Responsible Environmental Activities for Lawncare and Landscaping in Yards with IPM (REALLY IPM)
The content of this site provides a broad range of lawn care and landscape options including both chemical and organic recommendations. USDA-CSREES and the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center encourage individuals to make informed pest management decisions, but do not endorse any specific lawn care and landscape practice. There has been no review or filtering of the information listed on this web site.
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential (Adobe PDF, 448 kb)
EPA Office of Solid Waste Greenscapes Program
EPA Region 10 (Seattle Regional Office) Beneficial Landscaping
EPA Region 5 (Chicago Regional Office) Beneficial Landscaping
Greenscaping: The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard (Adobe PDF)
(Extension Master Gardener State Coordinators may duplicate the brochure and include their contact information)
Water Quality and Your Lawn (Adobe PDF, 84 kb)
IPM Institute of America Inc.
Educating Retailers and Consumers at Point of Sale About IPM
Lawns and the Environment Initiative
Program Brochure (Adobe PDF, 972 kb)
Eco-scorecard (Adobe PDF, 160 kb)
Environmental Guidelines for Responsible Lawn Care and Landscaping (Adobe PDF, 428 kb)
Ten Guiding Principles for Responsible Lawn Care and Landscaping (Adobe PDF, 372 kb)
Tips for Respoinsible Lawn Care and Landscaping (Adobe PDF, 412 kb)
National Coalition for Pesticide-Free Lawns
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticidefreelawns/
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manua
PLANET: Professional Landscape Network
What You Should Know About Lawn Care Products and Services (Q&A) (Adobe PDF, 340 kb)
Links to State-based Information
California
University of California - Riverside Turfgrass Research Facility
UC Guide to Healthy Lawns interactive tool
Pest Notes on lawn care and lawn pests:
Weeds in lawns
Lawn insects
Lawn diseases
Turfgrass weed photo gallery
Pesticides and Water Quality
Connecticut
Water Quality and sustainable practices
Delaware
Home and Landscape Horticulture Fact Sheets
Florida
Florida Friendly Landscaping: The Smart Way to Grow
Louisiana
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/lawn/Louisiana+Lawns+Best+Management+Practices+BMPs.htm
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/lawn/cultural_information/Tune+up+Landscape+Irrigation.htm
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/lawn/soil_fertility/Avoid+Lawncare+Water+Pollution.htm there are other related short topics found at LSU AgCenters
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/lawn/ and landscape topics at
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/
Maine
http://www.yardscaping.org
Maryland
Home and Garden Information Center
Master Gardeners
Massachusetts
Turf
Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry
Group seeking a system to track cancer in pets
Minnesota
Low Input Lawn Care. Guidelines and credible options of cultural practices to reduce the use of lawn care products, water, time and labor involved in maintaining a healthy lawn. ...
The Home Lawn. Proper lawn care cuts down on the work and problems of maintaining a quality lawn. This publication describes some proper management ...
CHOOSING A LAWN CARE COMPANY. There has been a tremendous increase in the number of home lawns handled by professional lawn care companies. ...
SULIS Maintenance - Upper Midwest Home Lawn Care Calendar. This lawn care calendar is a guide to maintaining lawns in the upper Midwest. ... Legend Indicates times when lawn care practices can be done. ...
SULIS - Lawn Maintenance/Glossary. entire lawn surface; examples of cultivation include coring, slicing, spiking. Cultural practices: Various horticultural methods and techniques used to care ...
New York
Cornell Gardening
Cornell Lawns
Cornell Trees and Shrubs
Cornell Flowers
Sprecher Institute Institute for Comparative Cancer Research: The Comparative Cancer Program
South Carolina
Home & Garden Information Center
Carolina Yards & Neighborhoods
Homeowner Pesticide Information
This Month in Your Garden
Consumer Horticulture
Creating an Environmentally Responsible Landscape
Conserving Water in Your Landscape
Balancing Nature Within Your Landscape
Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds
Butterfly Gardening
Attracting and Feeding Songbirds
Soil Solarization for Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens and Weeds
Composting
Less Toxic Insecticides
Organic Pesticides and Biopesticides
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
All the Pesticide Safety Fact Sheets here.
Also at Clemson Homeowner Pesticide Use and the entomology dept. insects series.
From our Links pages:
Virginia
Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension Office
Chesterfield County Gardening Newsletter
Chesterfield Lawn Care Resources
Chesterfield Public Seminar Offerings
Clean Lakes
Grass Roots Program
Washington
Horticultural Myths
King County METRO Natural Yard Care
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Extension Publications on Lawns and Groundcovers:
Home and garden clean water practices
West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension Service Turf Management
Links to Subject-based Information
Organic
National Coalition for Pesticide-Free Lawns
Cornell Lawns
Reduced Risk
Cornell Lawns
Traditional Management
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