Noxious Weeds in Beaverhead County Noxious weeds certainly were
an important focus throughout Beaverhead County in 1999. The
Beaverhead County Commissioners and the Interagency Steering
Group held their fourth annual Weed Day in mid-July to educate
citizens on the identification of weed species and to conduct
control activities. Weed Day activities occurred around Dillon,
Montana, and resulted in numerous phone calls to the Beaverhead
County Extension Office on locations of noxious weeds. The
County, in association with other agencies, is putting together
a county-wide map of noxious weed locations. The year 2000
Beaverhead County Weed Day was held on July 15. Throughout the
summer, Refuge staff routinely conduct noxious weed surveillance
activities. In 1999, Refuge staff located and pulled black
henbane on Refuge lands. Compared to 1998, spotted knapweed did
not seem to be a problem on the Refuge. However, Canada thistle
is still the most abundant noxious weed species on the Refuge
and seems to be increasing