The Upper Yellowstone River Advisory Committee (UYRAC) was formed after the June 2022 flood, and is made up of local landowners, agency professionals, technical experts, and local non-profits. It is facilitated by the Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group (UYWG), and its goals are to help landowners recover from flooding by providing technical, planning, and permitting expertise.

 

A technical advisory council: The group has worked to evolve and adapt to changing needs/gaps - moving from a emergency/triage mode into long-term recovery.

 

Group Priorities:

1. Interagency/landowner coordination

   • Technical assistance

2. Site inspections

   • Permitting

3. Outreach/education

   • BMP’s- post flood UY best management practices & info on river geomorphology/hydrology

4. Debris removal

   • Dissemination of information/resources/funding

5. Efforts focused on floodplain resiliency

   • CMZ mapping

6. Identifying holes/needs for flood response

   • Stream permitting panel, Q&A