Master Gardener Newsletter Fall 2020

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 A “Pretty” Nuisance
PAGE 2 Growing It, Preserving It, & Eating It
PAGE 3 Preparing your Garden for Winter
PAGE 4 Epic Watercraft Inspection Year at Clearwater Junction
PAGE 4 Missoula County 4-H

Youth in Restoration mentioned in Seeley Swan Pathfinder

On Friday, July 24th, a ROCKS work party spent 50+ hours on the new “Lakeview” trail just north of Placid Lake State Park. This work-party improved drainage on the trails that ROCKS constructed last August-September and pulled weeds.

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Master Gardener Newsletter Fall 2019

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 From Cows to Corn, Over One Hundred Years at Benson’s Farm
PAGE 2 Finding Space to Grow Veggies and Fruit
PAGE 3 Diversify Your Garden … Grow Mushrooms Too!
PAGE 4 Plant Family
PAGE 4 Botanical Book Club
PAGE 5 Calendar of Events
PAGE 6 Buried Treasure: Fall Planted Bulbs are Spring Garden Gems

Travelers keep Clearwater Junction inspectors busy for holiday weekend

A team of four inspectors at the Clearwater Junction looked across the road Wednesday, where Highways 200 and 83 meet. An SUV with a canoe in tow turned right onto Highway 83.

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Missoula high school students head to Bison Range for conservation management

Four Missoula high school students worked their way around fallen trees, thorny bushes and bear scat Tuesday while they helped federal workers preserve Ponderosa pines on the National Bison Range.

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Western Montana Fair’s pepper-eating contest crowns first winner.

After a searing-hot tiebreaker, a winner was crowned for the the Western Montana Fair’s inaugural Chile Pepper Eating Contest.

Eight brave men and women bellied up to the table to take on the contest hosted by Missoula County Extension.

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