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EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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A.A.S Ornamental Horticulture Finger Lakes Comm. College, May
‘02, High Honors
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Cornell Turfgrass Shortcourse Jan ’04
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NYS Certified Pesticide Technician
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Responsibilities
Debra supports the Community IPM program through field work and
subsequently collecting and organizing data. She joined the IPM
staff full time in October of 2002. Her position as field
technician includes a wide range of responsibilities: scouting
for weed infestation in athletic fields, trapping yellow
jackets, surveying golfers and designing landscapes with native
plants.
Current/Ongoing Projects
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Regular update of Environmental Impact Quotients for turfgrass pesticides as well as the Cornell IPM for Greenhouse Elements
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Treatment trial against Rhabdocline Disease in Douglas Fir
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Assisting Cornell Golf Course in Audubon Sanctuary Project
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Updating Cornell Vegetable IPM Guidelines’ online version
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Assistance with classroom curriculum programs
Accomplishments (Past Two Years)
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Establishment of a natives garden on the NYSAES Campus
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Completion of a three year trial of alternative methods for
School Grounds IPM
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Planting and maintenance of a IPM Teaching Garden in Ithaca
NY’s Conley Park
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Assisting in establishment of a Best Management Practices
guideline for private greenhouse owners
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