Meriel Beck, Weed Coordinator

Musselshell and Golden Valley Co.

Ventenata was added to the noxious weed list for Montana earlier this year, and has been found in some neighboring counties. It is time for residents of Musselshell and Golden Valley Counties to be on the lookout for Ventenata and be proactive on keeping it out of our Counties. Prevention is the best means to control Ventenata and early detection means educating ourselves.

Ventenata was found in the northeast in 1952 and first documented in Montana in the mid-1990s and is a growing concern due to its continual spread and ecolog...