Advisory Board: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisory Committee-IPM & Nature-Based Climate Solutions (NBS) Subcommittee
Subject: 3. DISCUSS land-management practices whose co-benefits are relevant to IPM and nature-based climate solutions and DETERMINE areas of focus for this Subcommittee.
Presenter: Wade Finlinson
Contact: 925.655.3214
Information:
The bylaws of the Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee (IPMAC) allow the formation of subcommittees to research and explore specific issues within the purview of the Committee. The first goal of the County IPM Policy is to "Minimize risks and maximize benefits to the general public, staff and the environment as a result of pest control activities conducted by County staff and contractors."
Referral History and Update:
IPMAC has made a variety of recommendations to the Board of Supervisors (Board) that encouraged a heightened level of stewardship of various County-owned landscapes over the years. Most recommendations have not gained traction due to a variety of factors. They include:
* Operational constraints across many of the divisions associated the IPM Program to perform services beyond minimum levels.
* Limitations in access to information to adequately propose plans of action to implement recommendations in a way that promotes implementable practices.
* The lack of land management research directly related to certain types of urban landscape systems under the care of the County.
IPMAC initially formed an ad hoc subcommittee to focus on the potential implementation of NBS on County properties in September 2023. In part due to the above constraints and the daunting nature of this wide-ranging subject matter, the Subcommittee has not been activated until today. Over the last two years, the County has adopted key guiding documents that help to illuminate potential pathways forward. Those include Healthy Lands, Healthy People: A Carbon Sequestration Feasibility Study (HLHP)1 and the 2024 update ...
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