Purpose. The Western Region School IPM Implementation and Assessment Work Group provides a focal point for interactive communication and collaboration by school IPM stakeholders and change agents throughout the West. We stimulate and facilitate collaboration between university, state agencies, federal agencies, industry, advocacy groups, and school based staff working to encourage and enhance successful implementation of IPM in schools in the western region.
2007 - 2009 Grant Proposal (PDF, 141KB)
Grant Proposal (2006) PDF, 5.1MB
Grant Report (Aug 1, 2007) PDF, 111KB
Grant Report (Aug. 22, 2008) PDF, 211KB
Funding. In 2006, the work group was established with funding from the Western IPM Center. Our activities are leveraged by considerable resources and in-kind support from many member institutions, including the Arizona Pest Management Center
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The Western School IPM Working Group is charged with creating an inventory of existing school IPM programs, resources, and laws throughout the West. These inventory documents are created and regularly updated by working group participants. They are meant to serve as a resource for established and nascent school IPM programs in the West and elsewhere.
Last update: August 19, 2008
School IPM Program Narratives (PDF, 29KB) An outline of past and current school IPM programs, on a state-by-state basis.
School & Child Care IPM & Pesticide Laws (PDF, 12KB) A state-by-state checklist of IPM and pesticide laws for schools and child care facilities in western states.
School IPM Resource Inventory (PDF, 37KB) A state-by-state list of current resources for school IPM implementation and assessment in the West.
Assessment and Implementation of IPM in Schools Symposium, May 20, 2008, Tulsa, OK.
2007 Work Group Meeting and Priority-Setting Workshop, Sept. 24-25, 2008, Portland, OR.
Lead Contact: Dawn H. Gouge, Urban Entomologist (University of Arizona)
Diane Alston , Utah State University
Paul Baker, University of Arizona
Juliann Barta, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Washington
Lynn Braband, Cornell University
Gary Braness, Bayer Environmental Science
Clark Burgess, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Paul Cardosi, Ecolab, Arizona
Jon Carpenter, Nevada Department of Agriculture
Bob Cartwright, Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
Gilbert Chun, Hawaii Department of Education
Aimee Code, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Pat Copps, Orkin, Inc., California and western states
William Currie, International Pest Management Institute, Arizona
Jaslyn Dobrahner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8
Carrie Foss, Washington State University
Al Fournier, University of Arizona
Assefa Gebre-Amlak, Colorado State University
Sherry Glick, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Nevada
L.C. Fudd
Graham, Auburn University
Tom Green, IPM Institute of North America, Inc.,Wisconsin
Mary Grisier, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, California
Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, Oregon Environmental Council
Lyndon Hawkins, IPM Professional, California
Robert Hays, Idaho Department of Agriculture
Erin Hodgson, Utah State University
Janet Kirkland, Montana Department of Agriculture
Marc Lame, Indiana University
William Lanier, Montana State University
Alexandre V. Latchininsky, University of Wyoming
Jack Marlowe, Eden Advanced Pest Technologies, Washington
Sandra McDonald, Colorado State University
Kathy Murray, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
Wayne Nishijima, University of Hawaii
Faith Oi, University of Florida
Paura Pottorff, Colorado Department of Agriculture
Clay W. Scherer, DuPont Crop Protection
John W. Scott, Colorado Department of Agriculture
Kyrrha Sevco, Ecology Action, California
Maggie Shao, Utah State University
Mark Shour, Iowa State University Extension
Sewell Simmons, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Gregg Smith, Salt Lake City School District, Utah
Tim Stock, Oregon State University
Carol Sutherland, New Mexico State University
Cecil Tharp, Montana State University
Julian Yates, University of Hawaii
Complete Member Information (PDF, 52KB) A list of work group members with complete contact information.