HomeMy WebLinkAboutPartnership Chart_Story Mill Community ParkBelow is a chart highlighting some of the emerging partnerships:
Partner Program
Element
Current Partnership
Contribution
Continuing Partnership
Contribution
Sacajawea
Audubon
Natural Areas Conduct bird surveys, install
nesting boxes, lead birding &
nature walks
Help develop park
interpretive programs for
birds and other wildlife
Greater Gallatin
Watershed
Council
Water Quality Ground and stream water
monitoring, public outreach;
Member - restoration
planning working group
Long-term alluvial
groundwater and stream
water quality monitoring;
support restoration effort
Bozeman Creek
Enhancement
Committee
Water Quality Member - restoration
planning working group
Advise and support
restoration effort
Trout Unlimited Water Quality Member - restoration
planning working group
Advise and support
restoration effort
Greater Gallatin
Local Water
Quality District
Water Quality Member - restoration
planning working group
Long-term alluvial
groundwater and steam
water quality monitoring;
advise and support
restoration effort
Gallatin Valley
Land Trust
Trails Assist with trail planning,
design and development
Help design, build,
support and maintain park
trail network
Montana
Department of
Environmental
Quality
Water Quality Providing grant funding for
groundwater well installation
and water, temperature and
nutrient monitoring efforts;
Member - restoration
planning working group
Help fund future wetlands
restoration, educational
partnerships and long-term
site monitoring; advise
and support restoration
effort
Run Dog Run Park Amenity Assist with design for on-
and off-leash dog usage areas
Design and help fund off-
leash dog usage area
Montana
Outdoor Science
School
Education &
Interpretation
Participated in Story Mill
summer camp program and
curriculum development
Support program
development for natural
area interpretive programs
Learning by
Nature
Education &
Interpretation
Wrote curriculum and taught
Story Mill summer camp for
130 local youth
Expand park outdoor
curriculum, interpretive
and youth programs
Broken Ground Sustainable
Agriculture
Research potential for edible
food forest/trail component
Help design edible food
forest; sustainable
agriculture working group
Towne’s
Harvest Farm,
MSU
Sustainable
Agriculture
Research and student
engagement in sustainable
agricultural program element
Partner on sustainable
agriculture programming
and student education
Gallatin Valley
Farm to School
Sustainable
Agriculture &
Education
Lead sustainable agriculture
working group and program
development
Help design and manage
K-12 teaching farm
program at the park
Montana
Conservation
Corps
Site Restoration Youth crew engagement in
site clean-up, weed
management and trail
maintenance
Provide youth crews for
restoration, weed
management, and park
construction projects
Northeast
Neighborhood
Association
Community
Outreach
Educate residents about Story
Mill park proposal
Engage residents in park
design, master planning
and development project
Gallatin Valley
Food Bank
Sustainable
Agriculture
Participate in sustainable
agriculture working group
Design program
connection to Food Bank
clients and engage
volunteers
National Farm
to School
Sustainable
Agriculture
Participate in sustainable
agriculture working group
Advise and help design
park programming for
sustainable agriculture and
local foods
Sonoran
Institute
Community
Outreach
Advisor on community
development component
Support participatory park
design process
Boys & Girls
Club of
Southwest
Montana
Youth
Engagement &
Education
Participated in Story Mill
summer camp program
through youth engagement
Developing programming
to meet the needs of
underserved youth in the
community
YMCA of
Gallatin Valley
Youth
Engagement &
Education
Participated in Story Mill
summer camp program
through youth engagement
Developing programming
to meet the needs of
underserved youth in the
community
Montana State
University
Education &
Partnerships
-Sustainable Food and
Bioenergy Systems
-Civil Engineering
-Land Resources &
Environmental Sciences
-Landscape Architecture
-Environmental Art
-Montana Water Center
Participate in park design
and programming, long-
term monitoring and
restoration, student
engagement and
utilization of the Story
Mill site for educational
purposes