Weather Based Irrigation Controllers
Water Sense is a program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency to help landowners conserve water. Visit their site to learn about weather based irrigation controllers.
Beware of Wildflower Seed Mixes
Be sure to check the seeds included in a commercial wildflower mix before you plant it. Some contain noxious weeds! Plants like Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata) and White Campion (Silene latifolia) are listed as noxious weeds in Flathead County, and Common Yarrow and Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) are undesirables.
Noxious weeds include: Spotted Knapweed, Diffuse Knapweed, Russian Knapweed, Canada Thistle, Field Bindweed, Whitetop, Leafy Spurge, Dalmatian Toadflax, Yellow Or Common Toadflax, St. Johnswort, Sulfur Cinquefoil, Common Tansy, Ox-Eye Daisy, Houndstongue, Dyers Woad, Purple Loosestrife, Tansy Ragwort, Meadow Hawkweed Complex, Orange Hawkweed, Tall Buttercup, Tamarisk (Salt Cedar), Perennial Pepperweed, Yellow Starthistle, Rush Skeletonweed, Eurasian Watermilfoil, Yellow Flag Iris.
Flathead County has additional noxious weeds that include: Baby’s Breath, Flowering Rush, Tumble (Jim Hill) Mustard, Russian Thistle and White Campion. Undesirables are Creeping Bellflower, Common Yarrow, Absinth Wormwood and Scentless Chamomile.
Please contact the Flathead County Weed Department for more information.
Montana Lake Book
No matter where you live in the watershed, you affect the water in the lake. Find out actions you can take to protect your lake in the newly revised Montana Lake Book.
Montana Energy Saver’s Guidebook
Montanans have a choice of spending money today to improve our home’s energy efficiency or paying more in the future for the energy we waste. This choice will become even more important in the coming years as energy costs inevitably rise. Find it at the DEQ website
Garden Guide
Find lots of information to help make gardening in Flathead County a success.
Find tips, climatological data, planting guide and more at the Garden Guide
Montana Native Plants for Pollinator Friendly Plantings
Have a beautiful yard and help to support native plant and animals species.
Enjoy the natural beauty of home by landscaping with plants that support birds, bees and other pollinators so important for maintaining the health of our area. Learn more about what plants you can use by checking out the publication at http://www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/plants/pollinator/
Backyard Conservation
Homeowners in urban and suburban environments can help conservation too.
Conservation practices on nonagricultural land can help increase food and shelter for birds and other wildlife, control soil erosion, reduce sediment in waterways, conserve water and improve water quality, inspire a stewardship ethic, and beautify the landscape. Find out more at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Feature/backyard/
Urban Living News
- FEMA Floodplain Map Changes Flathead County was notified in a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that about 1000 parcels in Evergreen will be added to an area known as the Special Flood Hazard Area.
- Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting The group will hold a meeting in Kalispell this summer to gather public comment on legislative proposals regarding exempt wells.
- Living by the Water - Word of Wisdom Watch this 4 minute video from the Bitterroot about one man's experience of building next to the water. Follow this link...
- New Waterfront Landscapes Brochure Learn how to keep your view plus a whole lot more in our new Waterfront Landscapes brochure.
- Plan Now for Spring Planting FCD is now taking orders for spring delivery of trees and shrubs from the Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery. Go to Programs/Grants and Landowners and read under "Conservation Tree and Shrub Planting" to learn more....