Montana Noxious Weed Awareness Week 2025
CONTACT:
Megan Hoyer, Montana Department of Agriculture, (406) 594-9171
Logan Kruse, Montana Department of Agriculture, (406) 444-3684
Montana Noxious Weed Awareness Week 2025
In April of 2021, thanks to the help of legislators Marilyn Marler and Ken Walsh, Montana Noxious Weed Awareness Week was signed into state law. This official week occurs annually on the first full week of June to recognize the impact of terrestrial noxious weeds on our beautiful Montana landscape.
Each day the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) will be sharing information on a variety of topics related to noxious weeds. As always, we encourage everyone to learn to identify, stop the spread, and report infestations. The MDA will be featuring a “Weed of the Day” to bring awareness to specific weeks that wreak havoc across Montana.
Sunday, June 1st: Topic - kNOweeds, Weed of the Day- leafy spurge
Monday, June 2nd: Topic - Vectors, Weed of the Day- ventenata
Tuesday, June 3rd: Topic - EDRR, Weed of the Day- rush skeleton weed
Wednesday, June 4th: Topic - Integrated Weed Management, Weed of the Day- whitetop
Thursday, June 5th: Topic - Reporting Weeds, Weed of the Day- dalmatian toadflax
Friday, June 6th: Topic - Recreation and Weeds, Weed of the Day- houndstongue
Saturday, June 7th: Topic - Plant This, Not That, Weed of the Day- common buckthorn
Resources will be posted Wednesday, May 21, 2025, to county weed districts, extension offices, and conservation districts. Anyone is welcome and able to share and use the daily resources to promote and distribute information to your constituents, family, friends, and neighbors during MNWAW. As MNWAW is declared statewide, help us create a united front in the fight against noxious weeds in Montana, educate those around us, and celebrate the wins (however big or small).
The Montana Department of Agriculture is serving Montana Agriculture and growing prosperity under the Big Sky. For more information on department programs and services, visit agr.mt.gov.
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Tags: Noxious Weed Awareness Week and Noxious Weeds
