MSU Park County Extension

08/26/2026

Don't forget, well kits available for pickup until Sept. 4. Take advantage of this great program with MSU!

Hello folks!

Don't forget, we will have well water testing kits available here at the Extension Office starting this MONDAY!

Montana State University Extension Water Quality, in partnership with Park County Extension, is offering a private well water testing clinic. This pilot educational program leverages capabilities of labs at Montana State University for testing more than 30 parameters (bacteria, common salts, metals etc.).

Test kits are available from August 24th until September 4th on a first come first serve basis at the Park County Extension Office, located at 222 S B Street, Livingston.

Feel free to call with questions 406-222-4156

08/21/2026

Hello folks!

Don't forget, we will have well water testing kits available here at the Extension Office starting this MONDAY!

Montana State University Extension Water Quality, in partnership with Park County Extension, is offering a private well water testing clinic. This pilot educational program leverages capabilities of labs at Montana State University for testing more than 30 parameters (bacteria, common salts, metals etc.).

Test kits are available from August 24th until September 4th on a first come first serve basis at the Park County Extension Office, located at 222 S B Street, Livingston.

Feel free to call with questions 406-222-4156

08/12/2026

Attention Private Water Well Owners and Users!

Have you ever wondered what’s in your well water?

Testing water quality from private wells is the well owner’s responsibility but is commonly overlooked. Water quality is highly variable across Montana and testing is only way to know what is in your water.

Montana State University Extension Water Quality, in partnership with Park County Extension, is offering a private well water testing clinic. This pilot educational program leverages capabilities of labs at Montana State University for testing more than 30 parameters (bacteria, common salts, metals etc.).

For a participation fee of $125, participants will receive a report with results and interpretation. This program provides education about well water quality at a good value, but does not provide certified lab results, so significant quality issues identified warrant follow up testing with a certified lab.

Test kits are available from August 24th until September 4th on a first come first serve basis at the Park County Extension Office, located at 222 S B Street, Livingston.

For more information, contact Jackie Peterson or a web search for “Montana Extension Water”, will bring up the waterquality.montana.edu website where there is a link to program information on the right side

08/10/2026

Howdy folks! The Park County Health Department has a lead testing event for soil coming up on Sept. 2 at the Livingston Farmers Market!

07/27/2026

Curious about managing cheatgrass on your property? Webinar opportunity on July 30th at 2pm. Register for free at https://www.mtweed.org/

07/25/2026

Come on down to the Fairgrounds!

07/25/2026

Good afternoon! The Park County 4-H/FFA Luncheon starts at 1:30, followed by the live auction at 3:30 under the big tent.

After the sale stick around for the buyer's celebration with live music, Cindy Hicks and the Highway 89 Band, and dessert.

07/23/2026

Park County 4- H Made In 4-H Items, silent auction. Please help support these exhibitors and their indoor items. Bid in the comments under each item. Auction is open now and will close at 8pm on Saturday, 7/25.
Winners will be contacted on Sunday 7/26.

Thank you for supporting Park County 4-H!

06/16/2026

Park County Invites Public to Community Wildfire Protection Plan Open House Events
Park County, Montana — Park County and FACE Wildfire by MC Fire, LLC will host a series of community open house events this June to support an update of the Park County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
All events are open to the public and will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates and at the following locations:
Monday, June 22nd
Gardiner/Gateway Hose Company Fire Station 118 US Highway 89 South Gardiner, MT
Tuesday, June 23rd
Clyde Park Rural Fire Station 405 1st Ave North Clyde Park, MT
Thursday, June 25th
Paradise Valley Fire Service Area Fire Station 1140 East River Road Pray, MT
Friday, June 26th
Park County Rural Fire District Station 1 304 East Park Street Livingston, MT
The events will provide residents, landowners, visitors, and other stakeholders an opportunity to review updated wildfire hazard and risk analysis information and learn more about wildfire mitigation efforts across Park County. Community members will also be encouraged to participate in a community survey that will help inform priorities and recommendations included in the updated CWPP.
The community survey can be accessed at https://bit.ly/ParkCountyCWPP or by using the QR Code.

06/15/2026

WE ARE MOVING!!

After many years at our current location, the Park County MSU Extension and W**d Department offices are moving to a new location, 222 S. B St. (Old NW Energy building, or older grocery store building)

We are going to be in the new location by the end of June. Some disruption to our office hours may happen during the switch.

Our phone, email, and other contact info should remain the same.