| Public Programs |
| Location |
Program |
Reference |
Summary |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico |
WaterWatch Program |
www.cabq.gov/waterconservation/ |
- Provides information on amount of water a landscape needs
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|
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Water Conservation Landscaping and Water Waste Ordinance |
www.cabq.gov/resources/ |
- Limits high water use turf to 20 percent of total landscape for new developments
- Establishes design requirements to discourage turf on steep slopes or adjacent to streets
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|
Austin, Texas |
City of Austin Watershed Protection and Development Review Department "Stillhouse Spring Cleaning" Program (Stillhouse Hollow Springs area) |
www.ci.austin.tx.us/ growgreen.stillhouse.htm |
- Targeted, data-driven education
- Program updates (mailouts, workshops, and landscaping hotline)
- Monthly monitoring of Springs by High School students
|
|
Austin, Texas |
City of Austin Watershed Protection and Development Review Department Grow Green Program |
www.ci.austin.tx.us/growgreen/
or www.growgreen.org |
- 45 participating nurseries and home improvement centers
- 20 different fact sheets
- Intensive training for retails sales staff
- Earth-wise labels for less toxic products
|
|
Austin, Texas |
City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility Dillo Dirt Program |
www.ci.austin.tx.us/ water/dillo.htm |
- EPA award winning program to reuse biosolids in a compost product
|
|
Austin, Texas |
City of Austin Solid Waste Services Composting/Don't Bag It program |
www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/ |
- Approximately 25,000 pounds of waste eliminated from landfill yearly
- Promotes the sale of compost bins
|
|
California |
University of California statewide IPM program |
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/ default.html |
- Fund grants for educational events
- Webpage devoted to free material
|
|
Chicago (non-profit group)
|
Chicago Safer Pest Control Project |
www.spcpweb.org/web2.html |
- Yards for nature campaign
- Fact sheets
- Pesticide free yard signs
- Certifies yards without pests
- Conference on pesticide misuse and safer alternatives for homes and schools
- School IPM programs and video
- Information sheets on Chicago-area pest control operators that offer environmentally friendly services
|
|
El Paso, TX |
El Paso Water Utilities Turf Rebate Pilot Program |
EPWU Water Conservation Department, (915) 594-5508 |
- Rebates for replacing healthy turf grass landscapes with drought tolerant, low water use plants or mulch
- $.50 per square foot, 100 square foot minimum
|
|
Florida |
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences Extension |
http://hort.ufl.edu/fyn |
- Demonstration landscape sites
- Florida yards & Neighborhoods outreach program
- A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook
- Honors model landscapes as certified Florida friendly yards
|
|
Irvine Ranch Water District, California |
EvapoTranspiration (ET) Water Budgeting |
www.irwd.com/ |
- Gives customers a water budget based on landscape size and ET, with penalties for
exceeding budget
|
|
Maryland |
Montgomery County Maryland Dept of Environmental Protection |
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/dep/index.html |
- Gives customers a water budget based on landscape size and ET, with penalties for
exceeding budget
|
|
New York |
Cornell University and New York State IPM Program |
www.nysipm.cornell.edu/ |
- Plant disease diagnostic clinics for Agricultural Extension educators, retailers,
arborists, golf courses, researchers, and homeowners
- Fact sheets
|
|
Pflugerville, Texas |
Drop by Drop Landscape Rebate Program |
http://www.cityofpflugerville.com/cgi-bin/pv_tes.cgi/Departments/Planning/planning.htm |
- Rebates for planting native or adaptive trees, bushes and shrubs in sunny areas
|
|
Portland, OR |
Metro |
www.metro.dst.or.us/index.html |
- Composting survey
- Website info
|
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Sacramento |
Stormwater Management & University of California Master Gardener Program |
www.sacstormwater.org/wise/
916-875-6913 (Jody) |
- Fact sheets
- Gardening with good bugs info (on website)
- Presentations to interested organizations
- Attend Home shows
- Master gardener trainings
- Work with county farm advisors
|
|
San Antonio, TX |
EvapoTranspiration (ET) Program |
www.saws.org/yoursaws/ conservation/et.shtml |
- Provides information on amount of water a landscape needs
|
|
San Francisco |
Bay Area water pollution prevention Central Contra Costa Sanitary district |
www.centralsan.org |
- Training to store employees and UC Master Gardeners
- Created IPM demonstration garden adjacent to Household hazardous waste collection facility
- Provides store reference materials
|
|
San Francisco City and county |
Department of the Environment IPM Program |
www.ci.sf.ca.us/ipm/ |
- Training
- Seminars
- Teaching software
|
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Seattle, Washington |
Seattle Public Utilities Conservation and the Environment |
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/ util/composting/default.htm |
- Demo sites
- Master composting programs
|
|
Seattle, Washington |
King County and the City of Seattle |
www.metrokc.gov/ hazwaste/ipm/ |
- Devised a three-tier hazard-ranking system for pesticides and herbicides
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Seattle, Washington |
Department of Natural Resources Water and Land Resources Division |
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/ wlr/LANDS/IPMpolicy.htm |
- Workshops on improving water quality with hands-on home and garden tips
|
|
South Carolina |
Clemson U Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Information center |
http://hgic.clemson.edu/ |
- Provides fact sheets on IPM
|
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U.S. (non-profit)
|
Rachel Carson Council |
http://www.autopenhosting.org/rachelcarsoncouncil/ |
- Seminars, workshops and publications
|
|
U.S. (non-profit)
|
National Foundation for IPM Education |
www.ipm-education.org/ |
- Workshops
- Semi-annual meetings of EPA's Pesticide User's Research and Regulatory Forum (PURRF)
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|
U.S. |
EPA |
www.epa.gov/glnpo/ greenacres/toolkit/
www.epa.gov/pesticides/
www.epa.gov/ opptintr/epp/ipm.htm |
- Published "A Sourcebook on Native Landscaping for Public Officials", prepared by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
- Website information
- IPM resources
|
|
U.S. |
Safety Source for Pest Management-Beyond Pesticides Least Toxic Service Directory |
www.beyondpesticides.org |
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Assembled by
the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department