Webinar Series and Workshop

Listed below are the presentations from the Green and Healthy Tribal Schools webinar series and workshop. The first link for each webinar is a movie file* which contains both the presentations and the audio from the actual webinar. The presentations themselves are listed as well - if the workshop presentation differed from the webinar, it is noted. We also include resource links that are related to the webinar subject matter, if available.

Indoor Air Issues in Schools

Speakers: Ron Schiller - EPA, Katie Loveland - MT Dept. of Health and Human Services

Indoor Air Quality (ppt)
Carlene's Story video (scroll to the bottom of the page)
Asthma, Indoor Air Quality and Tribal Schools in Montana (ppt)

Improving your School's Air: Integrated Pest Management and Green Cleaning

Speakers: VelRey Lozano - EPA, Sandra Boggs - Montana DEQ, Billings School District: Dennis Stellingwerf, Michael Dilley, Marian Leligdowicz

Presentation with audio (wmv file)*
Integrated Pest Management (ppt)
Green Cleaning (ppt)
Green Cleaning (ppt) (workshop version)

Resources for information about triclosan:

FDA: http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm205999.htm
Beyond Pesticides: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/Triclosan%20cited.pdf
EPA: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/triclosan_fs.htm
Environmental Working Group: http://www.ewg.org/triclosanguide

Toxic Chemicals in Your School: Chem Cleanout, PCBs, Lead, Asbestos

Speakers: Matt Langenfeld - EPA, Jim Maley - EPA

Presentation with audio (wmv file)*
School Chemical Cleanout (ppt)
Peaks to Prairies Chemical Cleanout Toolkit
PCBs in Schools (ppt)
Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (ppt)
Asbestos Awareness Training (ppt) (choose "Enable Content" to be able to view the video)

Reducing your Footprint: Energy Conservation and Waste Reduction

Speakers: Tim Tolman - McKinstry, Myla Kelly - Peaks to Prairies

Presentation with audio (wmv file)*
Reducing Your Footprint - Waste Reduction (ppt)
Reducing Your Footprint - Waste Reduction (ppt) (workshop version)

Other resources:

Environmental Justice Grant Application and Management

Speakers: Nancy Reish - EPA

Presentation with audio (wmv file)*
Grant Application Preparation (ppt)

Mold and Tribal Schools

Speakers: Joe Ponesse & Rich Prill

Presentation with audio (wmv file)*
Preventing and Addressing Mold (pdf)

* The wmv files will work using Windows Media Player v9 and higher. You may need to download the codec: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/codec?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com to play the presentations. Mac users may also need to download a converter tool to play the files. This website: http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/175/ offers several options for playing wmv files.