The IPM Institute’s Green Shield Certified (GSC) and the University of California Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM) are leading the California Urban IPM Apprenticeship program. Participants in this apprenticeship are developing the required skills to evaluate, improve and implement outdoor and indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs and practices across three target regions in California:
- Los Angeles
- Sacramento
- San Francisco Bay Area
Apprentices attended 12 educational webinars between June of 2024 and May of 2025. All individuals interested in sustainable pest and weed management were encouraged to attend. Webinar recordings are available below.
To view webinar recordings and quizzes, create an account on GreenShieldCertified.org. Then click on one of the hyperlinks below:
- April 24, 2024 Informational Session (no account required to view)
- June 26, 2024 Integrated Pest Management for Pest Professionals presented by Karey Windbiel-Rojas
- July 31, 2024 Essential components of an effective IPM program: Policy, training, recordkeeping and stakeholder engagement presented by Ryan Anderson
- August 28, 2024 Monitoring, trapping and recordkeeping techniques to identify and assess pest pressure in indoor environments presented by Dr. Thomas Green
- September 25, 2024 Monitoring, soil testing and site assessment techniques to identify and assess pest and weed pressure in outdoor environments presented by Dr. Doug Soldat
- October 30, 2024 IPM for Common Household Arthropod Pests presented by Dr. Andrew Sutherland
- November 20, 2024 Rodent Exclusion, Sanitation, Trapping and Baiting presented by Dr. Bobby Corrigan
- December 18, 2024 Mosquito and Ticks: IPM Strategies for Public Health Pests presented by Laura Krueger
- January 29, 2025 How to Maintain Resilient Greenspaces to Manage Invasive and Ornamental Weeds presented by Ryan Anderson
- February 26, 2025 Federal & California Regulations for Indoor & Outdoor Pest Management presented by Kathleen Boyle and Leonard Herrera
- March 26, 2025 Pesticide Safety – Proper Handling, Mixing, Storage, Disposal and Recordkeeping presented by Jasmin Ramirez-Strain
- April 30, 2025 Selecting Appropriate Pesticides for Target Pests and Pesticide Resistance Management presented by Dr. Andrew Sutherland
- May 28, 2025 IPM for Termites and Other Wood-destroying Organisms presented by Dr. Sang-Bin Lee
The California Urban IPM Apprenticeship invited California building managers, grounds supervisors and pest management professionals to attend the CA Urban IPM Workshop to learn IPM practices and how to apply these strategies to address their own weed and pest problems.
13 California professionals participated in the California Urban IPM Apprenticeship program that equips professionals with the skills to evaluate, improve and implement outdoor and/or indoor IPM programs and practices. Each apprentice attended this full-day workshop to review current pest and weed problems attendees face and help develop IPM management scenarios to manage these problems.
A recording of this workshop is available online for free viewing. The video below is the first of a six-video YouTube playlist.
