Bitterroot Conservation District

08/08/2024

08/05/2024

Welcome to vegetation Olympics! Today's event... fastest growing trees!
Our medalists in this event are the Narrowleaf Cottonwood, the Quaking Aspen, and the Lodgepole pine.

Narrowleaf Cottonwoods claim the gold, coming in with an impressive 6-12 feet of growth per year. Quaking Aspens win silver with a 3-6 feet of growth per year. Last but not least is our bronze, the mighty Lodgepole Pine, growing at 1-2 feet per year. The lodgepole may come in 3rd in this event, but it wins gold for the tallest growing tree in the park, topping off at a mighty 160 feet in height.

Make like a tree and reach for the heights!

NPS Photos/ C. Lougee

07/25/2024

07/22/2024

Through new funding from the USDA and the Montana Department of Agriculture, a Montana State University scientist will study the impact of grasshoppers, an increasingly common pest in Montana, on

07/22/2024

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07/19/2024

BITTERROOT RIVER
Hoot owl restrictions (2:00 p.m. to midnight) are in effect for the entirety of the Bitterroot River. From the confluence with Clark Fork River to the confluence of the East and West Forks of the Bitterroot River beginning July 12

​​Below Veterans Bridge, water temperature measured at the USGS station near Missoula (12352500) show two consecutive days over 73F (July 9, 10), with the third consecutive day forecasted to occur today, July 11. This reach of the Bitterroot River is designated in the Statewide Fisheries Management Plan as a non-native salmonid fishery.

Above Veteran’s Bridge, water temperature measured at the USGS station near Darby (12344000) show three consecutive days over 66F (July 8, 9, 10). This reach of the Bitterroot River is designated in the Statewide Fisheries Management Plan as a cutthroat trout fishery.

07/19/2024

Check out the new Ravalli County Economic Development Authority newsletter!

Western SARE Grant Open, Upcoming Workshops Read more here: Farmer/Rancher - SARE Western Contact: [email protected] Transition to Organic Program (TOPP) A new USDA initiative that supports producer

07/19/2024