Outreach and Education
One of the UP3 Project's goals is to support municipalities' integrated pest management education and outreach efforts.
- Facilitating and providing staff assistance for municipal outreach programs
- Strengthening networks, including the Urban Pesticide Committee
- Organizing workshops and trainings
- Developing evaluation tools
For more information, contact the UP3 Project Manager
Links:
- 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 espaņol
UC-IPM fact sheets in Spanish - Our Water Our World fact sheets in Spanish (pull-down menu)