Dear OSU colleagues,
Please help! We are working to develop a new information service through OSU to provide people in Oregon and beyond with practical information about pest management and pesticide risk reduction.
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Summary
This “shovel ready” initiative is at the core of OSU’s educational mission and will help to establish OSU as the go-to information service and community organizer for high-quality information (in English and Spanish) to help people solve pest problems and reduce the risk of pesticides to people and the environment.
See the Fundraising Case Statement and Postcard for more information about the plan to implement this exciting advancement of OSU’s outreach mission.
Where we need help!
Project plan and budget
With financial support from a consortium of agencies from the Portland area and in-kind contributions from OSU units (College of Agricultural Sciences, Integrated Plant Protection Center, and Pollinator Health Program) we are planning to implement the project in phases.
- July 2017 – December 2017. Conduct inclusive engagement process to help finalize the content and evaluation plans for this online information service.
- Years 1 and 2. Develop base technology and content in English and Spanish including pesticide risk reduction displays, content types, and database construction.
- Watershed
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As a design-informed process, we seek feedback from a range of diverse stakeholders to ensure this educational resource will be easy-to-use helping clients to find and understand content that is written in simple language with abundant pictures, line drawings, and other visual information. Content will be displayed in both English and Spanish.
Funding status
Work plan and timeline
| Work | Cost | Funding needed | Pledged funds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusive engagement feedback from stakeholders for year 1 | $175,000 | Funded | Contracts from Metro and EMSWCD + In-kind from |
| Project management | 0.5 FTE for 4 years | OSU College of Agricultural Sciences | |
| Technology | $200,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 from Pollinator Health; $75,000 from EMSWCD; $45,000 from Metro |
| Pesticide risk reduction | $650,000 | ||
| Pollinator health | $30,000 | $30,000 from Pollinator Health | 10 content pages |
| Animal pests | $30,000 | Funded | 10 content pages |
| Household pests | 35 content pages | ||
| How to horticulture guides | 40 content pages | ||
| Weed management | 140 content pages | ||
| Plant problems | 390 content pages | ||
| Maintenance per year |
Questions for the innovative community
Specific details on inclusive engagement process to collect feedback from diverse participants. How to recruit contracted community groups? How to select groups to represent diverse communities? Can someone at OSU help facilitate the inclusive engagement
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Supporting documents
Learn more about this important project:
- Handout for stakeholder meeting 2/14/2017
- Fundraising Case Statement
- Summary of the plan including cost analysis
- Wireframes and website functionality examples
Note: All text and images are for example only.
June 2016 Project Report
- Stakeholder Requirements Report
- Pesticide risk reduction communications plan
- Site development plan
- Content development plan
- Technology development plan
- Review process
- Site maintenance plan
- Marketing plan
- Evaluation plan
- Appendix 8: Sample content pages
- Appendix 9: Content outline
- Discovery Process (Appendix 1 – Appendix 7)
- Appendix 1: Discovery process participation
- Appendix 2: Focus group notes
- Appendix 3: Initial online survey (Anonymous survey results)
- Appendix 4: Initial online survey (Non-anonymous survey results)
- Appendix 5: Follow-up online survey of stakeholder requirements
- Appendix 6: Focus group for pesticide risk reduction communications
- Appendix 7: Background demographic research
