allatin Valley Land Trust conserves southwest Montana’s heritage of open landscapes, working farms and ranches, healthy rivers, and wildlife habitat; and creates trails to connect people, communities and the land.

• GVLT works to permanently conserve Southwest Montana, a nationally significant landscape.
• GVLT partners with private landowners to help sustain their stewardship of family lands using voluntary conservation agreements.
• Through public and private partnerships GVLT creates and maintains trail systems that provide recreation, transportation and a connection to nature.
• Founded in 1990, GVLT is a member supported, nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors representing the communities we serve.

Gallatin Valley Land Trust is an Accredited Land Trust

The accreditation seal recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awards the seal to community institutions that demonstrate the ability to protect important natural place and working lands forever. The Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance established in 2006, is governed by a volunteer board of diverse land conservation and nonprofit management experts from around the country. For more information please visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org.