Bozeman Creek Vision Plan

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The City Commission approved Resolution 5626 on August 6th, 2024 adopting the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan as a Commission priority to increase ecological health, provide better connectivity, celebrate natural heritage, and mitigate flood hazards within urbanized sections of Bozeman Creek. This project builds on previous work such as the 2012 Bozeman Creek Enhancement Plan, the 2020 Bozeman Creek Analysis Technical Assistance Grant Report, and the 2023 Gallatin Valley Sensitive Lands Protection Plan, among other important efforts.

The Bozeman Creek Vision Plan will provide a valuable resource in support of the following goals:

  • Enhance flood mitigation efforts
  • Improve water quality
  • Increase access and connectivity to parks and trails
  • Support economic development opportunities
  • Strengthen community connection to a vital resource

Significant effort has taken place over the past two years to solicit public interest surrounding this topic, thanks to the local grassroots organization SeeBozemanCreek. The City intends to coordinate extensively with this group to further community input as a model for how local government can leverage the strength of partnerships to collaborate towards shared goals with a wide range of constituents.

The City has also commissioned the 2025 Bozeman Creek Flood Mitigation and Reclamation PER as a preliminary review of flood hazards along Bozeman Creek, which will provide the foundation for flood mitigation efforts.

The Bozeman Creek Vision Plan may be approve as part of the City's land use plan and will be evaluated according to the Montana Land use Planning as needed.

The City Commission approved Resolution 5626 on August 6th, 2024 adopting the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan as a Commission priority to increase ecological health, provide better connectivity, celebrate natural heritage, and mitigate flood hazards within urbanized sections of Bozeman Creek. This project builds on previous work such as the 2012 Bozeman Creek Enhancement Plan, the 2020 Bozeman Creek Analysis Technical Assistance Grant Report, and the 2023 Gallatin Valley Sensitive Lands Protection Plan, among other important efforts.

The Bozeman Creek Vision Plan will provide a valuable resource in support of the following goals:

  • Enhance flood mitigation efforts
  • Improve water quality
  • Increase access and connectivity to parks and trails
  • Support economic development opportunities
  • Strengthen community connection to a vital resource

Significant effort has taken place over the past two years to solicit public interest surrounding this topic, thanks to the local grassroots organization SeeBozemanCreek. The City intends to coordinate extensively with this group to further community input as a model for how local government can leverage the strength of partnerships to collaborate towards shared goals with a wide range of constituents.

The City has also commissioned the 2025 Bozeman Creek Flood Mitigation and Reclamation PER as a preliminary review of flood hazards along Bozeman Creek, which will provide the foundation for flood mitigation efforts.

The Bozeman Creek Vision Plan may be approve as part of the City's land use plan and will be evaluated according to the Montana Land use Planning as needed.

  • Commission Approves Consultant & Revises Goals

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    The City Commission approved a Professional Services Agreement with PORT Architecture and Urbanism, LLC on January 27th, 2026 to provide consultant services to assist in the development of the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan. PORT (and their water resource science and engineering partner Rio ASE) bring a tremendous amount of experience in waterway, public realm, and ecological planning to this project, to complement the City’s partnership with SeeBozemanCreek in helping move this important work forward.

    The City Commission also provided direction on modest revisions to the project goals, in an effort to incorporate public comments resulting in more clearly worded goals that reflect shared values. To that effect, “Ecological Health” was added to honor the original intent of the Commission’s priority interest in the overall health of the creek (while recognizing this effort will not result in a holistic study of the entire watershed), as well as revising “Economic Development” to “Economic Vitality” to better reflect the spirit of highlighting the benefits that come with celebrating the creek through an urbanized area. Thus, the goals moving forward are as follows:

    • Enhance flood mitigation efforts
    • Improve water quality & ecological health
    • Increase access and connectivity to parks and trails
    • Support economic vitality opportunities
    • Strengthen community connection to a vital resource


    Stay tuned for opportunities to share your values, aspirations, and lived experiences that will help shape an overarching vision statement rooted in what the community wants for Bozeman Creek (and what Bozeman Creek wants from us). A series of public meetings will be scheduled in the coming weeks, with our first event taking place during the week March 30th to build awareness. In the meantime, the City of Bozeman and SeeBozemanCreek will be convening with a number of constituents to begin building the relationships needed to bring a wide variety of interests together as a foundation of success.

Page last updated: 30 Jan 2026, 10:48 AM