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Oyster Bay: Firehose of Funds means a Firehose of Herbicides

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

This article is reprinted from the website Death of a Million Trees with permission and minor changes.   OYSTER BAY: A FIREHOSE OF PUBLIC FUNDING SUPPLIES A FIREHOSE OF HERBICIDES Oyster Bay is one of several East Bay Regional Parks … Continue reading →

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San Francisco “Natural Resources” Herbicide Usage Up 57% in 2017

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

We have recently analyzed the data for herbicide use in the full year 2017 for San Francisco’s so-called “Natural Resources Department” (NRD – formerly Natural Areas Program). It’s up 57% from the previous year. NRD is a department of San … Continue reading →

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Pesticides on Blackberry in Fruiting Season

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

Recently, one of our neighbors was walking on Mt Davidson. It’s the time of the year when the blackberry bushes bear fruit, to the delight of children and the public in general (and not a few animals and birds). She … Continue reading →

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Glyphosate in Glen Canyon

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

There’s increasing evidence that glyphosate – the herbicide Monsanto sells under the names Roundup and Aquamaster – is dangerous to human health, doesn’t degrade in the soil as the company claims, and is a dangerous probable carcinogen. Since SF Department … Continue reading →

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Report on San Francisco Pesticides Meeting – Next is Jan 11, 2016

Posted on January 9, 2016 by

On January 11th, 2016  the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFDoE) will hold its Policy Committee meeting , to review the rules about which pesticides may be used on city-owned properties (the “reduced risk” list). If pesticide use in … Continue reading →

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SF’s Natural Areas Program Beats Own Pesticide Record in 2013

Posted on January 12, 2014 by

This article is adapted with permission from SutroForest.com UCSF, which owns and manages most of Mt Sutro Forest, recently decided not to use pesticides there. This may make it the only wild land in San Francisco that is reliably free … Continue reading →

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Sutro Forest Herbicide Projections: Bad News for San Francisco’s Natural Areas?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Our regular readers will know that we’ve been following the Natural Areas Program’s (NAP) increasing use of pesticides with some dismay. When we got the 2012 data, it was clear that pesticide use had increased by every measure. That story … Continue reading →

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SF’s Natural Areas Program Uses Even More Pesticides

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

The 2012 final data are in, and it’s official: In 2012, the Natural Areas Program (NAP) used more pesticides than in any year from 2008 (the first year for which we have data provided by the City). This is true … Continue reading →

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The Natural Areas Program and Pesticides: Volumes and Numbers

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

We talked about pesticide use in the Natural Areas a number of times, and particular of the increasing volumes of the “Fearsome Four” pesticides they use most: Glyphosate (Roundup or Aquamaster); Triclopyr (Garlon or Garlon 4 Ultra); Imazapyr (Polaris or … Continue reading →

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“Milestone” Pesticide in Glen Canyon (and Why New York Prohibits It)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

This article is being reproduced, with permission and minor changes, from Death of a Million Trees.  “Milestone” (Aminopyralid) is one of the “Fearsome Four” pesticides the Natural Areas Program uses. [Click HERE for an article on the “Fearsome Four” major … Continue reading →

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Natural Areas Pesticides: The Fearsome Four

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

The Natural Areas Program (NAP) uses four herbicides classified as “Most Hazardous” (Tier I) or “More Hazardous” (Tier II) by San Francisco’s Department of the Environment (DoE): Garlon 4 Ultra (triclopyr) Roundup or Aquamaster (glyphosate) Polaris or Habitat (imazapyr) Milestone … Continue reading →

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West Portal Monthly: Clearcut Case of Overkill at Mt Davidson Park

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The West Portal Monthly today published an article by Jacquie Proctor explaining the problem of the NAP specifically at Mt Davidson and generally throughout the city.  The plan seeks to destroy at least 1600 trees on Mt Davidson alone. Read … Continue reading →

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Three Poisons on Mt Davidson: Garlon, Aquamaster, Milestone Pesticides

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Recently, someone sent the San Francisco Forest Alliance this Pesticide Notice. It’s for Mount Davidson, for the end of January/ early February 2012. We found it shocking. Why? It plans on using three of the most toxic pesticides San Francisco … Continue reading →

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