Can YOU outsmart the smartest weed in the West? Canada Thistle, Cirsium arvense, may be the cleverest weed West of the Mississippi. It boasts a long list of weedy characteristics, including: Perennial growth habit Ability to reproduce from creeping rhizomes (underground stems that creep out laterally in all directions) An abundance of wind-dispersed seeds that … Continue reading Weed of the Month: Canada Thistle →

Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) is blooming and suddenly seems to be everywhere.  It’s grey-green wiry foliage help it blend into surrounding vegetation until its pink flowers appear. Then suddenly we see the vast extent of its infestation. Spotted knapweed is in the aster family, along with many other noxious weeds including Oxeye Daisy, Scentless Chamomile, … Continue reading Weed of the Month: Spotted Knapweed →

Teton County Weed and Pest District wants to applaud the efforts of our PlayCleanGo partners in the valley. PlayCleanGo: Stop Invasive Species In Your Tracks® is a nationwide outreach campaign made up of passionate outdoor enthusiasts (individuals and businesses) working tirelessly to protect our natural resources. We are proud to feature Scenic Safaris & Mad … Continue reading PlayCleanGo Partner: Scenic Safaris & Mad River Trips →

Teton County Weed & Pest District is excited to be holding the “Doing Your Part Giveaway” to promote PlayCleanGo practices throughout Teton County this summer season. Please share your photos/videos of you giving invasives the brush off whether you’re biking, hiking, horseback riding, ATV adventuring and more. Follow us on Instagram and use the hashtag … Continue reading Doing Your Part Giveaway →

Join the Jackson Hole Weed Management Association (JHWMA) for Gros Ventre River Spray Days July 16 – 18, 2019. Partners in the JHWMA will team up to treat spotted knapweed, houndstongue, and Dalmatian toadflax as well as other invasive plants, which compete with native vegetation and adversely impact wildlife habitat and ecosystem function. This multi-year … Continue reading 20th Annual Gros Ventre River Spray Days 2019 →

Teton County Weed & Pest District has had their logo for 5 years now and they were looking to a reboot their branding approach. Keeping their mark recognizable was important to them and maintaining the acronym TCWP was important. They were open to a new modern approach. Since the public were starting to relate TCWP’s … Continue reading New Teton County Weed & Pest District’s Logo →

Oxeye daisy (Leucanthium vulgare) is the dainty white flower that you see blanketing open fields in and around Wilson, giving the impression of snow in summer.  Although a field of daisies may seem preferable to a field of spiny thistles, or bur-covered houndstongue plants, the impacts on native plant communities and the wildlife that depend … Continue reading Weed of the Month: Oxeye Daisy →

With the onset of the summer and its warmer days and longer nights comes mosquitoes. It may seem that their bite may just be a mere annoyance but it can be much more severe than that. Mosquito bites can spread diseases like West Nile Virus and Zika. Mosquito-borne diseases do not only affect humans – … Continue reading Mosquito Season Yet Again.. 2019 →

Some of the first noxious weeds that bloom every spring are Black Henbane and Houndstongue. Both are easy to recognize once they flower. The houndstongue produces deep magenta-colored, five-petaled flowers along wiry stalks. Each flower will become a cluster of four burs that carry the plant’s seeds and will stick to passers-by like Velcro. Black … Continue reading Weed of the Month: Houndstongue & Black Henbane →