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School IPM Organization Directory
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Listings are open to non-profit governmental and non-governmental organizations with resources for
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NATIONAL
Government/University/Extension
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Dr. Philip Koehler, Urban Pest Specialist, Entomology and Nematology Department, Bldg 970, Natural Area Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611-0640, (352) 392-2484, Fax (352) 846-1500, Email: pgk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
- Applicator training; advice to schools districts and pest management professionals; sample/model IPM documents (e.g., contracts, policies); E-mail list server; Web site:
http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/ including pest management techniques from national authorities, downloadable presentations, how-to start an IPM program and sample documents.
- US EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Sherry Glick, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 7511C/1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20460, (703) 308-7035, Fax (703) 308-7026, Email: glick.sherry@epa.gov
- Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety (EPA Pub # 730-K-95-001, September
1995); Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting IPM (EPA Pub # 735-F-93-012,
August 1993); order free of charge through EPA's National Service Center for Environmental
Publications at 1-800-490-9198 or at http://http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ center
Non-governmental, non-profit organizations
- BEYOND PESTICIDES/NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST THE MISUSE OF PESTICIDES
(NCAMP), Kagan Owens, Program Director, 701 E Street, S.E., Suite 200, Washington DC
20003, (202) 543-5450, Fax (202) 543-4791, Email: kowens@beyondpesticides.org.
- Resources for parents, activists, school administrators on the hazards of school pesticide use
and their alternatives; model school policies and laws; resources on IPM, pesticide bans and
right-to-know programs on local, state and federal level; information on pesticide poisoning
incidents and how to document; membership; quarterly newsletter: Pesticides and You; monthly
publication: Technical Report; annual national pesticide conference; Web site:
http://www.beyondpesticides.org.
- CENTER FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND JUSTICE, Deb Benyik, Children's Health Coordinator, P.O. Box 6806, Falls Church VA 22040, (703) 237-2249, E-mail: dbenyik@chej.org
- Site-specific technical assistance to communities with environmental problems; publications: Gold Standard, school IPM guidelines, an effort of the Poisoned Schools: Childproofing Our Communities campaign, comprised of local, state and national children's environmental health activist groups; newsletter: Everyone’s Backyard; membership; Web site: http://www.childproofing.org
- HEALTHY SCHOOLS NETWORK INC., Claire Barnett, Executive Director, 773 Madison
Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, (518) 462-0632, Email: Healthyschools@aol.com
- Kick the Pesticide Habit, 8 pp. guide for parents and others in the school community linking
child environmental health research and school facility information to practical steps schools
can take to pest-proof facilities and reduce pesticide use; advocacy for improved school
facility conditions and practices; assistance for parents of allergic, asthmatic, and
chemically sensitive students; peer and technically reviewed guides, fact sheets, packets on a
variety of indoor environmental problems in institutions serving children on cleaning products,
access to public information, renovation vs health, health & safety committees, molds,
carpeting, and more; Web site: http://www.hsnet.org
- IPM INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., Dr. Thomas Green, President, 1914 Rowley
Ave., Madison WI 53726, (608) 232-1528, FAX (608) 232-1530, Email: ipminstitute@cs.com.
- IPM certification; membership; newsletter; IPM Standards for Schools, 124 pp. school IPM
checklist with more than 700 IPM practices and 250 resources for schools implementing IPM
including model documents, how-to resources for planning, communication, pesticide risk
management, non-chemical controls for school buildings and grounds; IPM verifier training;
Web site: http://www.ipminstitute.org including IPM Standards in html and PDF formats and
brand name list of least-impact pest control options.
ALABAMA
Government/University/ Extension
- IPM ALABAMA PROGRAM, Mark A. Rumph, Coordinator, Alabama IPM in Schools Project,
207 Extension Hall, Auburn University, Alabama 36849, (334) 844-6390, Email: mrumph@aces.edu
- Applicator training (through the Alabama Pest Control Association); advising to schools, PCOs,
any other interested groups; model IPM program; newsletters tailored for schools; Web site: http://www.aces.edu/schoolipm
CALIFORNIA
Government/University/Extension
- SCHOOL IPM PROGRAM Department of Pesticide Regulation, 1001 I Street, Sacramento 95814, (916)324-4100, Fax (916) 324-4088, Email: school-ipm@cdpr.ca.gov.
- IPM Guidebook and web-based resources on IPM andpesticides for schools, parents, teachers; training-the-trainers in schooldistricts; assessing IPM adoption assessment; model school sites development; California legislation requires annual parental notification, parental advisoryof individual pesticide applications upon request and posting of pesticidesapplications withrecord keeping; Web site: http://www.schoolipm.info/.
Non-governmental, non-profit organization
- BIO-INTEGRAL RESOURCE CENTER, William Quarles, Executive Director, PO Box 7414,
Berkeley, CA 94707; 510/524-2567; Fax 510/524-1758, Web Site: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/biocontrol/, Email: birc@igc.org
- Membership; training programs; newsletters; IPM Practitioner, Common Sense Pest Control
Quarterly and more than 100 publications on IPM and reduced-risk pest control; IPM school
manual; IPM curriculum; 52-page reduced-risk product list.
- COMMUNITY IPM COUNCIL, Phil Boise, IPM/Agronomy Programs Manager, 930 Miramonte
Dr., Santa Barbara CA 93109, (805) 963-0583 x150, Fax (805) 962-9080, Email: Pboise@rain.org
- IPM training; conference and program development for schools, municipalities, professional
landscape and communities. Web site: http://www.grc.org
CONNECTICUT
Government/University/Extension
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Dr. Richard A. Ashley, IPM Coordinator, Department of
Plant Science, 1376 Storrs Road, U-67, Storrs CT 06269-4067, (860) 486-3438, Fax (860)
486-4562, Email: rashley@uconn.edu.
- Resources for commercial growers, home gardeners, and school administrators; IPM information
for turf, invasive species, weeds; online IPM homestudy courses and publications ordering; Web
site: http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ipm.
FLORIDA
Government/University/ Extension
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Dr. Philip Koehler, Urban Pest Specialist, Entomology and
Nematology Department, Bldg 970, Natural Area Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611-0640, (352)
392-2484, Fax (352) 846-1500, Email: pgk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
- Applicator training; advice to schools districts and pest management professionals;
sample/model IPM documents (e.g., contracts, policies); E-mail list server; Web site:http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/ including pest management techniques, downloadable
presentations, how-to start an IPM program and sample documents.
ILLINOIS
Government/University/Extension
- SCHOOL IPM TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND INFORMATION CENTER, Entomology
Department, Purdue University, Mr. Al Fournier, School IPM Coordinator, 1158 Smith Hall,
West Lafayette IN, 47907-1158, (765) 496-7520, Fax (765) 494-0535, Email: al_fournier@entm.purdue.edu
- Advice to schools, pest management professionals in Indiana and Illinois via hotline
(1-887-668-8IPM); workshops for school administrators, staff, pest control professionals; pilot
programs operating in 3 model school districts and 4 childcare facilities.
Non-governmental, non-profit organization
- SAFER PEST CONTROL PROJECT (SPCP), Jessica Bullen, Program Associate, 25 E.
Washington, Suite 1515, Chicago IL 60602, (312) 641-5575, Fax: (312) 641-5454, Email: jbullen@bpichicago.org.
- Resources for parents, teachers, and schools on IPM; sample IPM materials including sample
notification and model policy; newsletter; IPM Handbook and comic book about IPM (English
and Spanish); workshops on residential, garden, and school IPM; Web site: http://www.spcpweb.org.
INDIANA
Government/University/Extension
- SCHOOL IPM TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND INFORMATION CENTER, Entomology
Department, Purdue University, Mr. Al Fournier, School IPM Coordinator, 1158 Smith Hall,
West Lafayette IN, 47907-1158, (765) 496-7520, Fax (765) 494-0535, Email: al_fournier@entm.purdue.edu
- Advice to schools, pest management professionals in Indiana and Illinois via hotline
(1-887-668-8IPM); workshops for school administrators, staff, pest control professionals; pilot
programs operating in 3 model school districts and 4 childcare facilities.
IOWA
Government/University/ Extension
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Pest Management & the Environment, Dr. Mark H. Shour, 109
Insectary, Ames, IA 50011, (515) 294-5963, Fax (515) 294-8027, Email: mshour@iastate.edu
- Applicator training; advice to schools districts and pest management professionals.
MAINE
Government/University/Extension
- MAINE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, Dr. Kathleen
Murray, IPM Entomologist, 28 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333, 207-287-7616, Fax
(207) 624-5065, Email: Kathy.Murray@state.me.us
- Advising to parents, schools, pest management professionals; model IPM policy; publications:
What's Bugging Our Schools? Pest Concerns and Pesticide Use in Maine Public Schools: Report
of the School Integrated Pest Management Survey, Maine School IPM Outdoor Turf and Pest
Management Guide; workshops: On-Site Training Program, a 3-hr presentation to school staff
and administrators on IPM objectives and how to develop and implement an IPM program in
schools.
- MAINE BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL, Gary Fish, 28 State House Station, Augusta ME
04333, (207) 287-2731, Fax 207-287-7548, Email: gary.fish@state.me.us
- Applicator licensing and certification; consulting/advising to parents, schools, pest
management professionals; newsletter; publications (pamphlets, fact sheets); workshops and
conferences (Turf IPM, Structural IPM, Ornamental IPM and other one-day seminars offered
annually); Web site: www.state.me.us/agriculture/pesticides
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PEST MANAGEMENT OFFICE,
Dr. Jim Dill, IPM Coordinator, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04469, (207) 581-3880, Fax
(207) 581-3881, Email: jdill@umext.maine.edu
- Applicator training; applicator certification; consulting/advising to parents, schools, pest
management professionals; publications (pesticide applicator training manuals, insect and
disease fact sheets); workshops/conferences (various pest management workshops offered);
insect and plant disease diagnostic service; Web site: www.umext.maine.edu/topics/pest.htm
MARYLAND
Government/University/Extension
- MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Pesticide Regulation Section, Mary Ellen
Setting, Chief or Ed Crow, Program Coordinator, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD,
21401, (410) 841-5710, Fax (410) 841-2765, Email: settingm@mda.state.md.us and
crowea@mda.state.md.us
- Regulatory and reference materials: regulations, regulation summaries, sample notices, sample
IPM plan, IPM Guidelines, Contracting Guidelines, IPM training manual, supplemental manual
on IPM principles and practices, Yellowjackets and IPM, establishing action thresholds, IPM
information sheets; Website: www.mda.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Government/University/Extension
- UMASS EXTENSION, School IPM Program, Reginald Coler, Coordinator, Department of
Entomology, Fernald Hall, University of Massachusetts, Box 32410, Amherst, MA 01003-2410.
(413) 577-3976, FAX (413) 545-5858, Email: rcoler@ent.UMass.edu
- Applicator training; advising and workshops for schools, pest management professionals.
MINNESOTA
Government/University/Extension
- MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Jean Ciborowski, Integrated Pest
Management Program Coordinator, Agricultural Development Division, 90 West Plato
Boulevard, St. Paul MN 55107-2094, (651) 297-3217, Fax (651) 297-7678, Email: jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us. Applicator certification contact person: John Wagner,
Agronomy and Plant Protection Division, (651) 297-7122, Email: john.wagner@state.mn.us
- Publications: IPM Overview, Ant Management in Schools, Cockroach Management in Schools,
Small Fly Management in Schools, Wasp and Bee Management Around Schools, Rat and Mouse
Management in Schools, Weed Management on School Grounds and Athletic Fields, Join Our
Pest Patrol - A Backyard Activity Book For Kids - An Adventure in IPM; Web site:
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/IPM/default.htm
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE, Dean Herzfeld, Minnesota Health,
Environmental, and Pesticide Safety and Pesticide Applicator Training Coordinator, 495 Borlaug
Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul MN 55108, (612) 624-347, Fax (612) 625-9728,
Email: deanh@umn.edu
- MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, model school pesticide application notices,
school compliance and related information Web site:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/esa/hra/notification.html
- MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN FAMILIES AND LEARNING maintains a
searchable database listing pesticides and their EPA toxicity category at
http://cfls.state.mn.us/pesticide
MONTANA
Government/University/Extension
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Will Lanier, IPM Assistant, 422 Leon Johnson Hall,
Bozeman, Montana, 59717, (406) 994-5690, (406) 994-6029, Email: wlanier@montana.edu.
- Applicator training; advice to schools, pest management professionals; sample/model IPM
documents; e-mail list server; Web site http://IPM.montana.edu including pest management
techniques from national authorities, downloadable presentations, how-to start an IPM program
and sample documents, lesson plans for middle school science teachers to incorporate school
IPM into science classes.
NEW JERSEY
Government/University/Extension
- RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Pest Management Office, Dr. George Hamilton, 93
Lipman Drive, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, (732) 932-9801, Fax (732)
932-729, Email: hamilton@aesop.rutgers.edu
- Applicator training; advising to schools and pest management professionals; IPM certification
criteria, sample/model IPM documents (e.g., contracts, policies).
Non-governmental, non-profit organization
- NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL FEDERATION, Jane Nogaki, IPM Program Coordinator,
223 Park Avenue, Marlton NJ 08053, (856)767-1110, Fax (856)768-6662, Email: janogaki@eticomm.net
- IPM advising to parents, teachers, schools; model notification and IPM policies; IPM
training workshops for lawn care, schools, urban settings; listing of NJ schools using IPM;
materials on lawn care, indoor pest control, mosquito control; Web www.cleanwateraction.org/njef
NEW YORK
Government/University/Extension
- CORNELL COMMUNITY IPM PROGRAM, Lynn Braband, Extension Associate, New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva NY 14456-0462, (800) 635-8356, (315)
787-2408, Fax (315) 787-2360, Email: lab45@cornell.edu; LONG ISLAND: Dr. Jody L.
Gangloff, IPM Area Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, 1425 Old Country Road, Bldg. J,
Plainview, NY 11803, (516) 454-0900 ext. 270, Fax (516) 454-0365, Email: jlg23@cornell.edu
- Applicator training; advising to schools and pest management professionals; funding for school
IPM projects; newsletter; publication: IPM Workbook for New York State Schools; workshops;
demonstration and applied research projects; Web site:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ipmnet/ny/urban/ includes IPM Workbook for New York State
Schools and several other publications.
OHIO
Government/University/Extension
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IPM PROGRAM, Margaret F. Huelsman, Extension Associate,
1991 Kenny Road, Columbus OH 43210, (614) 688-8431, Fax (614) 292-9783, Email: huelsman.16@osu.edu
- Applicator training; advising to parents, schools, pest management professionals;
sample/model IPM documents; workshops: How to get a school IPM program started in your
school district (Spring 2001); Web site: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ipm
Non-governmental, non-profit organizations
- RURAL ACTION SAFE PEST CONTROL PROGRAM, Heather Cantino, Coordinator, 33
Cable Lane, Athens OH 45701, (740) 594-3338, Fax (740) 593-3228, http://www.ruralaction.org/ipm.html, Email: aa734@seorf.ohiou.edu
- Services to Midwest/Appalachia/Ohio; advising to schools, pest management professionals, IPM
advocates; sample IPM documents including teacher education materials, IPM principles and
implementation guidelines, pest prevention checklists, home safe pest control strategies;
workshops/presentations for school officials, teachers, and parents on IPM rationale, methods,
techniques, implementation goals and process; Web site http://www.ruralaction.org/ipm.html,
including downloadable sample documents.
PENNSYLVANIA
Government/University/Extension
- PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Lee B. Bentz, IPM Coordinator, 2301
N. Cameron St., Harrisburg PA 17110-9408, (717) 772-5204, Fax (717) 783-3275, Email:
lbentz@state.pa.us; Dr. Ed Rajotte, IPM Coordinator, The Pennsylvania State University, 501
ASI, University Park PA 16802, (814) 863-4641, Fax (814) 865-3048, Email: egrajotte@psu.edu
- Advice to school districts and pest management professionals; sample IPM documents (e.g.,
contracts, policies); publications: Common Household Insects, Pyramid of IPM Tactics for
Schools; video: Insects and Spiders and Mites Oh My!, quarterly newsletter; workshops for
teachers; Web site: http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/
TENNESSEE
Government/University/Extension
- UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE, Karen M. Vail,
Urban Entomologist, Entomology and Plant Pathology Department, 218 Plant Science Building,
2431 Center Drive, Knoxville TN 37996, (865) 974-7138, Fax (865) 974-8868, Email: kvail@utk.edu
- Advising to parents, schools, and pest management professionals; sample IPM documents (e.g.,
contracts, policies); publications: Suggested Guidelines for Managing Pests in Tennessee's
Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management (PB1603), Integrated Pest Management of
Landscapes (PB 1639); workshops/conferences for school officials, pest management
professionals and school plant managers; Web site:
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/pbfiles/pb1603.pdf
Texas
Government/University/Extension
- TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE, Dr. Michael Merchant, Associate Professor and Extension Urban Entomologist, Texas A&M University Center, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas TX 75252-6599, (972) 231-5362, Fax (972) 952-9632, E-mail: m-merchant@tamu.edu
- IPM Coordinator training; applicator training; CEU training; advice to schools districts and pest management professionals; sample/model IPM documents (e.g., contracts, policies); publications: Pest Control in Texas Schools. Adopting Integrated Pest Management. B-6015; ABCs of IPM video training modules for school districts, includes an introductory video on IPM for schools; IPM Posters.
WASHINGTON
Government/University/Extension
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PUYALLUP, Carrie R. Foss, Pesticide Education and
Dr. Art Antonelli, Extension Entomologist, 7612 Pioneer Way, E. Puyallup WA 98371-4998
(253) 445-4577 and (253) 445-4545, Fax (253) 445-4569, Emails: cfoss@wsu.edu and
antonell@wsu.edu
- WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Dr. Dan Suomi, Agricultural
Chemical Specialist, P.O. Box 42589, Olympia WA 98504, (360) 902-2044, Email: dsuomi@agr.wa.gov
Non-governmental, non-profit organization
- WASHINGTON TOXICS COALITION, Cheryl Holzmeyer, Healthy Schools Campaign
Coordinator, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Suite 540-East, Seattle WA 98103, (206) 632-1545 x11,
Fax (206) 632-8661, Email: cholzmeyer@watoxics.org
- Advising to parents, school districts, and others seeking to reduce pesticide use in schools;
membership; sample/model IPM documents (e.g., contracts, policies); newsletter: Alternatives;
reports and fact sheets including Toxic by Design: Why We Need to Reduce Pesticide Use
NOW, Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids, Weed Wars: Pesticide Use in Washington Schools, and
others including a series designed for professional landscapers; Toxics Hotline (800) 844-SAFE; Web site: http://www.watoxics.org including Seven Steps to Reducing Pesticide Use in Schools,
and a model least-toxic IPM policy.
WEST VIRGINIA
Government/University/Extension
- WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Pesticide Regulatory Programs, Dr.
Peggy K. Powell, Certification/Compliance Assistance Supervisor, 1900 Kanawha Blvd East,
Charleston WV 25305-0190, (304) 558-2209, Fax (304) 555-2228, Email: ppowell@ag.state.wv.us
- Applicator training and certification; advising to parents, schools and pest management
professionals; West Virginia Title 61, Series 12J Rules for IPM Programs in Schools and Day
Care Centers; bulletins and fact sheets.
WISCONSIN
Government/University/Extension
- WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION, Brian Becker, School IPM Specialist, PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911,
(608) 224-4547, Fax (608) 224-4656, Email: brian.becker@datcp.state.wi.us
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Department of Horticulture, Dr. John Stier, Asst. Professor,
1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, (608) 262-1624, Fax (608) 262-4743, Email: jstier@facstaff.wisc.edu; Department of Entomology, Karen Delahaut, IPM Outreach Specialist,
1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, (608) 262-6429, Fax: (608) 262-3322, Email: kadelaha@facstaff.wisc.edu; Dr. Chris Williamson, Turfgrass Entomologist, 1630 Linden Drive,
Madison, WI 53706, (608) 262-4608, Fax (608) 262-3322, Email: rewillie@entomology.wisc.edu; Phil Pellitteri, Insect Diagnostician and Indoor Pest Specialist,
1630 Linden Drive, Madison, 53706, (608) 262-6510, Fax (608) 262-3322, Email: pellitte@entomology.wisc.edu
- Applicator training (Turf and Landscape category 3.0 and Structural Pest Control category 7.1);
advising and workshops for schools and pest management professionals; Web site
http://ipcm.wisc.edu/programs/school/; including Wisconsin's School Integrated Pest Manual
with sample IPM documents.
Compiled by:
Thomas A. Green, Ph.D.
President
IPM Institute of North America, Inc.
1914 Rowley Ave.
Madison WI 53726 USA
(608) 232-1528
(608) 232-1530 (fax)
Email:
ipminstitute@cs.com
http://www.ipminstitute.org
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