ADVANCE NOTICE OF PESTICIDE/HERBICIDE TREATMENT
Chelsea School District will be applying herbicide and pre-emergent on the grounds, weather permitting throughout the year. Application dates and rain dates are listed below for the 2024- 2025 school year.
All Notifications are posted on the Operations Web page and will be posted on primary entrances of each location.
2024 School Year
September: 22 - 28 Rain Dates 29-30
October: 13- 19 Rain Dates 20-21
November: 10 - 16 Rain Dates 17-18
2025 School Year
March: 2 - 8 Rain Dates 9- 10
April: 13 - 19 Rain Dates 21-22
May: 18-24 Rain Dates 25 - 26
June: 22 - 28 Rain Dates 29 - 30
July: 13 - 18 Rain Dates 20 - 21
August: 17 - 23 Rain Dates 24 - 25
Herbicide Application Notification
All District facilities practice Integrated Pest Management to minimize the use of any pesticides on school grounds. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT) Act 451 of 1994 PART 85 FERTILIZERS. Pesticide Control and Regulation 637, Pesticide Use has certain requirements when making a pesticide application in schools, day care centers, public buildings, or health care facilities. Requires public schools to notify parents/guardians and school employees (who have requested to be notified) at least 48 hours (two business days) prior to any pesticide applications on school grounds. The term “pesticide” includes insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides and fungicides. The notification requirement extends to both indoor and outdoor pesticide applications. Excluded from the notification requirement are antimicrobials such as disinfectants, sanitizers or deodorizers, insecticide baits and rodenticide baits.
During the dates listed, the following areas will be treated:
● All Schools in the District including playgrounds
● 500 Washington Street Athletic Fields, fence lines and landscaped areas – Baseball Fields, Softball Field, Lacrosse Field, Football Stadium, Preschool playground area, signs
● 14138 E. Old US Highway 12 – Transportation Facility - Fence lines, landscaped areas, signs
● 275 N. Freer Rd – Pierce Lake Elementary playground area, Soccer Fields, Fence lines, landscaped areas, parking lot cracks, signs
● 740 N. Freer Rd – Chelsea High School – Varsity Soccer Field, Practice Soccer Fields, Baseball Fields, Fence lines, Tennis Court areas, landscaped areas, parking lot cracks, signs
● 445 Mayer Drive – Beach Middle School – Soccer Fields, Lacrosse Field, Basketball Courts, Tennis Courts, Baseball Fields, Fence lines and landscaped areas, parking lot cracks, signs
● 699 McKinley Street – North Creek Elementary – Playground fence line area, parking lot cracks, landscaped areas, signs
● 335 Pierce Street – South Meadows Elementary – Baseball infields and fence lines, Basketball Courts areas, Playground mulch areas, landscaped areas, signs.
Pesticides Used During Treatments:
● Lesco Prosecutor Pro- Glyphosate, non selective at 10% solution applied in spot treatment to terminate and maintain weed control across the district
● Lesco Triclopyr 4 Ester Triclopyr post emergent 2% solution applied in spot treatment for thistle and poison ivy.
● Crew Pre-emergent: Isoxaben & Dithiopyr 150 lbs. per acre, applied in a granule to help minimize new weed growth
If you have any questions pertaining to this treatment, please contact:
● Ross Potgiesser: Director of Operations Department for Chelsea School District, 734-433-2256, rpotgiesser@chelseaschools.org
● Melissa Struk: MDARD Certified Applicator for Chelsea School District, mstruk@chelseaschools.org
For further information, pertaining to pesticides you can contact the National Pesticide Information Center at Oregon State University. The toll free number is 800/858-7378. The web site is www.npic.orst.edu
For additional information pertaining to pesticide use, you can contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The MDARD’s web site is www.michigan.gov/mdard and a contact phone number for MDARD is 800/292-3939.
