BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//missoulaeduplace.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:98003499-d5a8-40b4-9252-5892460f608e X-WR-CALDESC:Join MSU Extension and Montana Department of Agriculture for a very informative\, comprehensive discussion about your ground squirrel co ntrol options! We'll be meeting at the Frenchtown School District Auditori um for a slide presentation and opportunity to ask a real life vertebrate pest specialist about the do's and don'ts of managing their populations. \n\nThe course has been approved for the following with Montana Department of Agriculture.\nAgricultural Vertebrate Pest Control - 1 credit.\nOrname ntal and Turf Pest Control - 1 credit.\nRodent - 1 credit.\nSchool Pest Co ntrol - 1 credit.\nDealer - 1 credit.\nPrivate Agricultural Pest Control - 1 credit.\nNon-Soil Fumigation - 1 credit.\nPrivate Non Soil Fumigation - 1 credit.\n\nBiography for Speaker: \nStephen M. Vantassel\, ACE\nVertebr ate Pest Specialist\nMontana Department of Agriculture\n625 NE Main St. Le wistown\, MT 59457\nsvantassel@mt.gov\n\nStephen M. Vantassel has held the position of Vertebrate Pest Specialist for the Montana Department of Agri culture since May 2015 (https://agr.mt.gov/Vertebrate-Pests). He has over 30 years of experience in the wildlife control industry covering private\, institutional\, and governmental areas. He founded and ran Wildlife Remov al Service\, Inc.\, a vertebrate pest control company in Springfield\, MA (sold in 1998). His experience includes handling conflicts with squirrels\ , moles\, voles\, birds\, snakes\, beaver\, raccoons\, skunks\, and more. Between 2004 and 2014\, he managed the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management (ICWDM.org) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His efforts led it to receive over 1 million visitors a year hailing from over 130 co untries. Stephen is an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE™). Stephen ha s published scores of articles and several books on various aspects of wil dlife damage management\, including The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handboo k\, 3rd ed. He is passionate helping the public resolve wildlife conflicts in a responsible and effective manner. \n\nThis presentation discusses th e management of Columbian ground squirrels (Urocitellus columbianus) that occur on large acreages\, such as pastures\, crop fields\, and range. Topi cs include biology\, their damage\, and population dynamics and surveys. T he remainder of the presentation details the strategies to manage the dama ge they cause. Control methods focus on rodenticide use with some attentio n on techniques suitable for cleanup such as trapping\, fumigants and non- regulated methods.\n\nStephen M. Vantassel is the Vertebrate Pest Speciali st for the Montana Department of Agriculture (https://agr.mt.gov/Vertebrat e-Pests). Stephen began working in the wildlife control industry in the ea rly 1980s when he obtained is license as a Problem Animal Control agent. I n 1994\, Stephen founded Wildlife Removal Service\, Inc. (sold in 1998) se rvicing clients in western Massachusetts. Later\, he spent 10 years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln managing the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management (ICWDM.org). He is an Associate Certified Entomologist ( ACE™). Stephen has published scores of articles and several books on wildl ife control including\, The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook 3rd ed\, a nd an update to Austin Frishman’s Vertebrate Pest Handbook. His podcast “T he Wildlife Control Consultant” is available on YouTube and Rumble. Stephe n is based in beautiful\, Lewistown\, MT\, where he loves helping his fell ow Montanans resolve vertebrate pest complaints. X-WR-RELCALID:b1bafd927aec20bfc8583da48ccfbf6a X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4dcf4ece-91e8-48b4-a50c-0c43c4f7ee06 DTSTAMP:20260408T071047Z DESCRIPTION:Join MSU Extension and Montana Department of Agriculture for a very informative\, comprehensive discussion about your ground squirrel con trol options! We'll be meeting at the Frenchtown School District Auditoriu m for a slide presentation and opportunity to ask a real life vertebrate p est specialist about the do's and don'ts of managing their populations. \n \nThe course has been approved for the following with Montana Department o f Agriculture.\nAgricultural Vertebrate Pest Control - 1 credit.\nOrnament al and Turf Pest Control - 1 credit.\nRodent - 1 credit.\nSchool Pest Cont rol - 1 credit.\nDealer - 1 credit.\nPrivate Agricultural Pest Control - 1 credit.\nNon-Soil Fumigation - 1 credit.\nPrivate Non Soil Fumigation - 1 credit.\n\nBiography for Speaker: \nStephen M. Vantassel\, ACE\nVertebrat e Pest Specialist\nMontana Department of Agriculture\n625 NE Main St. Lewi stown\, MT 59457\nsvantassel@mt.gov\n\nStephen M. Vantassel has held the p osition of Vertebrate Pest Specialist for the Montana Department of Agricu lture since May 2015 (https://agr.mt.gov/Vertebrate-Pests). He has over 30 years of experience in the wildlife control industry covering private\, i nstitutional\, and governmental areas. He founded and ran Wildlife Removal Service\, Inc.\, a vertebrate pest control company in Springfield\, MA (s old in 1998). His experience includes handling conflicts with squirrels\, moles\, voles\, birds\, snakes\, beaver\, raccoons\, skunks\, and more. Be tween 2004 and 2014\, he managed the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage M anagement (ICWDM.org) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His efforts l ed it to receive over 1 million visitors a year hailing from over 130 coun tries. Stephen is an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE™). Stephen has published scores of articles and several books on various aspects of wildl ife damage management\, including The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook\ , 3rd ed. He is passionate helping the public resolve wildlife conflicts i n a responsible and effective manner. \n\nThis presentation discusses the management of Columbian ground squirrels (Urocitellus columbianus) that oc cur on large acreages\, such as pastures\, crop fields\, and range. Topics include biology\, their damage\, and population dynamics and surveys. The remainder of the presentation details the strategies to manage the damage they cause. Control methods focus on rodenticide use with some attention on techniques suitable for cleanup such as trapping\, fumigants and non-re gulated methods.\n\nStephen M. Vantassel is the Vertebrate Pest Specialist for the Montana Department of Agriculture (https://agr.mt.gov/Vertebrate- Pests). Stephen began working in the wildlife control industry in the earl y 1980s when he obtained is license as a Problem Animal Control agent. In 1994\, Stephen founded Wildlife Removal Service\, Inc. (sold in 1998) serv icing clients in western Massachusetts. Later\, he spent 10 years at the U niversity of Nebraska-Lincoln managing the Internet Center for Wildlife Da mage Management (ICWDM.org). He is an Associate Certified Entomologist (AC E™). Stephen has published scores of articles and several books on wildlif e control including\, The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook 3rd ed\, and an update to Austin Frishman’s Vertebrate Pest Handbook. His podcast “The Wildlife Control Consultant” is available on YouTube and Rumble. Stephen is based in beautiful\, Lewistown\, MT\, where he loves helping his fellow Montanans resolve vertebrate pest complaints. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260429T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260429T193000 LOCATION:17620 Frenchtown Frontage Rd\, Frenchtown\, MT 59834 US SUMMARY:AgTALKS - Control of Columbian Ground Squirrels END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR