Spraying and Vegetation Management

Invasion of noxious weeds is the most serious threat to wild lands in Montana and much of the western United States.  Controlling noxious weeds is an important step in helping to conserve native plant populations, improve range condition and productivity, and provide high quality habitat for the wide range of abundant wildlife occurring in Montana.  Integrated pest management (IPM) is a term describing the use of different methods or tools to successfully control or prevent pests (in this case noxious weeds) from reaching levels that cause unacceptable economic or aesthetic damage to the environment.  Some of these tools are the use of herbicides, biological controls such as insects or pathogens, and cultural controls such as mowing or rotational grazing.  These tools can be used in combination or solely to reach management objectives.  No property is the same and it is important to develop a management plan tailored to each property owners specific needs.  Whether you want to manage for improved range condition for livestock, improve habitat quality for wildlife, or just want to remove unsightly weeds, Monture Creek Land Management can develop a management strategy to attain your management goals.  Monture Creek Land Management has an on staff commercial pesticide applicator licensed in the state of Montana with experience applying herbicides in a safe, environmentally friendly manner.  Pickup, ATV, aquatic, aerial, and backpack spraying is available allowing for efficient, effective treatment of noxious weed infestations regardless of the terrain or location

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