North Central Consumer Horticulture IPM Working Group

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Contents 1 Goals 2 Members 2.1 Member Communication: Listserve 3 Projects 3.1 Survey Projects 3.1.1 Survey Versions 3.2 Website Projects 3.3 MG Modules 4 Minutes & Notes 4.1 Updates

Goals

This is a space for the North Central IPM Working Group to work on developing IPM related materials to educate MGs and the general public within Consumer Horticulture.

Members

Members consist of many related to Consumer Horticulture and the IPM regional centers.

Member Communication: Listserve

• Listserve Address: mailto:NCCH-WORKINGGROUP@LISTS.UMN.EDU

• Listserve Archive - Go here to see past communication between the group.

Projects

• Survey to Identify Baseline Master Gardener IPM Knowledge
• Possible website/materials development to educate MGs about using IPM

Survey Projects

• Developing IPM Survey to identify baseline IPM knowledge of Master Gardeners

Survey Versions

• Survey Development ongoing @ | This is always the most up-to-date survey in development (This link is not for data collection).

Website Projects

• Got approval to use Earthkind trademark and begin developing materials under Earthkind. Waiting for information from survey before pursuing further development.--Karenjeannette 16:28, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

MG Modules

1. NCCH IPM MG Module Development
2. NCCH Pesticide MG Module Development

Minutes & Notes

• NC IPM September - Specific Strategies or Priorities of Work Identified May 1-2, 2008
• NC IPM October 15 2008 CC Minutes
• NC IPM May, 14 2009
• NC IPM September 29, 2009
• NC IPM November 3, 2009

Updates

• Julie Weisenhorn, Michelle Grabowski, and Karen Jeannette will meet with Tom Bartholomay, U of MN Extension Survey Specialist on March 13th, 2009 to discuss survey. Shortly after we will make final edits and send to students.--Karenjeannette 15:37, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

• Survey Final Draft: distributed for comments and final approval\ on March 30, 2009. Distribution of survey to MGs throughout North Central states expected to begin April 6th. Survey will be available until May 15 or so. --Karenjeannette 14:21, 1 April 2009 (UTC)