Idaho

Ketchum Passes New Resolution to Curb Pesticide Use

General IPM / Policy

On April 18th, the Ketchum City Council passed a resolution to reduce their use of pesticides on city property. Based on a model IPM policy written by a local coalition of citizens called Pesticide Action Network of Blaine County,... Read More »

Get Your Green Thumb Greener

General IPM / Landscaping / Organic

City of Hailey Organic Landcare Workshop Friday, April 15, 2011 from 1 – 2 pm Hailey City Hall 115 Main Street South, Suite H Hailey, ID 83333 Pesticide Action Network of Blaine County has organized this workshop as a... Read More »

A Great New IPM Policy

General IPM / Policy / Regulations

Pesticide Action Network of Blaine County (PAN BC) has been hard at work with citizens and stakeholders to craft a new, health protective IPM policy for the City of Ketchum, ID. While the process is still ongoing, a draft... Read More »

Community Meeting on New IPM Policy

Policy

By Kathryn Goldman (originally posted 3/21/2011) Last week, 25 representatives from local government, state agencies, environmental groups and local landscaping companies attended Pesticide Action Network BC’s community meeting on Integrated Pest Management. As host and facilitator, my goals were... Read More »

Idaho Group Seeks Pesticide-free Parks

Parks

By Josh Vincent (originally posted 1/24/2011) Earlier this year, activist allies in Idaho ramped up their campaign to phase-out pesticides in public spaces like parks and schools, and along their county-wide bike path. Kathryn Goldman, a resident of Ketchum,... Read More »