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Funding Program: Western Region Work Groups

Project Title: Western Region IPM for Spanish-Speaking Landscape Workers Work Group

Project Director (PD): Rebecca Hines [1]

Lead State: WA Lead Organization: Washington State University

Undesignated Funding: $10,000

Start Date: Jan-01-2008 End Date: Dec-31-2008

Area of Emphasis: Education/Training

Summary: The Green Industry which includes nurseries, greenhouses, and landscape services is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the Western Region. The Spanish-speaking population continues to increase across the west as well. These two groups overlap, resulting in an increase in the number of Spanish-speaking landscape workers. Language and cultural barriers can make it difficult to educate this workforce on technical aspects of their job such as integrated pest management. A regional work group comprised of stakeholders working in integrated pest management and training Spanish-speaking workers is needed to develop an IPM curriculum for this underserved population. Work group members will be university specialists, state representatives, and landscape industry representatives from many western region states. The curriculum developed by the workgroup will be pilot tested and evaluated. The actions of the IPM for Spanish-speaking Landscape Workers Work Group will directly improve the regions ability to educate the growing Spanish-speaking landscape worker workforce. Objectives: 1. Establish an IPM for Spanish-speaking Landscape Workers Work Group to enhance communication and collaborations for the education of Spanish-speaking landscape workers. 2. Assess the training priorities for the Spanish-speaking landscape workers. 3. Identify learning styles and training techniques to implement in the development of a curriculum. 4. Develop a one-day IPM curriculum for workshops conducted in Spanish across the region. 5. Plan and conduct a one-day pilot IPM training for Spanish-speaking Landscape workers.

Website: Western Region IPM for Spanish-Speaking Landscape Workers Work Group

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