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Healthy Acres Spring Newsletter 2022

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 Leave No Weeds
PAGE 3 Fairgrounds Development Seeks to Create New Ag and Livestock Arena
PAGE 4 A Bean Story
PAGE 5 Rocky Mountain Gardens & Exploration Center Construction Update
PAGE 6 Meet Molly Anton, Rocky Mountain Gardens Coordinator
Page 7 Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Found in Montana
Page 8 Clearwater Inspection Station is Up and Running for 2022
Page 9 Meet Marirose Kuhlman, Habitat Coordinator


Blooms & Brews Event

Grab a beverage and meet Missoula County Habitat Coordinator, Marirose Kuhlman to learn why and how...

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The Pollinator Spring Newsletter 2022

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 Welcome new board member: Charlotte Guay Iverson
PAGE 1 Program Highlights: Blooms and Brews
PAGE 1 Garden & Landscape Pest Alert Hotline
PAGE 2 The Linnea Foundation pledge
PAGE 2 Construction Update: Rocky Mountain Gardens & Exploration Center


Healthy Acres Winter Newsletter 2022

Photo by: Marirose Kuhlman, MPG Ranch What is a Flowering Bee Lawn? Lawns are a ubiquitous part of...

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Master Gardner Fall 2021

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 Fall Tasks for the Garden
PAGE 3 Fall Weed Control
PAGE 4 Misconceptions About Biocontrol
PAGE 6 It was a great year for growing these – Now what do I do with them?
PAGE 7 A Bite That Bites Back
Page 8 Rocky Mountain Gardens and DExploration Center
Page 9 2021 Western Montana Fair
Page 10 Check out our new website!
Page 11 Upcoming Events


The Pollinator Fall Newsletter 2021

Inside This Issue PAGE 1 Letter from Bill Caras PAGE 1 New campus at the Missoula County Fairgrounds...

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POLLINATOR WEEK EVENT

Film Poster_MCCD Join partners in The Roxy Garden before & between show times for great...

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Master Gardner Spring 2021

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 Rocky Mountain Gardens & Exploration Center
PAGE 3 Report Snapping Turtles in West-Central Montana
PAGE 4 I need more water, and other things your tree is trying to tell you
PAGE 6 What’s the deal with certified weed seed free products?
PAGE 7 Planning on Canning – Plant for Success!
Page 8 In versus out? Livestock fence laws
Page 10 Aspen Alternatives for Montana landscape


Master Gardner Winter 2021

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 Missoula County Creates Montana’s First Aquatic Invasive Species District
PAGE 3 Meet Patrick Mangan – Missoula County Extension Horticulture Agent
PAGE 4 Generations Cooking Together
PAGE 4 Generations Cooking Together
PAGE 5 The Tighty Whitey Challenge
Page 8 Meet Eliza Gillilan, Big Sky Watershed Corps Member
Page 9 Missoula Youth Participate in Unique 4-H Projects


Master Gardener Newsletter Spring 2020

Inside This Issue

PAGE 1 Getting a Head Start on the Growing Season
PAGE 2 Invasive Plants and Pandemics
PAGE 3 Learning from the Past
PAGE 3 New Prevention Coordinator
PAGE 4 Americorp and Aquatice Invasive Species Outreach
PAGE 4 COVID Wellness Tips


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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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