Event benefitted Gallatin River Task Force and American Rivers to advance the Montana Headwaters Legacy Act
By Josh Bergan, Fly Fisherman –
This year’s Wildlands Music Festival wrapped up on Sunday, August 6th in Big Sky, Montana, after raising over $513,000 for the Gallatin River Task Force and American Rivers, organizations with similar missions of protecting rivers. This year’s event featured an impressive lineup including the Foo Fighters, Lord Huron, James McMurtry, and many other musicians and comedians, over three days.
“The Wildlands Festival was billed as the largest event to ever be held in support of conserving the Gallatin River and rivers across the country, and it totally lived up to it,” American Rivers’ Northern Rockies Director Scott Bosse said. “What transpired over those three days was simply magical. It was a dream come true.”
The fundraising is intended to advance the Montana Headwaters Legacy Act (MHLA), which was introduced by Senator Jon Tester in the U.S. Senate in 2021 and 2023. It would designate nearly 400 miles of rivers in Montana as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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