Thank you for signing up to wrap trees along the East Gallatin River with the Gallatin Watershed Council and National Wildlife Federation! This volunteer event will take place on Tuesday, September 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please fill out the required Acknowledgement of Risk form if you haven't submitted it yet for 2024.

We will be protecting large cottonwoods from beavers at a future wetland restoration site by wrapping their trunks in wire mesh. Although beavers play an invaluable role in our streams and rivers as ecosystem engineers, sometimes beavers and humans don't always get along.  This way, beavers can live peacefully with landowners and still perform their vital role in the ecosystem, creating fish habitat, slowing and spreading flood waters, and improving water quality.

In the next couple of years, GWC will lead a wetland restoration project on this private property. This project will create or enhance over two acres of wetlands designed to improve the water quality in the East Gallatin River, contribute to cool, late-season flows, and improve wildlife habitat. 

You will receive a follow up email with parking information and other details. Please reach out to Tess at tess@gallatinwatershedcouncil.org with any questions. On behalf of the Gallatin Watershed Council, we are grateful for your stewardship. We're looking forward to getting our hands dirty with you!