NUSD Integrated Pest Management
SN's advocacy helped establish the NUSD IPM Committee to support the Healthy Schools Act of 2000. This Committee includes parents, educators, adminstrators, the NUSD IPM Coordinator and Marin Master Gardeners. They review staff educational outreach opportunities and new alternatives to chemical herbicides for large-scale weed abatement such as Waipuna Hot Foam and Hydro Mechanical Obliteration. Sustainable Novato has been instrumental in forming an alliance with the MCSTOPPP school programs, helping to bring their curriculum workshops, open to all Marin County educators, to the Novato Charter School.
- To be notified of future Hydro Mechanical Obliteration (HMO), (a weed abatement method using high pressure water) demonstrations contact: Veronica Valero.
Internal Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools
After the success of a long term pilot program, Marie Chan of the NUSD IPM Committee is working with NUSD to establish the EPA program "Tools for Schools" Internal Air Quality (IAQ) throughout the district. These are simple, measureable and low-cost ways to improve the health and safety of the classroom environment.
IPM standards and IPM in California Schools
Curb Your Carbon at Novato Unified School District
Sustainable Novato member Fran Roberts, owner of Green Business Services www.GreenBusinessServices.com, is helping Curb Your Carbon at Lu Sutton Elementary School. Volunteer parents at other schools in Novato are spearheading the Curb Your Carbon program through Strategic Energy Innovations. The program is sponsored by a partnership of the Marin Community Foundation, the Marin Conservation Corps. and Cool the Earth. To learn more: http://www.curbyourcarbonmarin.org
