The 2021 IPM Achievement Awards

The 2021 Awardees are:

UC ANR’s Urban IPM Advisors

The team of advisors, Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Dr. Andrew Sutherland, Dr. Niamh Quinn, and Dr. Siavash Taravati, play important roles in encouraging IPM implementation in urban settings throughout California. As Urban Area IPM Advisors, they conduct research, provide training, and publish resources to promote the adoption of IPM throughout California. Key research topics include urban IPM, organic herbicides, bait-only cockroach management programs, bedbugs, rodent and coyote management in the wildland-urban interface, red imported fire ants, and municipal IPM. The Urban Area IPM Advisors are often the first source for the latest IPM research and education for real-world pest management strategies.

Watch the award video for the UC IPM Urban Area IPM Advisors

More information is available at ipm.ucanr.edu or by contacting:
Siavash Taravati, Area IPM advisor
Email: staravati@ucanr.edu

IPM Program at Anaheim Union High School District

This program has exemplified a districtwide dedication to practicing safe and effective IPM practices and serves as a model for implementing IPM programs in schools. In 2017, AUHSD created and hired an IPM Technician position, Rich Kravetz, to reduce pesticide use and implement IPM strategies across 21 schoolsites in the district. The IPM Program focuses on adopting non-chemical and innovative programs such as raptor perches installed at multiple campuses to encourage raptors that can help manage landscape rodents. The district fosters communication between staff, regularly discussing IPM goals and providing education about addressing pest issues. The IPM Program at AUHSD has significantly reduced the use of insecticides and eliminated the use of rodenticides.

Watch the award video for the IPM Program at Anaheim Union High School District
Watch the congratulatory video from Senator Josh Newman
Watch the congratulatory video from Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva

More information is available at www.auhsd.us or by contacting:
Rich Kravetz, IPM Technician
Email: kravetz_r@auhsd.us

California Invasive Plant Council

This program provides science-based tools and resources to control invasive weeds in California. Cal-IPC recently published the Best Management Practices for Non-Chemical Weed Control manual and released an interactive online tool called WeedCUT that helps users make informed decisions about managing weeds without using chemicals. Cal-IPC promotes IPM education by offering online trainings and encourages resource sharing by coordinating a yearly symposium and publishing an ongoing newsletter. They are a trusted and forward-thinking resource for IPM best practices for land managers and all Californians.

Watch the award video for the California Invasive Plant Council
Watch the congratulatory video from Senator Nancy Skinner

More information is available at www.cal-ipc.org or by contacting:
Jutta C. Burger, Science Program Director
Email: jburger@cal-ipc.org

Metropolitan Golf Links

This golf course, located next to the San Francisco Bay, stands out as an IPM leader among California golf courses. By minimizing the use of pesticides, they have focused on non-chemical strategies to prevent weeds and plant diseases and eliminated the use of rodenticides. They promote conservation and co-existence with the local environment by building pollinator sites and allowing flowering weeds that promote honeybee populations. Metropolitan Golf Links is a recognized environmental steward and IPM leader in the golf course industry.

Watch the award video for Metropolitan Golf Links
Watch the congratulatory video from Senator Nancy Skinner
Watch the congratulatory video from Assembly Member Mia Bonta

More information is available at www.playmetro.com or by contacting:
Gary Ingram, Director of Agronomy
Email: gingram@playmetro.com

Pisoni Family Vineyards

This high-end winegrape grower in the Santa Lucia Highlands is a leader in sustainable vineyard practices. The vineyard puts sustainability at the forefront of their organization, and continually develops and implements new IPM practices to support this vision. They conduct extensive outreach efforts, including on-farm tours in a developed insectary, which highlight the importance of working with the native landscape. The vineyard is actively working to improve pest management strategies and share its successes with others.

Watch the award video for Pisoni Family Vineyards
Watch the congratulatory video from Senator Anna Caballero
Watch the congratulatory video from Assembly Member Robert Rivas

More information is available at www.pisonivineyards.com or by contacting:
Mark Pisoni, Farmer
Email: mark@pisonivineyards.com

For content questions, contact:
Michelle Andreetta
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Phone: (916) 324-4245
E-mail: achieve@cdpr.ca.gov

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