The Connecticut School IPM Coalition supports Connecticut municipal and school turf and grounds managers that care for and maintain properties using IPM turf care protocols and/or pesticide-free management.
Educational Programs
General
Best Management Practices for Pesticide-Free CT School Landscapes
Best Management Practices for Pesticide-Free Athletic Fields 2020: Second Edition
Biological Pest Control For Connecticut School Grounds
Biological Pest Control Products Available for Connecticut School Grounds
Chilling Injury Affects Turf Across Region
COVID Survey of CT School Grounds Managers Fall 2020
FertAdvisor App Available from UConn
Meadows: An Alternative Management Strategy for School Landscapes
Minimum Risk Herbicides for Use on School Grounds
Mulch Mowing and Leaf Disposal
Native Plant & Sustainable Landscaping Guide
Pesticide Regulations on School Grounds Brochure for the School Community
Pesticide Regulations on School Grounds Primer for School Grounds Managers
Pesticide Regulations on School Grounds Primer for Superintendents
Plant Recommendations: Native Plant & Sustainable Landscaping Guide
Salt Injury: Preventing and Reducing Salt Injury On School Properties
State of CT/DEEP List of Pesticides Exempt from Federal Registration: May 2019
Weather Station Request - NEWA Connecticut
Weed Control for Connecticut K-8 Schools
Weeds: Identification and Control of Invasive Weeds in School & Municipal Landscapes
Plant Recommendations and Information
Landscape Weeds
Weed Control Options for CT School Grounds Managers
Weeds as Indicators of Growing Conditions in Landscapes
Invasive Plant Profile: Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Invasive Plant Profile: Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Invasive Plant Profile: Black and Pale Swallow-wort
Invasive Plant Profile: Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus)
Invasive Plant Profile: Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Invasive Plant Profile: Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Invasive Plant Profile: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Invasive Plant Profile: Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Invasive Plant Profile: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Invasive Plant Profile: Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
Invasive Plant Profile: Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)
Invasive Plant Profile: Mile-a-minute (Polygonum perfoliatum)
Invasive Plant Profile: Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)
Invasive Plant Profile: Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Minimum Risk Herbicides for Use on School Grounds
Successful Weed Control in Connecticut K-8 Schools
Identification and Control of Invasive Weeds in School & Municipal Landscapes