Services

The work of an animal shelter or "pound", a facility that houses or disposes of stray, lost, abandoned, or surrendered animals.

Report an air quality complaint (i.e. fugitive dust, burning prohibited materials, open burning during restricted times, etc.)

The current EMS protocols for Flathead County providers. These protocols are updated at various times and as such, care should be taken to ensure you are using the current version. 

Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) was developed to help communities determine standard outcome measures for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), allowing for local quality improvement efforts and benchmarking capability to improve care and increase survival. The program seeks to save more lives from OHCA; strengthen collaboration between 911 centers, first responders, emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, and hospitals; provide a simple, confidential process for assessing patient outcomes in compliance with HIPAA; offer technical assistance to help community leaders identify and prioritize opportunities to improve EMS performance, and generate annual national and statewide reports for benchmarking capability.

The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) allows the capability for centralized services. Children receive forensic interviews and forensic medical exams at the CAC in a child-friendly environment. The CAC utilizes a Multidisciplinary Team to provide comprehensive services to victims of child abuse.

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office provides court-ordered DNA testing on FRIDAYS ONLY from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. This is not for the purpose of determining paternity.

There is a $10.00 fee, payable by cash or local check. Photo I.D. is required, as is payment at the time of service. 

Please note that to be eligible for a Flathead County Concealed Weapons Permit, you must first be a Montana resident for six (6) months and you must currently reside in Flathead County.

Office walk-ins are welcome for new and renewal applications on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am - 2 pm and by appointment on Wednesdays from 9 am - 3 pm.

• http://www.macdnet.org/     

Montana Conservation District, Department of Natural Resources & Conservation.  Various articles and information regarding weed concerns.

• http://invader.dbs.umt.edu/

University of Montana.  Searchable database of noxious weed lists for all United States by plant name or state name.

• http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/

Department of Natural Resources & Conservation.  Grants and loans, land management and fire operations.

• http://www.weedawareness.org/

Montana Noxious Weed Education Campaign, Department of Agriculture. Links to numerous weed related websites.

• http://www.plants.usda.gov

Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture.  State plant lists; information about noxious and invasive plants, including plant profiles; and a searchable database of plants and plant images.

• http://www.agr.mt.gov/

Montana Department of Agriculture.  Various Ag related topics and information.

• http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/

US Forest Service.  Information regarding many topics related to Forest Service lands.

• http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/invasivespecies/

National Parks Service, US Department of the Interior. Invasive and endangered species.  Specific information related to NPS lands.  Ecosystem restoration and  global conservation.

• http://www.mtweed.org

Montana Weed Control Association.  This web site provides information to strengthen and support weed management efforts in Montana.  It includes a weed control and a weed identification section.

• http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca

Canadian based site provides information on invasive ornamentals and has a photo gallery.

• http://www.mtwow.org/

Whitehall High School Students' educational project in cooperation with the Montana Noxious Weed Districts.  The weed list provided was updated February 10, 2010.

• http://www.techlinenews.com

Information on common garden weeds; weed seed dispersal from vehicles; and washing vehicles to prevent weed seed dispersal.

View a map of sexual and violent offenders in your area.

In-office Identification – Anyone is welcome to bring a plant sample into our office for identification.  Please bring in a full-plant sample that includes roots, stem, leaves, and flowers.  In addition, you can bring in good-quality photos.

MSU Schutter Diagnostic Lab – If a plant cannot be identified in our office by our available staff we do have the ability to submit your sample to MSU for identification by mail at no cost to you.  In addition, anyone can submit a plant sample on their own. Check out this video.