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Through Enjoyment, Education, and Action in the Great Yellowstone Ecosystem

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Monthly Program

January 12th at 6:30 PM

Understanding The Mysterious Great Gray Owl With Arcata Leav…

World Wetlands Day 2026 – Celebrations

January 29th at 6:00 PM

World Wetlands Day 2026 Wetlands and Traditional Knowledge…

February 13th at 8:00 AM

Each February, for four days, the world comes together for t…

2026 Montana Master Naturalist Course

March 10th at 5:30 PM

Location: Evening classes will be held at Hope Lutheran Chur…

What’s Happening Locally

Local Birdspotters

Gallatin County

Jan. 19th –
Pileated Woodpecker
Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve
(Lou Ann Harris)

Jan. 19th. –
Pied-billed Grebe
Cameron Bridge
(Anne Reilly)

Jan. 19th –
Lapland Longspur
Goose Creek-Gateway Foothills Rd.
(John Parker)

Park County

Jan. 19th –
Golden Eagle
Corwin Springs
(Kathy Brown)

Madison County

Jan. 19th –
Rough-legged Hawk
Glen, Mt
(Carl Ingwell)

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The Power of the Tower

by Ben Goodheart

Jan. 2026 – It has been a highly productive month in our partnership with the American Bird Conservancy through our joint
Motus Wildlife Tracking System project. Despite rain, snow, wind, and even blizzard conditions in late November, we successfully installed three Motus towers that now cover much of the Gallatin Valley and fill a critical gap in the Motus “fence” being built across Montana.
These towers will allow us to detect migratory birds that breed in the Gallatin Valley or pass through during their spring and fall migrations. The data collected are invaluable to researchers,
conservationists, and land managers, helping them identify and protect important breeding habitats and
migratory stopover sites for a wide range of avian species.

Your Membership Matters

SAS has had an incredibly busy, yet fruitful year of accomplishments. Our year began with a transfer of a 700-acre conservation lease along the Gallatin Front from the Save Our Gallatin Front nonprofit to SAS. Following close behind that was a breakthrough with the railroad for the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve Board, and a full slate of wetland activities that are too numerous to name here. A successful fund-raising campaign for Motus Towers in our area has generated 3, possibly 4 receiving stations in Gallatin County. A successful Raptor Count and Festival, numerous field trips and bird walks, not to mention our monthly programs, classes, tabling events and conservation programs (and a new website) all lead us to respectfully ask for a renewal in your membership, or become a new member! Our membership drive is happening now. Just click the link in our main menu and join our flock today! Thank you. We really appreciate your support.

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SAS Members protect, preserve, and support wild birds and their habitats. Members enjoy free benefits, including guided birding field trips, monthly keynote speaker programs, the guidebook “Birding Hotspots of Gallatin Valley”, and a monthly e-newsletter. Become a member and join a friendly community of people that shares an interest in birds, wildlife, the environment, and conservation.

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