Extension Office

MSU Extension helps connect residents, families, farmers, ranchers, youth, and community members with practical education and trusted resources.

Programs and services include agriculture, gardening, 4-H youth development, food and nutrition education, community workshops, and natural resource information.

What Is Extension?

Montana State University is a land-grant university. Like other universities, MSU provides research and teaching. As a land-grant university, MSU also has a third mission: Extension.

Extension means reaching out and extending university resources to help solve public needs through practical, non-formal, non-credit education.

Montana State University Extension works to improve quality of life by sharing research-based knowledge that strengthens the social, economic, and environmental well-being of families, communities, and agricultural enterprises.

Flathead County Extension connects residents with local agents, MSU faculty, and topic specialists through workshops, demonstrations, community meetings, publications, videos, online resources, and direct assistance.

Agriculture & Horticulture

Gardening, crops, weeds, soils, plant health, and community education resources.

4-H Youth Programs

Leadership, projects, clubs, and youth development opportunities.

SNAP-Ed: Buy Eat Live Better

Nutrition education and healthy food resources for eligible Montana residents.

Workshops & Classes

Community education events, trainings, and seasonal programs.

Publications & Resources

Access guides, publications, forms, and educational materials.

Questions & Local Services

Find answers about 4-H, Master Gardener programs, pesticide training, forage certification, and visiting the Extension Office.

Program Areas

Flathead County Extension provides education and resources in the following areas:

4-H and Youth Development
Natural Resources
Community and Economic Development
Agriculture and Horticulture
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
Family and Consumer Sciences

Meeting With an Extension Agent?

Please call ahead to make an appointment if you want to meet with an Extension agent. Agents may be teaching, attending programs, or working outside the office.

Call 406-758-5553

Civil Rights and Accessibility

Montana State University Extension is committed to fair and equitable access to its programs and services. Clients, participants, and employees should be treated with dignity and respect.

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to participate in Extension programs and activities. If you need accommodations or have questions about physical access, please contact the Flathead County Extension Office in advance of your participation or visit.

Call Extension at 406-758-5553

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Montana State University, and Montana State University Extension prohibit discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status.

Montana State University Extension is committed to ensuring the civil rights of its clients and employees. This policy applies to all clients and employees regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, and marital or family status.

Issued in furtherance of cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.