GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST
Programs
Land Conservation Initiatives
Land Conservation - GVLT furthered its mission to conserve working farms and ranches, wildlife habitat, and river corridors in Southwestern Montana. We identify strategic areas with high conservation values and conserve blocks of open land that protect special parts of our landscape. We hold 130 conservation easements covering 69,105 acres. Our staff visit each conservation easement annually to monitor their condition and partner with landowners on restoration projects to improve eroding stream banks, plant vegetation,and enhance floodplains. In FY24 we conserved 5,938 acres of land in priority conservation focus areas including Paradise Valley, East Gallatin, and Amsterdam/Churchill.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MCommunity Trails Development
Community Trails GVLT connects people, communities, and the land through public trails & collaborative trail projects. We completed the Burke Park Rangefinder & Medicine Wheel; trail enhancements to Triple Tree, Drinking Horse, Kirk Hill, and Painted Hills trails; & completed a new safe mid-block trail crossing on Durston Rd. Staff and 522 volunteers spent over 1,600 hours maintaining trails at Burke Park, Drinking Horse, Triple Tree, Painted Hills, Highland Glen Nature Preserve, & Kirk Hill. We also partnered with other local recreation groups on an Outside Kind campaign to share messages about considerate trail and outdoor etiquette.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$753.6KCommunity Education and Engagement
Education GVLT shares news with over 9,500 monthly e-newsletter subscribers and more than 16,000 social media followers on community trails, private land conservation, and related public events. GVLT publishes our audited financial statements, IRS Form 990s, and annual reports on our website. The 21 rising leaders on the NextGen Advisory Board educate and inspire their peers to volunteer and support GVLT. Our Trails team hosted 522 volunteers for over 1,600 hours of service and educated them all on GVLTs mission and accomplishments. Through a partnership with Random Acts of Silliness, we brought the trails to life with the ever-enchanting Fairy Village, introducing many first-time users to the trail system. The Summer Trails Challenge engaged thousands of community members to explore the trails and log 99,607 miles of trail use in four weeks.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$236.3K
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