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Herbicide Time – Triclopyr in Glen Canyon
It’s January, and San Francisco is brightened by the yellow oxalis springing up on green hillsides. Less bright, though, is the usual Blights of Spring – herbicides applied in our parks where our kids and pups play. Here’s an idyllic … Continue reading
Oyster Bay: Firehose of Funds means a Firehose of Herbicides
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
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides, Wastes Money
Tagged Aminopyralid, Garlon, Glyphosate, herbicides, Oyster Bay, Toxic
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San Francisco “Natural Resources” Herbicide Usage Up 57% in 2017
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
Pesticides on Blackberry in Fruiting Season
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
Glyphosate in Glen Canyon
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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Tagged Aminopyralid, Glen Canyon Park, Glyphosate
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Report on San Francisco Pesticides Meeting – Next is Jan 11, 2016
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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Tagged Aminopyralid, environment, Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Toxic
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SF’s Natural Areas Program Beats Own Pesticide Record in 2013
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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Tagged Aminopyralid, environment, Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Natural Areas Program, Pesticides, Toxic, Triclopyr
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Sutro Forest Herbicide Projections: Bad News for San Francisco’s Natural Areas?
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
SF’s Natural Areas Program Uses Even More Pesticides
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
The Natural Areas Program and Pesticides: Volumes and Numbers
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
“Milestone” Pesticide in Glen Canyon (and Why New York Prohibits It)
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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Tagged Aminopyralid, Glen Canyon Park, habitat, Milestone, Pesticides, Toxic, watershed
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Natural Areas Pesticides: The Fearsome Four
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
West Portal Monthly: Clearcut Case of Overkill at Mt Davidson Park
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
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Applies Pesticides, Blocks Access, Fells Trees, Ruins Habitat, Wastes Money
Tagged Aminopyralid, Aquamaster, Garlon, Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Jacquie Proctor, Milestone, Mt Davidson, Pesticides, Polaris/ Habitat, San Francisco Forest Alliance, Triclopyr, West Portal Monthly
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Three Poisons on Mt Davidson: Garlon, Aquamaster, Milestone Pesticides
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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