Flathead Reservation Extension Office (Home)
Useful Links:
MSU Montana Pesticide Education & Safety Program
The State of Montana Private Applicator Website
Commercial & Government Pesticide Education
Welcome to our Pest Management Homepage! |
Click HERE for information on pesticide disposal in your area. How can we help you with pest management? If you are looking for information on weed or pest identification and controls, reading a label, understanding your manual, calibration equations, formulations, or you have other pesticide related questions, call our office. We have also assisted CSKT in writing two grants funded by the Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund for weed management at the landscape level on CSKT range, trust, and forest lands. Grant 1) For control of Hawkweed in Tribal housing and at trailheads (347 acres). Grant 2) For control of Spotted knapweed, Sulfur cinquefoil, Dalmatian toadflax, Canada thistle, St. Johnswort, and Houndstongue in the Little Money Managment Area (1090 acres).
The Flathead Reservation Extension Office offers yearly training for pesticide applicators. In addition, we can administer the private applicator test in our office. To receive information on pesticide licensing, license credits, workshops, or the type of license that best suits your needs, please call the Flathead Reservation Extension office 675-2700, Ext. 1246 or 1247. You may also call -------> Sarah Holden, Montana Department of Agriculture, Ag-Specialist in Missoula 406)329-1346, regarding commercial licensing and testing. ------->On the Flathead Indian Reservation, Willie Keenan, CSKT Pesticide Specialist 675-2700, Ext. 7208 for regulatory questions. |
Our Involvement:
Weed education
2008
In March, the Flathead Reservation Extension partnered with Lake, Sanders and Lincoln County Extension Offices to provide a series of Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings in Ronan, Plains, and Libby. The spring training was tailored for people wishing to obtain a Private Pesticide Applicator License.
Pablo, MT will be one stop on the 2008 Pest Management Tour. The Pablo stop will be held on October 21, 2008 in the Mission Valley Power conference room. The event will provide recertification credits for commercial/government and private pesticide applicators. See our Events page for more information. Don't forget...all Private Pesticide Applicator Licenses in Region 1 need to be renewed (six credits are needed for renewal) by the end of 2008!
2007
Pesticide applicators who needed continuing education credits for their private or commercial licenses attended the March 2007 Pesticide Applicator Workshop in Pablo. The purpose of the workshop was to provide continuing education and credits for licensed pesticide applicators.
Topics and speakers included:
•Calibration by Sarah Holden, Montana Department of Agriculture Specialist
•Integrated Pest Management by Tonda Moon, Montana Department of Agriculture Weed Specialist
•Prioritizing Weed Management by Bruce Maxwell, MSU Professor of Weed Ecology/Agroecology
•Wetland Considerations by Sue Ball, CSKT NRD Wetlands Coordinator
•Formulations by Rene Kittle, Flathead Reservation MSU Extension Agent
The workshop also included an introduction to CSKT Pesticide Specialist, Willie Keenan and a discussion on Weed Planning Committees led by Virgil Dupuis, Salish Kootenai College Extension Agent.
2006
At our April, 2006 initial pesticide applicator training, 48 participants learned about recordkeeping, reading labels, laws, health and safety, personal protective equipment, worker protection, calibration and mixing, protecting the environment, and other related topics. With the help of Sarah Holden, Montana Department of Agriculture, many people took a pesticide applicator test for commercial, or government license and certification, and Rene Kittle, provided the private applicator test for license and certification. With a passing score, the certification allows individuals to legally purchase, apply, and supervise application of restricted-use pesticides.
Speakers included John Halpop, Sanders County MSU Extension Agent; Sarah Holden, Montana Department of Agriculture; Joel Fields from Wilber-Ellis; Lee Ohlinger from DOW Elanco; Jack Stivers, Lake County MSU Extension Agent; Rene Kittle, Flathead Reservation MSU Extension Agent, and Rose Leach from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) office.
