Who is UPEST?
The Urban Pesticide Education Strategy Team (UPEST), formerly known as the Urban Pesticide Initiative, was formed in 1991 by EPA Region 10, state agencies and Washington State University Extension to jointly address urban pesticide issues.
Contacts
For more information on the UPEST program please contact any of the following UPEST representatives:
| Agency |
Contact Name |
Phone/Email |
| WA Department of Agriculture | Dan Suomi
Dave Zamora |
(360) 902-2044 dsuomi@agr.wa.gov (509) 663-9616 dzamora@agr.wa.gov |
| WA Department of Ecology | Wendy Neet | (509) 454-7872 wnee461@ecy.wa.gov |
| WA Department of Health | Jennifer Sievert Liz Dykstra |
(360) 236-3338 jennifer.sievert@doh.wa.gov (360) 236-3388 Elizabeth.Dykstra@doh.wa.gov |
| WA State University - Extension | Carrie Foss (Chair) | (253) 445-4577 cfoss@wsu.edu |
| Becky Hines-Maguire | (253) 445-4595 hinesre@wsu.edu |
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| Environmental Protection Agency | Juliann Barta | (206) 553-1495 Barta.juliann@epa.gov |
