Over the next two years, the IPM Institute’s Green Shield Certified (GSC) and the University of California Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM) will lead the California Urban IPM Apprenticeship program. Participants in this apprenticeship will develop the required skills to evaluate, improve and implement outdoor and indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs and practices across three target regions in California:  

1. Los Angeles 
2. Sacramento 
3. San Francisco Bay Area   

The apprentices will attend 12 educational webinars between June of 2024 and May of 2025. Any individual interested in sustainable pest and weed management may attend these webinars. Please review the webinar schedule below: 

Want to learn more? Please review the recording from our informational session on April 24, 2024 at bit.ly/CUIAinfo or visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage. 
 

This project is funded by the CA Department of Pesticide Regulation. The contents may not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California. 

 

Register for our next webinar:

 

Webinar #7 Agenda

Upcoming: 

• January 29, 2025 How to Maintain Resilient Greenspaces to Manage Invasive and Ornamental Weeds presented by Ryan Anderson – Webinar #8 Agenda
• February 26, 2025 Federal & California Regulations for Indoor & Outdoor Pest Management presented by Kathleen Boyle and Leonard Herrera – Webinar #9 Agenda

Previous: To view previous presentations, 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