IPM Award Recipients (1994 to most recent)
The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s IPM Achievement Awards recognize leaders in adopting Integrated Pest Management approaches. This alphabetized list includes all IPM Innovator and IPM Achievement Award winners since 1994.
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Advisors | 2005 | Ag | Butte | Pest management leadership and outreach in agriculture |
| All Kids Academy Head Start, Inc. | 2020 | Urban | San Diego | Leadership in IPM at Child Care Centers |
| Almond Board of California | 1997 | Ag | Stanislaus | “Four Point Program” for navel orangeworm (NOW) control |
| Almond Pest Management Alliance Team | 2007 | Ag | Butte, Kern & Stanislaus | Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices |
| Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas Program, Western Regional Office of the National Center for Appropriate Technology | 2022 | Ag | Yolo | Providing exceptional IPM outreach and guidance for sustainably managing pests to diverse farming communities in California |
| Aquatic Outreach Institute (AOI) | 1999 | Urban | Contra Costa | Train-the-trainer program emphasizing IPM for K-12 teachers |
| Artichoke Research Association | 1996 | Ag | Monterey | IPM leadership in the artichoke industry |
| Association of Applied Insect Ecologists (AAIE) | 1999 | Ag/Urban | Sacramento | Outreach for IPM adoption for various crops and in urban settings |
| ATCO Pest Control | 2009 | Urban | Marin & Sonoma | IPM leadership and outreach in the pest control industry |
| Avocado Pest Management Task Force | 1997 | Ag | Riverside | IPM practices for thrips in avocados |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baefsky & Associates | 1998 | Urban | Contra Costa | IPM practices for environmentally friendly landscaping |
| Bay City Flower Company | 1998 | Ag | San Mateo | IPM scouting program to pinpoint pest population thresholds |
| Beckstoffer Vineyards | 1997 | Ag | Mendocino & Napa | Community-based IPM projects with Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) involvement |
| Benziger Family Winery | 1999 | Ag | Sonoma | IPM leadership in the winegrape industry |
| Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) | 1997 | Ag | Alameda | Education and outreach promoting biologically-intensive IPM |
| Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems Project (BIOS) | 1994 | Ag | Yolo | Orchard management and pest monitoring programs for almond growers |
| Bonterra (Fetzer) Vineyards | 2010 | Ag | Mendocino | IPM leadership and outreach in the organic winegrape industry |
| Breyer’s Vineyard IPM Service | 2007 | Ag | Sonoma | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour | 2010 | Urban | Alameda & Contra Costa | Garden tour emphasizing the use of native plants and IPM in home gardens |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C & M Nursery | 2000 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | Steam sterilization facility for nursery pest management |
| Cal Poly Strawberry Center | 2022 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | Leadership in IPM and sustainability production through prolific research and outreach programs |
| California Association of Winegrape Growers | 2003 | Ag | Sacramento | “Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices” program |
| California Clean Growers’ Association | 1995 | Ag | Fresno | Pest management for grapes, peaches, and nectarines that minimize reliance on pesticides |
| California Invasive Plant Council | 2015 | Natural Areas/Urban/Ag | Alameda | Leadership and outreach in IPM practices for invasive plant management in natural, agricultural and urban areas |
| California Invasive Plant Council | 2021 | Natural Areas/Urban/Ag | Alameda | IPM Leadership and outreach in non-chemical approaches for invasive plant management |
| California Lettuce Research Board (CLRB) | 1998 | Ag | Monterey | Research emphasizing development of pest resistant lettuce varieties |
| California Poultry Federation (CPF) | 2000 | Ag | Stanislaus | Reduced-risk and IPM practices in the poultry industry |
| California Processed Tomato Foundation | 1994 | Ag | San Joaquin | IPM education for growers |
| California Prune Board | 1999 | Ag | Alameda | Prune Pest Management Alliance |
| California Rice Commission | 2005 | Ag | Sacramento | IPM leadership and outreach in the rice industry |
| California Table Grape Commission | 1997 | Ag | Fresno | IPM and reduced-risk strategies for pesticide applications in table grapes |
| California Tree Fruit Agreement (CTFA) | 1998 | Ag | Fresno | Research on reduced-risk pest management alternatives |
| Caltrans District 1 | 2001 | Urban | Humboldt | IPM practices for highway planning, construction, and maintenance operations |
| Campbell Soup Company | 1996 | Ag | Sacramento | Pesticide control program to reduce pesticide use with grower involvement |
| CDFW Statewide Human-Wildlife Conflicts Program | 2022 | Urban / Ag | Sacramento | Promotion of non-chemical integrated wildlife management techniques that support safe human-wildlife interactions |
| Central Coast Vineyard Team | 2009 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Central Coast Wine Grape Grower Natural Vineyard Team | 1997 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | “Positive points system” to evaluate IPM success in vineyards |
| Central Contra Costa Sanitary District | 1999 | Urban | Contra Costa | IPM practices to reduce pesticides in wastewater |
| Cherry Buckskin Project | 2016 | Ag | Contra Costa | UCCE coordinated efforts to prevent the establishment of Cherry Buckskin disease |
| Chris Geiger, Lifetime IPM Achievement Award | 2022 | Urban | San Francisco | Promotion of IPM practices and adoption in California’s urban settings |
| Citrus Research Board Joint Agency Biological Control Task Force | 2017 | Ag/Urban | Tulare | Biological control program for Asian citrus psyllid |
| City & County of San Francisco | 2001 | Urban | San Francisco | IPM programs for public properties |
| City of Davis Parks & General Services Department IPM Program | 2008 | Urban | Yolo | IPM leadership and outreach for landscapes, parks, greenbelts, and other public spaces |
| City of Irvine | 2019 | Urban | Orange | IPM leadership for parks, landscapes, and other public spaces. |
| City of Palo Alto | 2011 | Urban | Santa Clara | Expansion of Citywide IPM policy and IPM programs to reduce pesticides in urban runoff |
| City of Palo Alto | 2003 | Urban | Santa Clara | Citywide IPM policy |
| City of San José | 2009 | Urban | Santa Clara | IPM programs to reduce pesticides in urban runoff |
| City of Santa Barbara | 2007 | Urban | Santa Barbara | Municipal IPM strategy to reduce use of high risk materials |
| City of Santa Cruz | 2002 | Urban | Santa Cruz | IPM programs for the City’s Departments of Public Works, and Water, Parks and Recreation |
| City of Santa Monica | 1998 | Urban | Los Angeles | Toxics Use Reduction Program for city-owned buildings and parks |
| Clark Pest Control | 2009 | Urban | San Joaquin | IPM leadership and outreach in the pest control industry |
| Clos du Bois Winery | 2002 | Ag | Sonoma | Pest management through vegetation restoration along vineyard stream banks |
| Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship | 2012 | Urban/Ag | Fresno | Development and promotion of IPM practices to protect water quality and public health |
| Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District | 2014 | Urban | Riverside | Effective and environmentally sound vector control and disease prevention programs through research, development, and awareness |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) | 2009 | Ag | Yolo | IPM leadership and outreach in the agricultural industry |
| Community Environmental Council Incorporated | 1996 | Urban | Santa Barbara | Reduced risk pest management and pesticide use educational programs |
| Community of Harbor Bay Isle Owners Association, Inc. | 1998 | Urban | Alameda | IPM practices for landscape maintenance |
| Contra Costa County Agriculture Department | 2013 | Urban/Ag | Contra Costa | IPM programs to reduce pesticide use throughout Contra Costa County |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Foods | 1996 | Ag | San Francisco | Reduced risk pest management practices for 17 crops |
| Dixon Ridge Farms | 2010 | Ag | Solano & Yolo | IPM leadership and outreach in the organic walnut industry |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthbound Farm | 2004 | Ag | Monterey | IPM leadership and outreach in organic agriculture |
| East Bay Regional Park District | 1994 | Urban | Alameda | IPM leadership and outreach in an urban setting |
| Easter Lily Research Foundation | 2014 | Ag | Del Norte | Leadership and creativity in advancing the use of reduced-risk programs for pest management in the Easter lily industry |
| Ecology Action of Santa Cruz | 2006 | Urban | Monterey & Santa Cruz | Creation of community conservation programs |
| EcoWise Certified Structural IPM Certification Program | 2007 | Urban | Alameda | IPM certification training for California pest control operators |
| El Modeno Gardens Inc. | 2001 | Ag | Orange | Containerized Nursery Pest Management Alliance |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farming, Agriculture, & Resource Management for Sustainability (FARMS) | 1997 | Ag | Yolo | Program introducing high school students and teachers to sustainable agriculture and IPM practices |
| Fetzer Vineyards | 2004 | Ag | Mendocino | IPM leadership and outreach in the organic winegrape industry |
| Fillmore Citrus Protective District | 1994 | Ag | Ventura | Pest control on citrus using natural enemy releases |
| Four Winds Growers | 2015 | Ag | Santa Cruz | IPM practices and leadership in enclosed structure citrus nursery growing environment |
| Frank Zalom, Lifetime IPM Achievement Award | 2023 | Ag | Yolo | Advancing IPM practices in California specialty crops as a preeminent researcher, practitioner, and champion of sustainable pest management |
| FreshSense | 2008 | Ag | Fresno | Implementation and promotion of sustainable agricultural practices |
| Friant Water Users Authority | 1997 | Urban | Tulare | Use of native perennial grasses for canal bank maintenance |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallo’s Sonoma Vineyards | 2011 | Ag | Sonoma | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation | 2001 | Urban | Santa Barbara | Outreach for IPM garden management |
| Getty Conservation Institute | 1994 | Urban | Los Angeles | Less toxic methods for fumigating museum artifacts |
| Gina Bella Colfer, Lifetime IPM Achievement Award | 2023 | Ag | Monterey | Developing and implementing safer, more sustainable IPM practices for the agricultural industry |
| Green Gardener Certification Program | 2004 | Urban | Santa Barbara | Training program certifying landscape professionals as Green Gardeners |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts Pest Management | 2012 | Urban | San Diego | IPM leadership and outreach in the pest management industry |
| Hines Landscaping San Francisco | 2017 | Urban | San Francisco | Sustainable landscaping practices in interiorscapes and outdoor gardens |
| Hudson Vineyards | 2005 | Ag | Napa | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Humane Wildlife Control Inc. | 2020 | Urban | Monterey | Leadership in low-risk rodent and wildlife management |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County Whitefly Management Committee | 1995 | Ag | Imperial | Sweet potato whitefly pest management practices |
| IPM Program at Anaheim Union High School District | 2021 | Urban | Orange | Innovative IPM programs that reduced pesticide use across the school district |
| Integrated Prune Farming Practices | 2005 | Ag | Butte | IPM leadership and outreach in the prune industry |
| IPM Advocates Program | 2013 | Urban | Statewide | IPM training program for retail stores |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Berry Vineyards | 2003 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | Successful example of low-impact agriculture |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern High School District | 2002 | Urban | Kern | IPM leadership and outreach in schools |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahontan Golf Club | 2006 | Urban | Placer | Organic golf course maintenance program |
| Lake County Areawide Codling Moth “Puffer” Project | 2000 | Ag | Lake | “Puffer” pheromone dispensers to manage codling moth |
| LangeTwins, Inc. | 1999 | Ag | San Joaquin | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Limoneira Company | 2012 | Ag | Ventura | IPM leadership and outreach in the citrus and avocado industries |
| Living Resources Company | 1998 | Urban | Sacramento | Research practices to reduce reliance on pesticides in urban settings |
| Locke Ranch, Inc. | 2007 | Ag | San Joaquin | IPM leadership in the walnut industry |
| Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing | 2006 | Ag | San Joaquin | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission | 1994 | Ag | San Joaquin | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | 2007 | Urban | Los Angeles | IPM policy and procedures to reduce pesticide use in schools |
| Los Angeles, Fremont, & San Diego City Unified School Districts | 1994 | Urban | Alameda, Los Angeles & San Diego | Reduced risk pest management policies for schools |
| Lundberg Family Farms | 2001 | Ag | Butte | IPM leadership and outreach in the rice industry |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magalia Nursery of the California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection | 1995 | Ag | Butte | Soil pest management without using fumigants in forest tree nurseries |
| Manteca Unified School District Operations Department | 2017 | Urban | San Joaquin | Gopher-trapping management program at district schools |
| Marin County Integrated Pest Management Program | 2011 | Urban | Marin | County IPM policy to significantly reduce pesticide use |
| Marrone Bio Innovations | 2009 | Ag | Yolo | Development of environmentally friendly and effective natural pest management products |
| Mesa Vineyard Management | 2005 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | IPM leadership in the winegrape industry |
| Metropolitan Golf Links | 2021 | Urban | Alameda | Leadership in IPM and environmental sustainability for golf courses |
| Michael Baefsky | 2020 | Urban | Contra Costa | Lifetime achievement in IPM consulting |
| Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District | 2018 | Natural Areas/Urban/Ag | San Mateo, Santa Clara, & Santa Cruz | Management of invasive plants and structural pests on 63,000 acres of open space preserves, and leaders in regional environmental protection |
| Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California | 2010 | Urban | Sacramento | IPM leadership and outreach for California mosquito and vector control districts |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa County Resource Conservation District | 1995 | Urban | Napa | Promote pest management practices to reduce pesticide use |
| Napa Sustainable Winegrowing Group | 2004 | Ag | Napa | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Napa Valley Grapegrowers | 2005 | Ag | Napa | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | 2006 | Ag | Butte, Glenn, Sutter & Yuba | Supports and promotes comprehensive agricultural IPM systems |
| Nature Conservancy | 2005 | Ag | Butte | IPM leadership and outreach in the walnut and prune industries |
| New Haven Unified School District | 1996 | Urban | Alameda | Program to decrease pesticide applications and rate of application in schools |
| Nord Coast Vineyard Services Inc. | 2003 | Ag | Napa | Pest management through stream bank restoration projects |
| Novato Unified School District | 2001 | Urban | Marin | Model IPM plan and outreach for schools statewide |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Park | 2022 | Urban | San Francisco | Leadership in finding innovative, sustainable, and effective ways to manage high-value turf using an IPM approach at a Major League Baseball ballpark |
| Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District | 2017 | Urban | Orange | Vector control and disease prevention through community engagement and awareness |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACE Turfgrass Institute | 1994 | Urban | San Diego | Pest management in turfgrass on golf courses |
| Park Farming Organics | 2023 | Ag | Sutter | Exemplifying sustainable pest management in California Agriculture |
| The Pear Doctor, Inc. | 2006 | Ag | Lake | IPM leadership in the pear industry |
| Pebble Beach Company | 1999 | Urban | Monterey | IPM practices for golf course and forestry operations |
| Pest Management Associates, Inc. | 2001 | Ag | Tulare | IPM leadership and outreach in the citrus industry |
| Pestec | 2008 | Urban | San Francisco | Pest management through prevention and non-chemical practices |
| Phytophthoras in Native Habitats Work Group | 2020 | Open Space | Marin | Outreach to prevent Phytophthoras pathogen in native habitats |
| Pink Bollworm Project | 2016 | Ag | Sacramento | Collaboration to prevent establishment of the Pink Bollworm cotton pest without using conventional insecticides |
| Pisoni Family Vineyards | 2021 | Ag | Monterey | Leadership in IPM and sustainable practices for high-end winegrape growers. |
| Pizza Farm | 2001 | Ag | Madera | Agricultural awareness program promoting IPM and sustainable farming |
| Placer Hills Union School District | 1996 | Urban | Placer | School pest management for student and community awareness |
| Prather Ranch | 2009 | Ag | Shasta & Siskiyou | IPM practices for organic strawberry plant nursery and cattle operations |
| Project Apis m. | 2016 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | Non-profit that funds beekeeping research and IPM programs to protect bees used in crop pollination |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Island Regional Management Project | 1994 | Ag | Alameda | Alternative pest management methods in pears |
| Riverside Municipal Museum | 2003 | Urban | Riverside | IPM plan for pest management issues unique to museums |
| Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District | 1997 | Urban | Orange & Riverside | IPM and resource management program for Riverside and Orange counties |
| Riverside Unified School District | 2016 | Urban | Riverside | IPM program focused on training and reducing pesticide use at district schools |
| Robert Mondavi Winery | 1998 | Ag | Napa | Napa Sustainable Wine Growing Group & Central Coast Natural Vineyard Team partnership |
| Robert Sinskey Vineyards | 2004 | Ag | Napa | “Biodynamic farming” system that promotes IPM practices |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S & J Ranch, Inc. | 1998 | Ag | Madera | IPM leadership and outreach in the agricultural industry |
| Sacramento Water Wise Pest Control Program | 2001 | Urban | Sacramento | Outreach on IPM practices to prevent pesticide runoff into storm drains |
| Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District | 2007 | Urban | Sacramento & Yolo | Vector control IPM practices and public outreach program |
| Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District | 1998 | Urban | Sacramento | Model surveillance program for vector-borne diseases |
| San Diego County – Countywide IPM Program | 1996 | Urban | San Diego | IPM policy established on all county-owned lands |
| San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | 2016 | Urban | San Diego | IPM program use technology and training to address human, environmental and worker safety |
| San Diego Healthy Garden-Healthy Home Program | 2007 | Urban | San Diego | Program to reduce pesticide use in and around homes to protect local waterways |
| San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners (SLUG) | 1996 | Urban | San Francisco | Support community gardens and promote IPM practices |
| San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department | 2014 | Urban | San Francisco | Forward-thinking, research-driven, collaborative, and transparent approach to integrated pest management |
| San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture | 1994 | Urban | San Luis Obispo | Outreach on reduced-risk pest management methods |
| Santa Clara County | 2005 | Urban | Santa Clara | Model comprehensive IPM program for local governments |
| Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program | 2008 | Urban | Santa Clara | Stormwater pollution prevention and water quality improvement in South San Francisco Bay |
| Scientific Methods, Inc. | 2013 | Ag | Butte | IPM leadership and outreach in the tree nut, stone fruit, and citrus industries |
| Self-Insured Schools of California (SISC) | 2002 | Urban | Kern | IPM training curriculum for schools |
| Soil Fumigant Alternatives / BioSolarization Team | 2018 | Ag | Fresno | Leadership in alternatives to agricultural soil fumigants for soil pest management and research in biosolarization |
| Sonoma County Grape Growers Association | 2000 | Ag | Sonoma | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Spray Application Pest Management Alliance Team | 2020 | Ag | El Dorado | Effective educational program to minimize agricultural pesticide drift |
| Spring Mountain Vineyard | 2009 | Ag | Napa | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Straus Family Creamery | 2000 | Ag | Marin | Reduced-risk pest management practices in the dairy industry |
| Sun-Maid Growers of California | 1996 | Ag | Fresno & Kern | IPM leadership in the raisin grape industry |
| Sunwest Fruit Company | 2011 | Ag | Fresno | IPM leadership and outreach in the citrus and stone fruit industries |
| SureHarvest | 2010 | Ag | Santa Cruz | Development of farming management information systems and sustainability self-assessment programs |
| Sustainability in Practice Certified | 2015 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | IPM outreach and leadership in a sustainable practices certification program for winegrape growers |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree and Vine IPM Group | 2015 | Ag | Stanislaus | IPM outreach and alternative reduced risk practices for pest management by farm advisors, PCA’s and growers |
| Ty Parkinson, Bill Chandler, & Stone Fruit Pest Management Alliance | 2006 | Ag | Fresno | IPM leadership and outreach in the stone fruit industry |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAV-IQ Precision Agriculture | 2023 | Ag | Los Angeles | Advancing traditional IPM practices through new technology |
| UC ANR’s Urban IPM Advisors | 2021 | Urban | Yolo | Research and education facilitating IPM adoption in urban spaces |
| UC Berkeley Campus Pest Management Program | 1996 | Urban | Alameda | Architectural and landscape design as part of campus IPM services |
| UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program | 2003 | Ag | Sonoma | Pesticide Use Reduction Education (PURE) program |
| UC Cooperative Extension Small Farm Program | 2006 | Ag | Fresno | “Small Farm Resource Network” providing IPM outreach to minority farmers |
| UC Cooperative Extension, UC Berkeley, Yolo County RCD, and Hedgerow Farms | 2013 | Ag | Yolo | Use of hedgerows in agricultural IPM systems |
| UC IPM Almond Pest Management Alliance Team | 2019 | Ag | Kern | Leadership and outreach in navel-orange worm IPM |
| UC San Francisco California Childcare Health Program | 2012 | Urban | San Francisco, Alameda | Development of the IPM Toolkit for Early Care and Education Programs |
| UC Statewide IPM Program & Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | 2010 | Ag | Yolo | Development of and outreach on integrated, ecologically sound pest management programs |
| Ukiah Valley IPM Pear Growers Inc. | 2000 | Ag | Mendocino | Codling moth mating disruption program outreach |
| University of California Cooperative Extension | 1997 | Ag | Merced | Research and IPM practices for almonds, apples, grapes, peaches, prunes, and walnuts |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura Unified School District | 2003 | Urban | Ventura | School IPM program including IPM training for school staff |
| Vetsch Farms | 2005 | Ag | Kern | IPM leadership in the almond industry |
| Vineyard Team | 2022 | Ag | San Luis Obispo | Dedication to promoting and supporting IPM approaches and sustainability in vineyards through exceptional outreach programs |
| Vino Farms, Inc. | 2000 | Ag | San Joaquin | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| Virginia Creeper Leafhopper Project | 2016 | Ag | Mendocino | Promotes area-wide IPM practices to reduce or eliminate pesticide use on wine grapes |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Production Research Advisory Council Entomology Working Group | 2013 | Ag | Tehama | IPM leadership and outreach in the walnut industry |
| Weddle, Hansen & Associates, Inc. | 1999 | Ag | El Dorado | IPM for pear and apple and Pear Pest Management Alliance |
| Wente Vineyards | 2000 | Ag | Alameda | IPM leadership and outreach in the winegrape industry |
| The West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District | 2019 | Urban | San Bernardino | Leadership in outreach, research, and mosquito IPM |
| Wine Institute | 2003 | Ag | San Francisco | “Performance for Sustainability” program |
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| Recipient Organization | Award Year | Category | County | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolo County Resource Conservation District | 1996 | Ag | Yolo | Restore native habitats and farm biodiversity with grower involvement |
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