Lawn Care
Conservation Board Brochure on Lawns and Pesticides (2007)
Green Yard and Garden Tips ( NY DEC)
How to reduce weeds naturally, smart plant selections can reduce pesticide use, selecting minimum and reduced risk pesticides
Green Tips: Lawn Care video
You Tube video (7 minutes) providing tips on how to maintain a great lawn without using chemicals. Tips include how to perform a soil test, the right way to mow your lawn, and the best way to water your lawn
Be Green Organic Yards NY
NYDEC program to assist those that want a beautiful yard using organic practices without conventional pesticides and synthetic fertilizers? A list of businesses approved to participate in the Be Green Organic Yards NY is provided.
Pest Identification Guides and Tools (National Pest Information Center)
EPA's website: Pest Control and Pesticide Safety for Consumers Email: pesticidequestions@epa.gov
Lawn Care Tips (Westchester.gov)
Problems Wildlife in the Yard and Garden
Wildlife damage in the Garden- identification from ground holes
Tick Management Handbook
K. Stafford, Ph.D. (Ct. Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven) 76 page comprehensive guide about tick types and diseases, tick bite avoidance; for homeowners, pest control operators and public health officials for the prevention of tick associated disease.
CBS news video clip (2014) “ Pesticides Help Lawns but Hurt Humans, Doctors say”
Lawn pesticides and weed treatments are commonplace during the summertime, but some doctors are becoming more concerned with their health risks
Biopesticide Active Ingredients list with descriptions or Fact sheet links
Lawn Fertilizer Pollution: NY AG Sanctions Lowes, Home Depot: Harrison Patch 5/19/2016
Check before you feed the grass. Phosphorus-based fertilizers should be rarely used - and in stores should be separate and clearly marked.
Homeowners Lawn Care Water Quality Almanac: Problem Solving index
(by subject and recommended month of the year)