Join Friends of Hyalite and the Gallatin National Forest on Sunday, October 16 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. for their inaugural fall clean-up day. Volunteers will focus on cleaning, improving and restoring dispersed campsites and recreation areas throughout the canyon. At nearly 10,000 visitors a month during winter and over 30,000 visitors a month during summer activities, Hyalite recreation corridor is one of the most visited National Forest System lands in the state of Montana. “Friends of Hyalite is a new 501(c)3 grassroots organization that draws on a broad base of community support to help manage Bozeman’s backyard recreation opportunities and issues, as to not love Hyalite to death,” explains Joe Josephson, Friends of Hyalite Coordinator. “We are thrilled to have this new partner, Friends of Hyalite, working with the Forest Service and others to maintain the local and national treasure that we have in Hyalite Canyon”, added Lisa Stoeffler, District Ranger in Bozeman. “We look forward to all the benefits that this community group can bring to enhance our public lands”. For fall clean up, no sign-ups are necessary, but volunteers are asked to meet at the Hyalite Day Use Area at the Hyalite Reservoir at 12:30 and bring warm work clothes suitable for layering and inclement weather, gloves, bear spray (if available) and water. Volunteer groups will spread both up and down canyon throughout the course of the day and a volunteer appreciation BBQ will follow, sponsored by Friends of Hyalite at the Hyalite Reservoir Pavillion.
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