Gallatin Valley Land Trust conserves southwest Montana’s heritage of open landscapes, working farms and ranches, healthy rivers, and wildlife habitat; and creates trails to connect people, communities and the land.

Since our founding in 1990 we have helped conserve more than 56 square miles of land in Gallatin Valley and the surrounding communities through partnerships with private landowners, sustaining stewardship of family lands using voluntary conservation agreements. Through public and private partnerships GVLT has helped expand the Main Street to the Mountains trail system to over 60 miles in length, providing recreation, transportation and a connection to nature.

GVLT is your community land trust and is a member-supported, nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors representing the communities we serve.

highlight_MT4T2012 Make Tracks for Trails

The Gallatin Valley Land Trust, in conjunction with partners Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Bridger Ski Foundation (BSF), and the City of Bozeman invites the public to our Nordic skiing fundraiser – Make Tracks for Trails. Please join us on Saturday, February 25 at the Lindley Center, starting at 8:30am and concluding at 4pm.  Read more…
Highlight_SCTH_CompleteImprovements Completed at Sourdough Canyon Trailhead

On October 21, GVLT completed a series of vital improvements to the Sourdough Canyon Trailhead, including doubling the parking, installing a turn-around for emergency vehicles and large trucks, making the access road safer, and expanding the floodplain for Sourdough Creek. Read more…
FlorabookGVNEW Field Guide to Benefit GVLT

GVLT is delighted to introduce the brand new field guide, Flora of Montana’s Gallatin Region: Greater Yellowstone’s Northwest Corner by Whitney Tilt. All proceeds from this exquisite, full-color, 250-page book benefit GVLT and help to expand our community trails and land conservation programs. Read more…