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Spring Events with the Gallatin Forest Partnership
Photo Louise Johns Happy Spring! While seasonal confusion is in full swing, we’re pretty sure it’s spring here in southwest...
A Snowshoe Along Porcupine Creek
In March, volunteers from GFP partner Wild Montana led a late-winter snowshoe adventure up the Porcupine Creek drainage southeast of...
Beyond Hyalite: Exploring the Gallatin and Madison Ranges
London Bernier – The Greater Yellowstone Coalition It’s finally April, which means a few things here in Gallatin Valley. First,...
Our Approach to Conservation
Photo of Cowboy Heaven by Christian Sawicki/Wild Montana This piece was adapted from an article originally written by Wild Montana...
A Clear Vision for the Gallatins
Note: This piece was co-written by advocates from Wild Montana, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and The Wilderness Society. Stretching between...
Sticking to the Facts About Protecting the Forest
Note: This piece was written by Alex Blackmer of Wild Montana and published by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle as a...
UM Poll: Over Three-Quarters of Montana Voters Support the Gallatin Forest Partnership’s Vision
Earlier this week, the University of Montana released its biennial Voter Survey on Public Lands. Commissioned by the University of...
Virtual Event: Demystifying the Custer Gallatin Forest Plan
Thank you to all who joined us for a virtual presentation about the Custer Gallatin National Forest Plan. You can...
Businesses, Recreation, Conservation Groups Celebrate Custer Gallatin Forest Plan
Gallatin Forest Partnership cites historic progress for water quality, wildlife, and recreation Bozeman – Today, the U.S Forest Service released...
The ‘80s Were Radical. But What Happens Now?
Update: The New Forest Plan is Here There’s been a radical new development 34 years in the making: the new...
Six Spectacular Fall Adventures in the Madison and Gallatin Ranges
Later this fall, the Custer Gallatin National Forest will release its final forest plan. To inspire us for the road...
Get Ready: Forest Plan Expected in September (plus a special sneak peek)
Sometime in September, we’ll reach a milestone that we’ve been working towards since the Gallatin Forest Partnership’s very first days:...
Proposed Forest Plan Strikes the Right Balance
As part of the Gallatin Forest Partnership (GFP), the Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association was encouraged to see much of...
A High, Wild, and Untrammeled Gallatin Range
The U.S. Forest Service deserves a pat on the back. After decades of ambivalence, they are finally committing to manage...
Positive Step Forward for the Gallatin Range
The Partnership’s agreement took an important step forward when the Custer Gallatin National Forest released its draft Final Forest Plan...
The Forest Plan is Out!
The Gallatin Forest Partnership Responds to the Release of the Final Custer Gallatin National Forest Plan The following is a...
Public Lands Unite Us
With so many hardships in the news over the past several weeks, it’s been encouraging to see these strong poll...
And the survey says ….
A recent poll conducted by the University of Montana included encouraging results for the Gallatin Forest Partnership’s proposal. This biannual...
A Solution with a Real Chance: Securing permanent protection for the Wild Gallatins
Advocates for the Gallatin Range all agree on the ecological significance of the area. Of course, when it comes to...
Our last, best chance for the Gallatin Range
The Wilderness Society, Montana Wilderness Association and Greater Yellowstone Coalition have been working toward permanent protection of the Gallatins for...
Collective Bargain
This collection of conservation groups, recreation advocates, business owners, and concerned citizens has put differences aside and focused on long-term...
Diverse interests can develop a shared vision
A research ecologist takes a look at the global significance of the Gallatin and Madison Ranges. His conclusion: Protecting the...
Future of the forest: Community asked to weigh-in on decades old forest plan rewrite
As Montana’s population continues to grow, the push to keep public lands sacred is becoming a pressing issue for Montanans....
Partnership will protect wild lands and wildlife
The Gallatin Valley Back Country Horsemen worked hard within the Gallatin Forest Partnership to reach an agreement with different recreational...
Finding common ground will benefit our backyard
A Bozeman resident who is both a conservationist and a mountain biker wants to see the Gallatin Range remain an unbroken...
Upcoming Events
We have a chance to protect our wild backyard, the Gallatin and Madison Ranges, for the next 30 years. The...
Finding a path forward for our wild backyard
We are lucky to call the Gallatin and Madison mountains home. They provide abundant wildlife, clean drinking water, and wild...
The next conservation leap for the Gallatin Range
The GFP agreement builds on decades of work to safeguard a wild Gallatin Range for future generations and is our...
Proposal will protect mountain biking, public lands
As the populations of Bozeman, Livingston, Big Sky and West Yellowstone continue to rise, so do the numbers of eager...
Forest partnership represents many diverse views
There are many points of view represented in this agreement, including horsemen, hunters, fishermen, hikers, skiers, mountain bikers, guest ranch...
Future of the forest
There are no signs. To know you're inside it, you have to just know. It's 36 miles long and 12 miles wide, from Mount Blackmore and Hyalite Peak to Windy Pass, and then on to the border of Yellowstone National Park.
Finding common ground in our backyard national forest
Southwest Montana was a very different place in 1977: Big Sky Ski Resort was only 4 years old. Bozeman’s population hovered around 20,000 people, and Livingston was still very much a railroad town.
Bozeman group proposes forest consider more wilderness, wildlife management areas
The Gallatin Forest Partnership has released its proposals for the Custer Gallatin National Forest planning process. Public comments are being taken until March 5.
Hundreds comment on Custer Gallatin National Forest plan
Hundreds have already weighed in on a study of the Custer Gallatin National Forest’s ecosystem and there’s still a day left to go.
Citizens should take part in planning of forests
Southwest Montana is currently in the process of what could be a dramatic change in terms of the surrounding landscape.
Guest opinion: Wilderness generates business for Montana
Mystery Ranch wouldn’t be the company it is, nor would we be located in Bozeman, if it weren’t for Montana’s wilderness heritage.
Resources
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The Agreement
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The Map
View a map of the agreement’s proposed designations
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The Story Map
Explore the agreement with our interactive story map
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FAQs
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Our groundbreaking agreement will protect the character of our wild backyard – the Gallatin & Madison Ranges – while also maintaining access for all the different ways we recreate in this place. This agreement provides all of us – people and animals – trails and streams and places in the Gallatin and Madison Ranges to adventure and explore.