Perfect for: Rural landowners • CRP-style habitat projects • field margins • pollinator meadows • wildlife enhancement areas
Onion, Nodding Wild (Pink) (0.1), Milkvetch, Canada (0.2), Balsamroot, Arrowleaf (0.08), Rabbitbrush, green (yellow) (0.1), Beeplant, Rocky Mountain (0.15), Utah Sweetvetch (0.1), Rush, Baltic (0.2), Biscuitroot, Nineleaf (0.05), Lupine, Silvery (0.15), Lupine, Bigleaf (0.12), Lupine, silky (0.12), Primrose, Common Evening (0.15), Bluegrass, Fowl (1.5). Updated January 2026.
Purpose: Pollinator + wildlife forage + early bloom diversity suited to Western MT foothills, valleys, and lower montane grasslands.
Target: ~5.0 PLS lbs/acre | ~30–38 seeds/ft²
Ratio: ~70% forbs / 30% grass
NRCS Practice Fit: 327 • 420 • 645-adjacent (wildlife habitat establishment)
Installation Notes
- Drill depth: ⅛–¼" on grasses; forbs broadcast + press preferred
- Burn / scrape / glyphosate prep recommended to control reed canarygrass / timothy before install
- Ideal timing: Fall dormant (Oct–Dec) or Early Spring (Feb–Apr)
To simplify the options, this Western MT Pollinator & Wildlife mix retires and replaces the following legacy mixes:
- MT PF Diverse NATIVE Pollinator High species count, costly — simplified + region-specific
- MT PF Diverse NATIVE Pollinator Forbs Only Too expensive — new mix includes forbs but adds forage + structure
- MT PF Bee-Preferred Native Species Pollinator Mix Overlaps functionally — new SKU covers bees + wildlife
If you would like to order any of these retired mixes, contact Brooke at bmorgan@pheasantsforever.org
