Helpful Resources

Local Commercial Applicators

Please note: we do not endorse or recommend specific applicators.  Always compare prices and services and ask to see a current license and insurance.

• Stu Schilling  - Stu's Chemical -  406.686.4117
• Art Atherton - Weed Masters - 406.220.3060 - Ornamental & Turf Care (Lawn)
• Craig Harris - Weeds of Montana - 406.223.8101 - Right of Way (ROW) & Rangeland
• Ron Liljedahl  -  Plant Care and Pest Solutions - 406.222.5499 / 406.223.5867
• Gary Francis - Black Otter Weed Control -  406.333.4362 / 406.220.1773
• Bruce Prevost  - Seed Time Harvest Weed Control - 970.237.2987
• Mark Lincoln  - New Ecological Services Inc. - 406.224.2684
• Nico Cantalupo - 3/C Consulting LLC - 406.853.4415

List based on licensed commercial applicators from the Montana Department of Agriculture website that are registered in Park County.

Out-of-county applicators willing to work in Park County (added at request of applicator):

• Boyd Morgan (Gallatin County) -- 406.388.4497, or 406.580.9909 (c)
• Studer Spraying Services (Meagher County) -- 406.547.3600

Are you a commercial applicator in the area and want to be featured on this list? Are you an applicator that has moved or retired? Please give us a call and we will update our list.

Weeds and Montana Law

• Montana Code Annotated 7-22-2116: Unlawful to permit noxious weeds to propagate -- notice required in sale
• Montana Administrative Rules: 4.5.2: Designation of Noxious Weeds
  

Plant, Insect, & Disease Identification

 Schutter Diagnostic Lab - Montana State University - Bozeman

•   Forms and directions for submission
•   Services & Fees

Weed Seedling Identification Guide for Montana and the Northern Great Plains - PDF version

Biological Control Programs & Information

Sources for obtaining Biocontrol Agents 

• MT Biocontrol
• Whitehall Biocontrol Project

Wondering How Many Applicator Credits You Have/Need?

• Montana Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Business / Applicator Search

NWSFF - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage

• Montana Department of Agriculture - NWSFF page
• Montana Department of Agriculture - NWSFF producer's booklet
• Call or email the Weed Coordinator for an application, deadline is May 29

Park County MSU Extensions 

• Google Maps
• Extension Agents
• Monthly Weed Posts
• MontGuide Database - "current information in a concise format on topics relevant to you"

1.    Ag and Natural Resources
2.    Outdoors, Environment & Wildlife
3.    Yard and Garden

National Pesticide Information Center (Link to NPIC home)

   - OSU Extension Pesticide Properties Database--information regarding pesticides and their likelihood to move through the soil profile

For Developers and Subdivisions, landowners, and gravel pit operators

• Park County Weeds Subdivision Procedure (PDF) 
• Park County Weeds Subdivision Requirements (PDF)
• Cooperative Agreement between Park County Weed District & Landowner (PDF) 

For a No-Spray area on the Right-of-Way: print, fill out, and submit this forms to the Weed Coordinator:

• Landowner Right-of-Way agreement (PDF)

Other Resources

• Montana Knapweeds
• How to tell if it's a toadflax Hybrid
• Gallatin County Weed District list of commercial applicators (PDF)

Interested in becoming more involved with what YOU can do to help stop noxious weeds?

• Park County Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA)
• Montana Weed Control Association (MWCA)

Pollinator Web Resources

• USDA Forest Service Pollinator Page
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Pollinators Page
• Montana State University Schutter Diagnostic Lab
• Xerces Society information on bees and pesticides
• Bee Informed Partnership
• National Pesticide Information Center
• The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship (PES) 
• Pollinator Partnership
• Environmental Protection Agency 
• Pollinator identification tips

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