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Announcements from PestWise Programs

05/15/2013 - EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is soliciting proposals for 2013 Regional Agricultural IPM Grants (23 pp, 235k, PDF) totaling $422,000 for projects that support IPM approaches to reduce pesticide risk in agriculture.
04/25/2013 - EPA and the National Pest Management Association will co-host the webinar, Understanding Bed Bugs in Schools, from 1-2 PM EDT.
03/19/2013 - EPA's Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program releases the PESPWire Spring 2013 e-newsletter (9pp, 1.8MB about PDF)
02/11/2013 - EPA to host Webinar, Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Protecting Children in Schools from Pests and Pesticides, on March 6th, 2-3 PM EST as part of the Dept. of Education’s Green Strides webinar series. Register for this webinar that will cover how to establish a school IPM program and tips for practical application of school IPM strategies.
02/07/2013 - EPA's Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program releases the Winter 2013 PESPWire e-newsletter (10pp, 1.3MB about PDF)
11/19/2012 - EPA releases its Strategic and Implementation Plan for School IPM (13pp, 234k about PDF)
11/02/2012 - EPA's Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program releases the Fall 2012 PESPWire e-newsletter (13pp, 1.9MB about PDF)
04/06/2012 - EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs selects six projects to receive School IPM Grants
03/27/2012 - Congratulations 2012 PestWise awardees for their outstanding commitment to reducing pesticide risk!
03/27/2012 - EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection and Office of Pesticide Programs are sponsoring the free webinar, "IPM in Child Care Centers: Protecting Children from Pests and Pesticides" on April 24, 2012.
03/15/2012 - EPA's Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program releases the Spring 2012 PESPWire e-newsletter (11pp, 2.1MB about PDF)
01/31/2012 - EPA makes available Integrated Pest Management In Buildings (PDF, 20 pp, 773KB), to help building managers understand how to implement and verify IPM services

PestWise Programs in the News

04/2012 - Loveland School District, CO Press Release on PestWise Award to the National Schools Demonstration Projects
11/2011 - Golf Channel's Morning Drive (Windows Media File,35MB) - EPA's Robert Wood and Tom Brennan discuss environmental stewardship and the golf industry during NBCUniversal’s annual Green Week.
04/2011 - South Dakota Ag Connection article, "Extension-Led Effort Helps Reduce Pesticide Risks in Schools," profiles EPA-sponsored school IPM projects.