Green-Blue Summit:
Clean Water through Residential Integrated Pest Management

AGENDA
July 18-19, 2007

UPDATE: 02/27/2009 - Click here to view project reports from the Green-Blue Grants progam or read an article about the program's impacts.

Videotapes of most of the presentations have been posted on a YouTube site. Some videos are still being prepared.

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Plenary Session


Wednesday, July 18 8:15am-9:30am
Room: Auditorium
Moderator: Rick Johnson

Time	Topic		Speaker
8:15	Introduction		John Ayers - Co-Director, Northeatern IPM Center; Professor of Plant Pathology, Penn. State Univ. Lynn Braband - Extension Associate, NYS Community IPM Program of Cornell University,and Co-leader of the Community IPM Working Group, Northeastern IPM Center Mary Kay Malinoski - Regional Specialist - Entomology/IPM, University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center and Co-leader, Community IPM Working Group, Northeastern IPM Center Rick Johnson - Pesticide Education Program, Penn State University and Community IPM Working Group member.
8:30	Risk Management		R. David Jones-Senior Scientist, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:00	Ecological Approach to Landscaping at the Water’s Edge		Jeff Schloss - Extension Professor, Water Resources, University of New Hampshire Center for Freshwater Biology
9:30	Break

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Turf Session
Wednesday, July 18 9:50am to 4:45am
Room: Auditorium
Moderator: Frank Rossi

Time	Topic		Speaker
9:45	Introduction: Overview of Turf Session Presentation: Benefits of Lawns to the Environment and Society		Frank Rossi- Associate Professor of Turfgrass Science; Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Cornell University
10:15	Homeowner Lawn Care Practices and Potential Environmental Impacts		Bruce Augustin - Director of Environmental Agronomy, Scotts Miracle-Gro
10:40	Environmental Stewardship Practices and Lawn Care		Kirk Hurto Vice President of Technical Services, TruGreen Landcare,
11:05	Commercial Applicator's Practices Relating to Water Quality Impacts of Urban Lawn Care		James F. Wilkinson Owner, SeaScape Professional Landscape and Tree Service
11:30	Lunch		Provided in Lobby
12:15	Impacts of Water Quality Model Assumptions on Urban Lawn Management		Stuart Cohen - President, Environmental & Turf Services, Inc.
12:40	Design of Water Quality Monitoring Studies		John Clausen - Professor, Forest Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Connecticut
1:05	Risk Management of Lawn Nitrogen Fertilization for Surface and Ground Water Quality		Kevin Frank -Associate Professor, Turfgrass Physiology and Management, Michigan State University
1:30	By Guess and By Golly! The Need for Objective Testing Methods to Guide Nitrogen Fertilizer REcommendations for Turf		Karl Guillard - Professor of Agronomy, University of Connecticut
1:55	Break
2:15	Management Practices that Impact Phosphorus Runoff in Urban Watersheds		Martin Petrovic - Professor of Turfgrass, Cornell University and Brian Horgan - Extension Turfgrass Specialist, University of Minnesota
3:05	The Use and Fate of Lawn Pesticides in Environment		Mark Carroll - Assoc. Professor of Agronomy, University of Maryland
3:30	Assessing Impact of Residential Use Pesticides on Wildlife and Drinking Water		R. David Jones -Senior Scientist, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
3:55	Open Discussion		Frank Rossi - Moderator
4:45	Adjourn
5:45	Buses leave for Longwood Gardens

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Structural Pest Management Session

Wednesday, July 18 9:45am to 4:45pm
Room: Sanchez Suite
Facilitator: John Kelley

GOALS OF THE STRUCTURAL PEST MANAGEMENT SESSEION
By the end of the structural pest management session on July 18, participants will have:

1) developed an accurate picture of the status of what is known about the connections between structural pest management and water quality;

2) designed a roadmap of where we need to go in both research and outreach; and

3) initiated partnerships to work on the most important pieces of the roadmap (such work will continue tomorrow during the July 19 session).

Time	Topic		Speaker
9:45	Introductions, background, and goals; Introduction of facilitator		Lynn Braband, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University
9:55	Overview by facilitator		John Kelley, Executive Director, Office of Planning, Training and Institutional Research, Villanova University
10:05	Residential Pesticide Residues in Water		Greg Orrick, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA
10:25	Practices that Structural Pest Management Companies Implement to Maintain Water Quality		Christopher Arne, Technical Director, J. C. Ehrlich, Inc.
10:45	Homeowner Attitudes Concerning Structural Pest Management		Jessica Phelan, National Pest Management Association
11:05	Open Q&A forum		All speakers
11:30	Small Group Discussions: “What are the Research Gaps and Questions?"		Group discussion
12:00	LUNCH		Povided in the lobby
12:45	Small Group: Three-minute Summaries of “Research Gaps/Qs” Discussions		Group Representatives
1:20	Large group discussion		Group discussion
1:50	Small group discussion: Formulating an Educational Outreach Strategy		Group discussion
2:15	BREAK		Lobby
2:30	Small groups (continued)
3:00	Synopsis of Three-minute Reports Presented
3:30	Large group discussion		Group discussion
4:00	Coalitions Moving Forward		Steve Jacobs, Senior Extension Associate, Department of Entomology, Penn State Univ.
4:20	Large group discussion		Group discussion
4:40	Wrap up and Evaluation
4:45	Adjourn
5:45	Buses leave for Longwood Gardens

 

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Longwood Gardens Tour

Wednesday, July 18 5:45-10:00

On July 18, registrants will be treated to an evening at the renowned Longwood Gardens, including transportation from the conference site, admission to the gardens, and a social event with barbecue and beverages (a $50 value). This event will be a great opportunity for participants to socialize, network, and relax in a wonderful setting.

See the main Summit webpage for more details and directions.

TIME	EVENT		DETAILS
5:45	Meet at Buses		Bus #1 5:45 - leaves Conference Center 5:55 - leaves Inn at Chester Springs Bus #2 5:45 - leaves Holiday Inn Express 5:55 - leaves Desmond Inn
6:30-9:30	Longwood Gardens Barbeque		Remarks by: Casey Sclar - IPM Coordinator, Longwood Gardens Rich Martinez - Director, Scotts Miracle-Gro Environmental Stewardship Program
9:30	Load Buses for transportation back to hotels and conference center

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Plenary Session

Thursday, July 19 8:15am-11:30am
Room: Auditorium in a.m., Sanchez Suite in p.m.
Moderator: Marion Gold

Time	Topic		Speaker
8:15	Welcome		Marion Gold, Director, University of Rhode Island Education Center
8:20	Communicating Science to the Public		Cliff Scherer - Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Cornell University
8:50	Positive Environmentalism: Social Science Research and Social Marketing		Brian Eisenhauer -Assistant Professor of Sociology, Associate Director of the Center for the Environment, Plymouth State University
9:20	IPM-Water Quality Success Story, "Using Green to Make Blue: The Our Water, Our World Program".		Geoff Brosseau - Executive Director, Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association.
9:50	Break
10:10	Marketing Workshop- help create simple messages and marketing strategies for educating the public about pest and nutrient management techniques that protect water resources.		Joe Hice - Associate Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations, University Relations at the University of Florida
11:30	Lunch
12-3:00	Marketing Workshop -Continued (in the Sanchez Suite)		Joe Hice

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