events

Small group focus session.
Residents identify watershed issues and concerns in small group break-out sessions.


Community Focus Event.  
In March 2005, more than 120 citizens from diverse backgrounds came together at the Gallatin Gateway Community Center.  This focus of this event was to engage the participants in identifying natural resource issues of concern to them in the Gallatin watershed.  View the event Final Report.

Funding for this event was made possible through grant funds provided by the Montana Department of Natural Resources Watershed Planning & Assistance Grant Program and the Montana Association of Conservation Districts Local Empowerment Program grant with administration provided by the Gallatin Conservation District. 

Panel discussion on ground water/surface water issues in the Gallatin watershed. Photos courtesy Tammy Crone.
Ground-Water/Surface Water Interaction Panel & Community Roundtable.
Fifty citizens attended the Greater Gallatin Watershed Council’s 2005 Annual Meeting in June to hear a diverse panel of experts explain their perspectives on the current status of knowledge about ground water/surface water interactions in the watershed, what is needed to resolve conflicts, and the role of scientific research on these issues.  

Panel members:
  • Barbara Campbell – Owner & Founder, Utility Solutions, Inc.
  • Scott Compton – Regional Manager, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation
  • Steve Custer – Professor, Montana State University, LRES Department
  • Alan English –  Hydrogeologist and Manager, Gallatin Local Water Quality District
  • Kathy Gallagher – Hydrogeologist and homeowner in the Sypes Canyon-Grandview Heights area
  • Eloise Kendy – Hydrogeologist, Kendy Consulting
  • Mike Nicklin – Hydrogeologist, Nicklin Earth & Water
  • Walt Sales – President, Association of Gallatin Agricultural Irrigators
  • John Vincent – Gallatin County Commissioner
  • Laura Ziemer – Trout Unlimited

This event was made possible through grant funds provided by the Montana Department of Natural Resources Watershed Planning & Assistance Grant Program and the Montana Association of Conservation Districts Local Empowerment Program grant with administration provided by the Gallatin Conservation District.