School Athletic Field IPM Pilot Project

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The Mt. Ayr athletic field was part of the turfgrass management project.

A pilot project involving implementation of integrated pest management principles in an outdoor setting was conducted during 2004 and 2005. The project was conducted by Iowa State University Extension personnel and funded by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

One goal of this project was to advise school grounds managers on use of cultural, fertilizer and pesticide tools for management of turfgrasses on athletic fields and general areas.

A Summary Report of the project is available along with the following documents:

School Landscape IPM Pilot Project

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The front of Knoxville West Elementary. See the landscape map of the same location.

One goal of this project was to assist in implementation of IPM on school landscapes by developing electronic maps (complete with ornamental plant identification) and providing pest guide lists for diseases and insects.

Work products generated in this project are listed below. Computer assisted drawings of school landscapes used Autodesk DWF, but are provided in PDF. Each participating school also received a copy of IPM for Midwest Landscapes by Vera Krischik and John Davidson.

A Summary Report of the project is available along with the following combined inventories:

Location	Plant Inventory	Landscape Map
Ames	High School Meeker Sawyer	High School High School Inset Meeker Sawyer

Denison	Elementary High School Middle School	Denison Elementary Denison High School Between E-W Softball Fields Middle School Denison East Softball Field Parking Lot N of Softball Fields Softball and Baseball Fields West Softball Field

Knoxville	High School Middle School West Elementary Softball Field Football Stadium	Middle School High School Baseball Field Football Field Softball Field Track West Elementary West Elementary E Side

Mt. Ayr	Elementary Middle/High School	Baseball Field Elementary School Football Field High School NW Planting Softball Field

North Scott	Softball Field Elementary Football Complex High School Middle School	High School High School Inset Map D High School Inset Map C High School Inset Maps A-B Junior High School Sports Complex

You can also view image galleries of each location.

School IPM at Iowa State University -

School Athletic Field IPM Pilot Project

School Landscape IPM Pilot Project