TRAQ (Tree Risk Assessment Qualification) Course &

Proper Tree Pruning

April 21-24, 2025 - TRAQ Course

April 23rd, 2025 6:30 pm - 1 hr. Proper Tree Pruning Course

Three Forks Montana Ambulance Meeting Room

2 East Hickory Street

Three Forks, MT

MUCFA (Montana Urban Community Forestry Association) is collaborating with ISA-RMC (International Society of Arboriculture, Rocky Mountain Chapter) to offer a TRAQ course April 21-24 in Three Forks. This will include the full course and a renewal course. Dr. Richard Hauer, the Director of Urban Forestry for the Eocene Environmental Group, is the lead instructor.

Register here

Montana Department of Agriculture Pesticide Disposal Events

The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is facilitating spring pesticide disposal events during the week of April 1-3, 2025 in Kalispell, Plains, and Drummond. Summer disposal events are set for June 30-July 2, 2025 in Polson, Hamilton, and Butte. The MDA program was designed to assist individuals with disposing of any pesticides that are unusable as originally intended, or cannot be used for any other purpose, in an environmentally responsible way.

2025 Pesticide Waste Collection Dates and Locations:

• Summer Event
• Monday, June 30 - Polson, MT
• Tuesday, July 1 - Hamilton, MT
• Wednesday, July 2 - Butte, MT

The pre-registration deadline for the summer event is Monday, June 23. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no charge for the first 200 pounds of material; amounts over 200 pounds are assessed at $1.00 per pound, and products are weights on-site. Visit the Montana Waste Pesticide Disposal Program page to register.

Integrated Pest Management Webinar Series

US Environmental Protection Agency

The EPA Center for Integrated Pest Management hosts free webinars featuring experts relaying educational and practical strategies for establishing and improving IPM programs in your facilities and environments. Dates and topics below.

• April 22: Promoting Pollinators through Plant Selection
• May 13: Protecting the Public from Illegal and Unregistered Pesticides
  

Registration: Free, but required. Register here.

What's Bugging You?

New York State IPM Program

This monthly series explores topics to help you use integrated pest management to avoid pest problems and promote a healthy environment where you live, work, learn and play. Each month, speakers will share practical information about how you can use IPM. Advanced registration is required. Dates and topics below, all begin at 9 am Pacific.

• April 4: Pest Rats Explained - Myth, Cats for Rat Control
• May 2: Spongy Moth Caterpillar Management, Feeding Friendly Insects & Plan to Prep Your Soil
• June 6: Spotted Lanternfly Update & Recognizing Wild Parsnip
• July 4: Grow Green Lawns with Overseeding & Beech Leaf Disease
• August 1: Making a Mosquito Bucket Trap & Feeding Friendly Insects: Pick Plants
• September 5: Top 5 Rodent Exclusion Tips & Feeding Friendly Insects & Get Ready to Plant
• October 3: Winterize Your Home Orchard & Feeding Friendly Insects: Fall is for Planting
• November 1: Understanding Indoor Cockroaches & Invasive Tawney Field Cockroach
• December 5: IPM for Clothes Moths and Pantry Moths
  

Registration: Free, but required. Register here.