The Maine Board of Pesticides Control has recently developed best management practices for pesticide use on school grounds and published them on the Department of Agriculture’s integrated pest management website: thinkfirstspraylast.org/schoolipm.
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School staff members involved in the safe management of school grounds are encouraged to attend a four-hour workshop April 11 on Integrated Pest Management at Cape Elizabeth Middle School organized by the Maine Department of Agriculture.
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Wood chips, geothermal are popular heating sources in newly constructed Maine schools
By Nathan Marcus
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Six schools can now plan for construction or renovation
AUGUSTA – Six schools in critical need of renovation or replacement got the go-ahead to build new facilities or renovate existing ones today from the State Board of Education, which approved a proposal from Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen.
The Maine Department of Education will accept applications for the Federal Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) Program through March 16, 2012. The Department currently has $6,946,000 of QZAB issuing authority to distribute to qualifying schools units.
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The Maine Board of Pesticides Control will discuss draft “Best Management Practices” for the establishment and maintenance of school lawns, playgrounds, and playing fields at their Dec. 16, 2011 meeting in Fairfield. The draft document may be downloaded through this link (opens a PDF).
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Note: This administrative letter was changed on Oct. 31, 2011, to amend the deadline for filing comments on the proposed rule changes to Chapter 61. The filing deadline is now Nov. 28, 2011, at 5 p.m.
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