Links
Please note: these links are provided for your information only and do not indicate an endorsement.
- For the Public
- Outreach Resources
- Endangered Species Act Court Ruling ("Washington Toxics Coalition lawsuit")
- Landscaping
- Nonprofit organizations
- Integrated Pest Management & Less-Toxic Alternatives
- Science and Monitoring
- Municipal web pages
- Municipal Program Management Tools
- Pesticides and Water Quality
- Pesticide Sales and Use
- Pesticide Databases
- Regulatory Actvities
For the Public
- The Our Water Our World Program provides less-toxic pest management information and resources.
- For more in-depth information on specific pests and pest management issues, visit the University of California Integrate Pest Management Program web site.
- Healthy Garden, Healthy Home, pest control information from Project Clean Water.
Outreach Resources:
- Community Based Social Marketing web site, This site by McKenzie-Mohr and Associates consists of six resources:an online guide which provides information on the use of community-based social marketing to design and evaluate programs to foster sustainable behavior; searchable databases of articles, cases, graphics, and downloadable reports on fostering sustainable behavior, and a listserv for sharing information and asking questions of others. Note: this site requires registration.
- Our Water Our World Program web site
Outreach Program Design Resources:
The following documents provide information on who uses urban pesticides, what their pest management practices and attitudes are, as well as where they get their information from before they make decisions. This information could be helpful in designing outreach initiatives.
- Tracking Non-residential Pesticide Use in Urban Areas of California, prepared for the Department of Pesticide Regulation by the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program
- Residential Pesticide Use in California (Northern California telephone surveys), March 15, 2003 (PDF file)
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, September 16, 2002
- Survey of Residential Pesticide Use in the San Diego Creek Watershed of Orange County, October 16, 2001 (PDF file)
Outreach Materials:
- Fact Sheets on less toxic pest management, Our Water Our World program
- Educational Materials: Pest Management Books, UC-IPM Online, University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- The Ant Key, UC-IPM, University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- Pesticides Publications Page, City of Palo Alto
Spanish Language Outreach Materials:
- Notas Breves en español
UC-IPM fact sheets in Spanish - Our Water Our World fact sheets in Spanish (pull-down menu)
Endangered Species Act Court Ruling (Washington Toxics Coalition et al vs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & American Crop Protection Association)
Includes requirements for point-of-sale "Salmon Hazard" notices and buffer zones.
- UPC e-mail updates:
- UPC: Court orders EPA action to increase compliance with "Salmon Hazard" shelf notice requirements, October 31, 2005
- Pesticide/ESA lawsuit--Appeals Court Upholds requirements for point-of-sale notices & buffer zones, July 14, 2005
- Links:
- Court Order, U.S. District Court, Western States District of Washington at Seattle, January 24, 2004, (on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [U.S. EPA] web site)
- Point-of-Sale Requirements for Urban-Use Pesticides for Protection of Salmonids, (on California Department of Pesticide Regulations' [DPR's] web site)
- Salmonid Habitat Locations for California (on DPR's web site)
- Questions and Answers on the Washington Toxics Coalition Endangered Species Litigation,(on U.S. EPA web site)
Landscaping:
Nonprofit Organizations:
- Audubon At Home
- Beyond Pesticides
- Californians for Pesticide Reform
- Clean Water Action
- Environmental Working Group
- Friends of Five Creeks
- The Healthy Schools Campaign
- The IPM Institute of North America
- National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Parents for a Safer Environment
- Pesticide Action Network Home Page
- Public Trust Alliance
- San Francisco Baykeeper
- Save the Bay
Integrated Pest Management & Less Toxic Alternatives
- Our Water Our World Program Home Page
- University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project Home Page
- Less Toxic Home & Garden (Central Costa County Sanitary District)
- Bio-Integral Resource Center Home Page
- Watershed Watch Integrated Pest Management Home Page
Local Organizations (by County)
For links to local organizations, visit the Our Water Our World web site.
Science and Monitoring:
Municipal Program Management Tools:
- Structural IPM web page
The state has established a web page with information on
environmentally preferable purchasing, building management, and energy conservation.The building maintenance section includes a section on Structural Integrated Pest Management (IPM) that provides a great resource for municipalities and private building managers. For more information, visit: http://www.green.ca.gov/EPP/building/structipm.htm - Community Based Social Marketing web site, This site by McKenzie-Mohr and Associates consists of six resources:an online guide which provides information on the use of community-based social marketing to design and evaluate programs to foster sustainable behavior; searchable databases of articles, cases, graphics, and downloadable reports on fostering sustainable behavior, and a listserv for sharing information and asking questions of others. Note: this site requires registration.
- Management Tools page, Responsible Pest Management
- Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
- Marin County IPM Ordinances page
- City of Santa Monica Green Building Program integrated pest management page
Pesticides and Water Quality:
Pesticide Sales and Use:
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR)
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Reports of Pesticides Sold
Pesticide Databases:
- Pesticide Action Network Pesticides Database
- Pesticide Action Network Pesticide Database Home Page
- EXTOXNET Pesticide Information Profiles
- California Pesticide Product and Use Data (California Department of Pesticide Regulation)
- Surface Water Protection Program, Surface Water Database (California Department of Pesticide Regulation)
Regulatory Activities:
- Pyrethroids reevaluation web page, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs
- Federal Document Management System
- State Water Resources Control Board TMDL web page
- Central Valley Water Board TMDL web page
- San Francisco Bay Water Board Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity in Bay Area Urban Creeks Water Quality Attainment Strategy and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Basin Plan Amendment