2024 #WatershedSummer
This summer, as always, Montana’s locally led watershed groups brought people together to tackle some of the biggest challenges we face: drought; reduced streamflows and warming waters; invasive species; increased wildfire activity; and growing recreational use of our lands and waterways, to name just a few. Using the collaborative, consensus-based Watershed Approach to conservation, these organizations are finding common ground across political and other divides to make a sustainable difference for our natural resources and the communities that rely on them.
While only in its second year, our #WatershedSummer program is catalyzing great engagement among Watershed Conservation Groups and the public. This year we had a new high of 31 organizations to highlight, and the social media posts about all their great work organically reached over 30,000 accounts! If you missed out, it’s not too late visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to see all the hype. And sincere thanks to this year’s sponsor, Blackfoot Challenge, for supporting this work and the good work of Watershed Groups across the state.
#WatershedSummer began in 2023, with 26 organizations participating in the inaugural campaign. #WatershedSummer connects Montanans with their local conservation organizations, helping them learn more about their community’s watershed, natural resource challenges and solutions, and ways they can get involved. Each post features something unique about each watershed, community, or organization highlighted. Examples include:
- A fun fact about the organization
- Most popular watershed conservation programs
- What does watershed stewardship mean to you?
- More about local water bodies
- Collaborative partnerships that help get the work done
Thank you to the Blackfoot Challenge for sponsoring this year’s campaign!
You can further your support of watershed conservation groups across the state by sponsoring the 2024 #WatershedSummer campaign below.
