| County |
Town of Penfield |
| Contact person |
Channing Philbrick, Supervisor, 716-377-8600 |
| Case descriptions |
Case 7: Testing of Low Maintenance Turf and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Methods |
| Forms of restructuring |
privatization - cooperation with a private non-profit agency |
| Specific services affected |
testing of low maintenance varieties of turf and new IPM strategies. The studies were set up by the private agency. The Town provided land, helped establish test plots of turf and gathered data for both studies. The Town also helped run educational seminars to present the results |
| Year started |
1991 |
| Partners |
the Town; Cornell Cooperative Extension in Monroe County |
| Primary goal |
to establish recommendations that will benefit towns throughout Monroe County |
| Barriers |
none |
| Benefits |
minimal maintenance turf and recommendations for best IPM practices |
| Impact on budget |
none |
| Impact on labor |
some time spent establishing plots and collecting data |
| Key contact |
Bob Ainsworth, Director of Parks, 716-377-8674 |
