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Impact Report
| For plan | Integrated Pest Management Systems (Bernalillo County) |
| Date | October 10, 2007, 9:20 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | The Bernalillo County Grounds Maintenance workshop was conducted to provide 31 local Bernalillo County Grounds Maintenance applicators five credit units of training for them to re-certify and renew NMDA Public Applicator pesticide licenses. The four hour program was designed to provide the training required and prior approval and certificates were obtained from NMDA, the regulating agency. The class designed was one hour each on the following topics: Pesticide labels (2 hours), and one hour each on Pesticide Formulations & Small animal damage control. The workshop was coordinated with the grounds maintenance crew of 31 and also advertised via NMSU e-mail system. Thirty-five grounds maintenance crew members attended and saved the County over $1,000 of registration fees had they attended other workshops. The crew members recertified with the NMDA pesticide division, which is a condition of their employment. Ray Balduini, the field supervisor thanked me for presenting the workshop at a time of year that the maintenance was “slower” and the crews needed the training to keep their employment. He estimated the annual salaries from these 31 workers was over $1,000,000 which contributes to the local economy. |