With 2021 coming to a close, we’re taking one last look at the department’s 30th anniversary. We’ve come a long way and look forward to great advances in the year ahead. bit.ly/31avRrl #30YearsofDPR

In 2018, CA started a process to end virtually all use of chlorpyrifos. This year, U.S. EPA took the same step nationally. To learn about this and other DPR work over the past three decades, see our anniversary webpage here: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

El DPR trabaja en estrecha colaboración con los agricultores, así cómo con las escuelas y otras comunidades, para reducir la exposición potencial a los pesticidas. Para obtener más información: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

DPR works closely with farmers – as well as schools and other communities – to reduce potential exposure to pesticides. To learn about this and other DPR work over the past three decades, see our anniversary webpage here: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

California cultiva alrededor del 90 por ciento de las fresas del país. Puede leer sobre la creación del Grupo de Trabajo de Producción de Fresas No Fumigante de la RPD y más sobre el trabajo en curso de la RPD aquí: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

California grows about 90 percent of the nation’s strawberries. This big industry required big assistance from DPR in helping develop less-toxic tools for controlling pests on this popular but delicate crop. For more about DPR's ongoing work: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

Air monitoring is a major part of DPR’s environmental monitoring program. The department placed its first air monitoring stations in farming communities in 2011. For more on DPR’s programs and milestones over its 30 years, see cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

What is IPM and what does it have to do with DPR? youtu.be/aE9lCLvT7Ow #30yearsofDPR

Registration and evaluation: Two important components of what DPR does. youtu.be/twvKXd4uFug #30yearsofDPR

Looking back on major steps taken between 2008 and 2010 as we continue to accelerate a transition to safer and sustainable pest management tools and practices in 2021 and the years ahead. #30yearsofDPR

Al mirar en retrospectiva los pasos importantes que se tomaron del 2008 al 2010, y a medida que continuamos acelerando una transición hacia herramientas y prácticas de manejo de plagas más seguras y sostenibles en el 2021 y los años venideros. #30yearsofDPR

El milenio cambió, pero la dedicación del DPR de proteger a los trabajadores y al público al prinicipio de la década de los 2000 no lo hizo. Vea una cronología completa de los logros del DPR aquí: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

The millennium changed, but DPR’s dedication to protecting workers and the public did not in the early 2000s. ... See a complete timeline of DPR’s accomplishments here: cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

1997 and 1998 were critical years for Integrated Pest Management (IPM). We like to describe IPM as any approach that uses the least toxic method to effectively solve pest problems. #30yearsofDPR

¿Sabes que DPR toma muestras de aire, ríos, arroyos y pozos de agua en todo el estado para detectar la presencia de pesticidas? Puede aprender todo sobre los programas de monitoreo ambiental del departamento en este video. youtu.be/oMMDVNgR4nI #30yearsofDPR

Do you know DPR samples air, rivers, creeks and water wells throughout the state for the presence of pesticides? You can learn all about the department's environmental monitoring programs this video. youtu.be/NBME2StqxQQ #30yearsofDPR

Pop quiz! DPR monitors ________ for pesticide residue: A.Groundwater wells. B.Streams and rivers. C.The air around you. D.Fresh fruits and vegetables at stores and markets. If you guessed all four, you’d be correct! Learn more cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofDPR #30yearsofDPR

As we look back on #30yearsofDPR it is clear to see the foundation set for the next decade of pesticide regulation and integrated pest management practices. More info cdpr.com/30yearsofdpr

July marks an important milestone: the 30-year anniversary of DPR! DPR was established as one of six @CaliforniaEPA divisions on the same date CalEPA itself was formed: July 17, 1991. Check out our new website celebrating #30yearsofDPR at cdpr.ca.gov/30yearsofdpr