It is one of the top rainbow and brown trout spawning grounds in Gallatin Valley. Their fry feed into Bridger Creek, Gallatin River and eventually the Missouri.
Ask them. The policies they are pursuing will dewater the creek, kill the trout, and deprive wildlife of their habitat.
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A diverse ecosystem of plants and animals, including the trout and wildlife.
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sign the petitionLyman Creek is a top 5 spawning creek for rainbow and brown trout. It feeds the Gallatin and Missouri Rivers and provides habitats for trout, elk, deer, moose, bear, mountain lion, fox, coyote, owls, eagles, hawks, cranes, porcupines, and many more who rely on its ecosystem for survival. Ask them. The policies the Bozeman city commissioners are pursuing will dewater the creek, kill the trout, and deprive wildlife of their habitat.
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We’re planning to attend the City Commission meeting on November 15th at 6PM so they can hear directly from Siri and Lance Gilliland.
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RSVPIt’s a small tributary of Bridger Creek. Pat Byorth, Montana Water Director at Trout Unlimited, says that it is one of the five most important spawning creeks for trout in the Gallatin Valley.
Rainbow and brown trout, which feed into Bridger Creek and the East Gallatin River and from there into the Missouri River.
Yes. Because Lyman Creek is fed by underground springs it doesn’t freeze in the winter and supports a diverse ecosystem of plants and wildlife.
Moose, elk, deer, bear, mountain lion, fox, coyote, owls, eagles, hawks, cranes and porcupines have all been seen near Lyman Creek.
Lyman Creek is a small tributary of Bridger Creek, originating from underground springs at the southern end of the Bridger Mountains.
It is one of the top rainbow and brown trout spawning grounds in Gallatin Valley. Their fry feed into Bridger Creek, Gallatin River and eventually the Missouri.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks surveyed the creek in 2016 and characterized it as “a spawning tributary and nursery stream for both rainbow trout and brown trout residing in Bridger Creek or the East Gallatin having ... excellent spawning gravels and abundant food resources.”
Fed by underground springs, its temperature is consistently above 32 ̊. Because it never freezes, it’s able to support a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals year-round. Spawning trout are one link in the chain of that ecosystem.
They say they need the water even though they have lots of other resources. In any case, the Bozeman City Commissioners refuse to agree to keep the minimum in-stream flow of water into Lyman Creek. In doing so, they have signed Lyman Creek’s death warrant and with it one of Gallatin Valley’s top trout nurseries—and the industry it supports.Don’t believe they would suck the springs dry?
Well, better believe it – because they already have. The headwaters above the City’s unpermitted underground diversion on Lyman Creek has dried up as a result of the City’s diversion. It’s only a matter of time before City officials kill the rest of the creek.
Spawning trout are the first to go. But they are not the only wildlife impacted. Lyman Creek serves as a source of life for the larger Bridger Creek ecosystem.
If the City of Bozeman continues to draw increasingly unlimited amounts of water from the springs, it will not only kill off rainbow and brown trout but drive off elk, deer, moose, bear, mountain lion, fox, coyote, owls, eagles, hawks, cranes, porcupine and those who rely on the Lyman Creek ecosystem for survival.
