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Gallatin Valley Sensitive Lands Plan - WORKING GROUP & STAFF REVIEW

Please provide input on this internal administrative draft by 9/15

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Please Comment by September 15!

Staff, Working Group, and Boards will be reviewing this version prior to public distribution in October. This includes:

  • Bozeman City Commission
  • Gallatin County Commission (study session) | September 7
  • Gallatin County Planning Coordination Committee (study session) | September 12
  • Working Group #5 Meeting (Virtual) will review all comments received | September 18

Then Logan Simpson will update the Plan based on consolidated comments and provide a Public Draft in October. Mark your calendar for our third Community Meeting on October 19!

What's in the Plan:

Chapter 1: Our Planning Process presents an introduction to the planning process, GIS modeling, an overview of public outreach, and introduces the Sensitive Lands Themes.

Chapter 2: Our Community’s Sensitive Lands Values identifies common values across the Study Area based on considerations of a changing Gallatin Valley, results from the public and constituent outreach, values and recommendations of recently adopted policies and plans.

Chapter 3: Our Sensitive Lands outlines data collection, modeling process, and summarizes the outputs of the Sensitive Lands models.

Chapter 4: Our Solutions lists recommendations for new policy and programs, regulatory tools, funding sources, legislative initiatives, and partnerships to guide future implementation to conserve and protect sensitive lands.

Appendices include additional background on public outreach and data review.

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Jeremy Call Sep 18 2023 at 3:44PM on page 44

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replace tire with tier
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Jeremy Call Sep 18 2023 at 3:23PM on page 55

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Field Verification
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Chet Sep 18 2023 at 2:54PM on page 25

I think all these summary maps could use a little more infrastructure to help folks identify their location. Could you add major roads? City labels?
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Chet Sep 18 2023 at 2:42PM on page 37

received at least partial compensation
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Chet Sep 18 2023 at 2:31PM on page 29

make sure to acknowledge Holly Pippel for this photo.
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Chet Sep 18 2023 at 12:22PM on page 15

I think 130,00 is much too low. The Flying D easements itself is over 100,000 acres
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Chet Sep 18 2023 at 12:22PM on page 15

Scale on this graphic is odd.
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john edwards Sep 18 2023 at 9:10AM on page 61

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This table says that 197 thousand acres remain in agriculture in the county. But that doesn't jive with other data in this report. Also, the USDA 2017 survey concluded that more like 600,000 acres in the county are in agriculture, either crops or pasture.
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 6:30PM on page 36

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Include WUI zoning as a type of countywide zoning
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 6:18PM on page 35

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Add bullet: mitigate flooding and drought.
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 6:06PM on page 28

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Sensitive lands identified in the watersheds that originate in the Gallatin Range, in the southwest portion of the study area, are particularly important because these watersheds are more “climate resilient” and their protection is critical for sustaining flows in the East Gallatin and Gallatin Rivers.
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 5:54PM on page 28

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This does not seem worth including?
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 5:52PM on page 28

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Not sure what this sentence means. Consider: Water quality is accounted for by including mapped lands that provide natural water treatment such as wetlands, floodplains, and riparian areas.
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 5:45PM on page 28

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"particularly"
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 5:40PM on page 28

Question
Not sure what this bullet means? The floodplain is certainly related to water quality and quantity, and should be included in the model. I am not sure how ditches rely on the floodplain area as a water source?
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 5:37PM on page 28

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Does not account for data gaps - the model ranking is dependent on the existence of data, and some layers were not equally available across the study area, such as mapped floodplains and channel migration zones.
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 5:27PM on page 18

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I would be interested to see the reference for the statement that “Groundwater is the sole source of water for the valley for five months out of the year.” While potentially true, it may also be misleading, because the source of groundwater was originally precipitation. It might be helpful to say that the study area lies almost entirely within the Lower Gallatin Watershed, where water supply is primarily snowpack driven, and limited by an average annual precipitation of ##inches. The watershed is closed to new surface water appropriations. For more information, the Gallatin Watershed Sourcebook: A Resident's Guide, is a great resource.
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:48PM on page 35

It would be helpful to list all recommendations on one page with hyperlinks to each section so readers can scan all of them at once and jump to them easily.
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:45PM on page 35

Again this term "tools" trips me up here as I think about tools as GIS tools. Are all of these really "tools" or a broad set of recommendations?
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:41PM on page 24

It would be helpful to add an example here for non-GIS readers of attributes and features.
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 4:39PM on page 17

Comment
There is a distinction between services water provides versus services sensitive lands provide which related to water. We value water because it is necessary to support fish and wildlife, drinking water, recreation, and irrigation (DNRC and DEQ call these “beneficial uses”). Its ability to do so is based on how the water we have moves through our watershed. Therefore, we value sensitive lands that treat pollution, naturally store water, mitigate floods, and provide greater fish and wildlife habitat and biodiversity. And in doing so, provide resiliency to natural disasters and changing climate.
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:39PM on page 23

or created
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:38PM on page 21

If the models described below aren't used in this model - or data from those models - you could add here that you did extensive research on difference national to local models to identify best practices and data to incorporate into this effort and then designated in each model section below which contributed to this effort directly or not.
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:35PM on page 21

add "or in relation to each other"
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:30PM on page 15

Didn't see a definition for conservation easements - unless I missed it. This is a good place to either define for the first time or place a reminder if it's defined elsewhere
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:24PM on page 12

to model and visualize...
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:22PM on page 12

underly?
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:21PM on page 12

previous planning "efforts" - not goals - and current issues related to protecting sensitive lands in the area.

Agreed to add the other planning efforts or point to an appendix?
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:20PM on page 10

Could add more about who the survey was sent to and how many total. Is 590 a good response #?
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:14PM on page 7

and public education
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Lilly McLane Sep 17 2023 at 4:10PM on page 17

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The phrases “healthy fisheries” and “native fish population” seem redundant, consider the term “healthy cold water fishery” which is inclusive of both.
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:10PM on page 7

replace "seeks to find" with "provides a road map to"
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:07PM on page 7

Comment
"tools" is confusing in this context since the tool could be considered the model itself. Consider dropping the word "tools" and just use recommendations?
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:04PM on page 7

Add something about the added threats here?
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Breece Robertson Sep 17 2023 at 4:02PM on page 7

to "recommend sensitive lands themes, model criteria and considerations."
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:48PM on page 51

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The majority of conflicts occur in residential areas.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:44PM on page 46

Question
I am confused why this is listed as a solution when it already exists?
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:36PM on page 35

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Improve habitat for wildlife. Quality of life is for humans.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:33PM on page 26

Comment
Consider explaining why connectivity is important.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:32PM on page 26

Comment
As development and human growth increases, wildlife corridors shift in response.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:30PM on page 26

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Remove FWP from this last sentence. The public will take the arrow of the corridor very literally. Recommend making the arrow lines more diffused/blurry.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:26PM on page 23

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Remove the word "Department"
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:22PM on page 19

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missing accent.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:20PM on page 19

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capitalize
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:13PM on page 14

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This is not true in Montana and the sentence (white, wealthy) will not be well received. Montana sportsmen and small family-owned ranching operations that are not wealthy have contributed greatly to conservation efforts across the state.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:11PM on page 14

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This sentence is strange. Rewrite.
"Recreation trends now include activities around the clock, such as night running and climbing. There is also a noticeable increase in off-leash dogs on public lands which contribute to wildlife disturbance along with new technologies such as drones..."
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 5:07PM on page 14

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Consider adding the word "development".
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 4:50PM on page 104

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Remove this layer. It is incomplete and misleading.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 4:49PM on page 103

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Remove this layer. It is incomplete and misleading.
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Marina Yoshioka Sep 15 2023 at 4:49PM on page 103

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Remove this layer. It is incomplete and misleading.
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