Distribute the instructor s guide and participant s manual to communities and individuals who expressed interest in joining the IPM Partnership as a part of BIRC s current PESP grant. Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Obj. Write fact sheets, manual, questionnaire Meet with desktop publisher to design manual Desktop publish manual and fact sheets Obj. If at all possible, we would prefer to conduct the workshops in February and March since this is the time people in the Bay Area begin to turn their thoughts to gardening. Perhaps this could be accomplished by an extension of the grant without extra funds.
Research shows that the majority of the contamination is coming from residential sources.
This project seeks to decrease that pesticide load by instructing Bay Area residents in practices that will help them reduce their use of pesticides, especially chlorpyrifos and diazinon. By showing people how to garden without pesticides, we can lower the risks to people, wildlife, and the surrounding environment. This is, of course, a component of a broader strategy with long-term goals. We hope that when completed, this project will be adopted by water agencies around the San Francisco Bay. This will considerably increase the impact of the project.