Pesticides
NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course - Municipal Scholarships |
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| Six Massachusetts municipal employees were awarded scholarships to attend the NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course in August of 2007. Read more... | |
Townsend Organic Lawn Care Demonstration Site |
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| The Town of Townsend increased public awareness that organic lawn care practices provide a viable, effective and safer alternative to toxic substances currently in use by creating demonstration lawns at the Town Hall and Library and conducting other outreach activities. Read more... | |
Pesticide Reduction in Lowell |
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| To goal of the project was to encourage the reduction of pesticide use on lawns in Lowell's residential and civic spaces with a non-pesticide demonstration lawn site at Tyler Park. Read more... | |
Healthy Lawns for Healthy Families |
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| A Regional Project of the Westford Water Department, 2005-2007. The Westford Water Department distributed materials about safer methods for lawn care to neighboring towns. The goal was to raise awareness of the link between pesticide use reduction and protecting water resources and human health. Read more... | |
Marblehead Organic Lawn and Garden Demonstration Project |
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| A Project of the Marblehead Pesticide Awareness Committee, 1999-2000 Read more... | |
Wellesley Pesticide Awareness Campaign and Regional Collaborative |
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| A Project of the Wellesley Health Department and Natural Resources Commission, 2001-2002 Read more... | |
IPM Educator Training in Public Housing Project |
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| A Project of the Center for Healthy Homes and Neighborhoods at Boston University’s School of Public Health Read more... | |
Pesticide Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health |
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| "Low-level Exposure to Current-use Pesticides: An Investigation of Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health" was a Project of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, 2005 Read more... | |
Newton's Alternatives to Pesticides Education Program |
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| A Project of Newton Green Decade Coalition's Committee for Alternatives to Pesticides, 1997. Read more... | |
Pesticide Free Schools Initiative |
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| A Project of the Toxics Action Center, 2002 Read more... | |