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		<title>Upcoming Webinar: Bats and Bat Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General IPM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;eXtension&#8221; is offering a 60 minute webinar on April 4th covering exclusionary practices for bats. Details from extension: &#8220;Bats are very beneficial in the environment, but they can cause problems when they occupy our homes, schools, and other structures. Most problems are associated with the guano they leave behind and potential for transmitting diseases to humans, especially rabies and histoplasmosis. We will discuss how to recognize signs of bats and how to conduct a bat watch. Exclusion is the key to managing bat problems, so we will cover how to keep bats out and how to evict them if they get in.&#8221; Bats and Bat Management April 4, 10am CDT More Info &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>2013 IPM Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/2013-ipm-funding</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General IPM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via friends at IPM Voice: The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations have released their respective FY 2013 appropriations bills to fund the government for the remainder of 2013. The Senate Committee has proposed to cut most National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) programs by 7.61% from 2012 levels while providing a net $12.8 million increase to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) with smaller increases to other NIFA accounts. The House, on the other hand, used the FY 2012 enacted budget levels as their starting point, maintained the 5.1% sequestration plus a proposed additional 0.0098% across-the-board cut. You can contact your Senators and Representatives and urge them not to cut IPM programs beyond the 5.1% proposed by the House. Find your Senators here and your Representatives here. Point out that core IPM funding has declined by $8.5 million, or 33%, since 2000; over the same period, overall NIFA funding has increased 24%. With serious emerging pest threats like Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Spotted Wing Drosophila, we need more IPM, not further cuts to programs in addition to the sequester-dictated cuts.]]></description>
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		<title>IPM for Mice &#8211; Trapping</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/ipm-for-mice-trapping</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/ipm-for-mice-trapping#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General IPM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a video from NCAP on trapping mice in urban buildings. It is the third video in a three-part series. See the other videos in this series: Mouse Control &#8211; Exclusion Mouse Control &#8211; Sanitation]]></description>
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		<title>IPM for Mice &#8211; Sanitation</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/ipm-for-mice-sanitation</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/ipm-for-mice-sanitation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a video from NCAP on sanitation practices for mouse control in urban buildings. It is the second video in a three-part series. See the other videos in this series: Mouse Control &#8211; Exclusion Mouse Control &#8211; Trapping]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Land Care Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/pest-prevention/organic-landcare-updates</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/pest-prevention/organic-landcare-updates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Weed Control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upcoming Organic Land Care Events:  Portland Area Peer Learning Group Meeting March 6th, 12:30 &#8211; 2:00pm Amber Glen Business Center, Building 1920 1920 NW Amber Glen Parkway Beaverton, Oregon Accredited practitioner Corey Peterson from Pacific Landscape Management will give us a tour of an organically managed commercial site in Beaverton. Come on out and see how it is working out! Organic Land Care Peer Learning Groups, ongoing, in Portland and Corvallis: informal, peer-to-peer discussion groups for landscape professionals, no fee. Contact OLC Program Manager Dave Alba at davealba@tilth.org or 541-908-1194. Transitioning to Organics: a workshop for landscape professionals focusing on Willamette University’s five-year plus organic landscape management. Late July (date TBA), Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, $80 registration fee. Oregon Tilth Organic Land Care Accreditation Training in Olympia, Washington, sponsored by Thurston County Public Health and in partnership with Seattle Tilth. Topics include soil health and maintenance, plant selection, IPM, soil food web, sustainable landscape design, storm water management, pesticide reduction/elimination, watershed conservation, ecological landscaping and more. Fall 2013 (date TBA). &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>IPM for Mice &#8211; Exclusion</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/mouse-control-exclusion</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/mouse-control-exclusion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a video from NCAP on exclusionary methods for mouse control in urban buildings. It is the first video in a three-part series. See the other videos in this series: Mouse Control &#8211; Sanitation Mouse Control &#8211; Trapping]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming from EPA: School IPM Webinar</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/upcoming-from-epa-school-ipm-webinar</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/upcoming-from-epa-school-ipm-webinar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General IPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, March 6th, from 2pm to 3pm EST, the EPA will host a webinar as part of the Department of Education’s Green Strides webinar series. The webinar, titled Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Protecting Children in Schools from Pests and Pesticides, will cover areas such as how to establish a school IPM program and tips for practical application of school IPM strategies. Pre-register for the Green Strides webinar HERE. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make a Bed Bug Trap</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/how-to-make-a-bed-bug-trap</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/how-to-make-a-bed-bug-trap#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dry ice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a new video from NCAP showing how to build a dry ice monitor that will trap bed bugs. This is based on the model developed by Rutgers:]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Land Care Accreditation</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/techniques/organic-land-care-accreditation-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/techniques/organic-land-care-accreditation-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscaping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon Tilth Accredited Organic Land Care Accreditation Training January 28th – February 1st, 2103 Clackamas Community College, Oregon City Campus Oregon Tilth, in partnership with Clackamas Community College, is offering a five-day training for landscape professionals focusing on organic practices including soil biology, ecological landscaping, Integrated Pest Management, permaculture design, water collection, organic weed management, marketing organic land care, stormwater management, toxics and pollution reduction, tree care and more. (See attached curriculum for details.) Participants in the training are eligible for accreditation. (37) LCB CEU&#8217;s available. Cost: $550 (with an additional $100 exam fee for accreditation) Register: Download the form and register by mail, or register online. Contact: David Alba Oregon Tilth OLC Program Manager 541-908-1194 davealba@tilth.org]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatricians Call for IPM</title>
		<link>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/pediatricians-call-for-ipm</link>
		<comments>http://www.sustainableplaces.org/general-ipm/pediatricians-call-for-ipm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report released earlier this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics conveyed their position on pesticides and the evidence linking children&#8217;s pesticide exposure to &#8220;&#8230;pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function, and behavioral problems.&#8221; The report identified home pesticide use, use on lawns and public spaces, and diet as some of the primary pathways for exposure in children. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is chief among the strategies the report recommends for preventing exposure. The report&#8217;s other recommendations to the medical and regulatory communities include: increased pediatric awareness of pesticides and exposure symptoms; easier incident reporting and centralized tracking of exposure cases; improved labeling of &#8220;&#8230;all product constituents, including inert ingredients, carriers and solvents;&#8221; and new label sections that are specific on risks to children. Download the Full Report (PDF 689KB)]]></description>
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