For Release:  December 10, 2015

The Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) will meet on January 13-14, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time in Maricopa, Arizona. Tentative agenda topics include a State of the Council report; updates on regional tribal activities; and discussions on

• pollinator protection plans,
• strengthening tribal-state coordination,
• cooperative agreements, 
• new worker protection requirements,
• proposed changes to the certification rule and
• concerns regarding pesticides and marijuana in Indian country.

The TPPC is a tribal technical resource and a program and policy development dialogue group focused on pesticide issues and concerns. It is composed of authorized representatives from federally recognized tribes, Indian nations and intertribal organizations.

The two-day meeting will be held at the Ak-Chin Indian Community located at 46200 W. Ralph Street, Maricopa, Arizona in the Healthy Earth and Clean Water rooms. Advance registration is required by January 6, 2016, using this link: http://extensioninfo.ucdavis.edu/tppc/register/.

For more information about the meeting, contact:

Cindy Wire (EPA’s OPP Tribal Coordinator) at wire.cindy@epa.gov, (415) 947-4242; or

Suzanne Forsyth (TPPC Administrator), UC Davis Extension, at spforsyth@ucdavis.edu, (530) 757-8603

More information about the TPPC.