[NHCOLL-L:2782] Fwd: On-Line Pest Management Course

[Gretchen Anderson]

Helen Alten of Northern States Conservation Center 
(http://www.collectioncare.org/) asked me to forward this to the list.

>Northern States Conservation Center announces a new on-line training 
>course in Integrated Pest Management


>>MS210: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Historic Houses and Archives
>>Instructor: Gretchen Anderson with support from BIRC
>>Dates: September 5 - September 30, 2005
>>Price: $350
>>Location:  Over the Internet
>>
>>Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a low-toxicity method of controlling 
>>pest infestations. In museums, IPM has become the standard method of 
>>treating incoming collections and monitoring collection holdings. This 
>>course, new to the Northern States Conservation Center's on-line course 
>>catalog, defines IPM, discusses how infestations occur, helps you 
>>identify your risks, provides feasible mitigation strategies, discusses 
>>the different techniques of treating infested materials, and helps you 
>>complete an IPM plan and monitoring schedule tailored for your 
>>institution. The course covers insect, rodent/mammal, bird, bat and mold 
>>infestations. Other infestations will be covered according to student 
>>needs. Pest identification and eradication are covered.  Students will 
>>complete the course with a written IPM plan and monitoring schedule that 
>>fits the needs of their institution.
>>
>>Gretchen Anderson co-wrote A Holistic Approach to Museum Pest Management, 
>>American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Technical 
>>Leaflet 191 in 1990. She established the Science Museum of Minnesota's 
>>Conservation Department in 1989 after conservation internships and 
>>courses at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the American Museum of 
>>Natural History, the Smithsonian's Conservation Analytical Lab, the 
>>Canadian Conservation Institute, Getty Conservation Lab, and the 
>>Minnesota Historical Society. At the Science Museum she established a 
>>rigorous IPM program and continues to experiment with least-toxic pest 
>>control techniques. A member of the American Institute for Conservation 
>>and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, Ms. 
>>Anderson lectures and presents workshops on preventive conservation, IPM, 
>>and practical methods and materials for storage of collections. She is 
>>committed to increasing public understanding of the role of conservation 
>>in preservation, both inside and outside of the museum.
>>
>>Support for the course is provided by Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) 
>>in Berkeley, California. BIRC is a nonprofit organization offering over 
>>25 years of insight, experience, and leadership in the development and 
>>communication of least-toxic, sustainable, and environmentally sound 
>>Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods. BIRC has worked with local, 
>>state, and national agencies in devising programs of scientific research, 
>>policy, project design and implementation.
>>
>>The course will last for four weeks. The course format is self-paced 
>>through 8 sections. The instructor will be available at predetermined 
>>intervals throughout the course. This course will include on-line 
>>literature, slide lectures, and student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The 
>>course is limited to 20 participants.
>>
>>If you are interested in the course, please sign up at 
>>www.museumclasses.org and pay for the course at 
>>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html. BIRC members will receive a 
>>10% discount for this course.  Please note your membership status on your 
>>order in our comments field. If you have trouble completing an on-line 
>>order, please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org.
>>
>>
>>IPM Course Outline
>>1.      IPM Introduction:
>>         define agents of deterioration and pests
>>         give an outline for an institutional IPM.
>>2.  Pest Risks / Environmental Causes
>>         Food Sources
>>         Habitat
>>         Water
>>         Definition of Problem
>>         Where they come from
>>         Why they come
>>         Who they are
>>         Resources for more Information
>>3.  Monitoring
>>         a) Pest identification
>>         b) Procedures of monitoring
>>4.  Mitigation Strategies
>>         1.  Housekeeping / Staff Procedures
>>         2.  Environmental Control
>>         3.  Building and grounds Maintenance
>>5.  Treatment Strategies
>>         1.  Thermal (up and down)
>>         2. Anoxia (all types)
>>                 a. gas
>>                 b. oxygen scavenger
>>                 c. vacuum
>>         3.  Chemical
>>4.  Implement Strategies
>>6.      Regular review
>>Check Efficacy / Tweak Procedures / Update IPM / Communication
>>7.      Staff Support
>>How do you get buy-in from other staff members?
>>8.  Conclusion
>>         Complete your own institutional IPM
>>         Bibliography
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