By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST Snow is important for a lot of reasons. Good snowfall allows us to enjoy epic ski days, find quiet moments of...
By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST Roughly a half decade ago, Big Sky community stakeholders and Gallatin River enthusiasts came together to identify what “sustainability” looks like...
“The health of our waters is the principle measure of how we live on the land.” — Dr. Luna Leopold By Marne Hayes EBS CONTRIBUTOR What...
By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST Water supply or threats to water supply have been topping the headlines lately, not just here in Big Sky, but in...
By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST Monitoring water quality is an important part of helping reveal the health and composition of our rivers in a snapshot in...
By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST If you’ve fished, floated, driven or walked along the Gallatin River recently, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the recent reappearance of algae growth....
By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST When the Gallatin River Task Force approaches projects around river restoration, it thinks of protecting habitat, improving access, repairs to riparian...
By Marne Hayes EBS Columnist With all the recent heavy rain, the unprecedented floods, and the shattered records for high river flows, it is hard to...
By Marne Hayes EBS COLUMNIST The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology recently released findings from a study that shed light on threats to Big Sky’s groundwater...