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Funding Program:
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Project Title:
Midwest Grows Green Lawn and Land Forum Working Group |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: IL Lead Organization: Midwest Pesticide Action Center |
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Cooperating State(s):
Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin |
| Undesignated Funding: $20,000 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2018 End Date: Feb-28-2019 |
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Pests Involved: Turfgrass weeds, pests, and diseases |
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Site/Commodity: Turfgrass |
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Area of Emphasis: peer to peer learning, soil fertility, process based management |
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Summary:
Midwest Pesticide Action Center (MPAC), a Midwest based organization focused solely on reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by advancing safer alternatives in urban residential areas, respectfully requests support in the amount of $20,000 over one year from the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center (NCIPM) to build upon 2017 successes of the Midwest Grows Green (MGG) Lawn & Land Forum. This 2017 NCIPM funded working group intends to create an interconnected policymaking system to protect land, water, wildlife, and people by fostering peer-to-peer learning of best Integrated Pest Management and Natural Lawn Care practices, policies and practices at park districts, school districts, and local governments in the Midwest and nationwide. After establishing itself as a go-to hub of IPM and NLC information for more than a 100 large turf managers in 2017, the MGG Lawn and Land Forum wants to scale its successes and drive policy improvement in the Midwest by achieving the following three measurable objectives: (1) Increase the Forum’s reach by achieving more than 200 downloads of its resources in 2018, (2) Initiate a minimum of 10 in-person or phone meetings with local authorities regarding the implementation of IPM or NLC, and (3) implement or assist five local authorities with the implementation of IPM or NLC policies or action plans. Representatives from the University of Wisconsin (UW), Illinois Sports Turf Managers Association (ILSTMA), University of Chicago, University of Illinois Extension, University of Missouri, IL-IN Sea Grant, and University of Minnesota will participate in this Working Group by planning sessions, participating in working group calls, and reviewing Forum resources.
Objectives: 1. Facilitate four peer-to-peer MGG Lawn & Land Forum Sessions (Three webinars, one in-person workshop) 2. Publish and distribute End of Forum Recording and Notes, and a IPM/NLC Peer-reviewed Toolkit 3. Increase distribution of the action-oriented components of MGG Forum outcomes. |
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