Tag Archives: SF Environment

NRD Herbicide Use Shoots Up in 2020 in San Francisco

Posted on March 24, 2021 by SF Forest Alliance

As we have been doing for many years now, we compiled the pesticide usage data for San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department for 2020. It’s getting worse year by year. Toxic herbicide use (i.e. herbicides classified as “More Hazardous” or … Continue reading →

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SF Rec & Parks Using a New (Old) Pesticide

Posted on June 22, 2020 by SF Forest Alliance

One of our supporters reports the “Natural Resources Department” (NRD) of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) is using a new pesticide on Mt Davidson: Vastlan (from Dow). It’s being applied in a so-called “natural area” now named … Continue reading →