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Tag Archives: Toxic
Pesticide Use Up in San Francisco Parks, Natural Areas – 2019
In 2019, SFRPD applied herbicides 243 times, the most since 2013. Of these, 144 applications were in “Natural Areas” (this includes PUC areas managed in the same way – i.e. use of toxic herbicides against plants they dislike). Though the … Continue reading
Herbicide Use by San Francisco Natural Resource Department Rises Sharply in 1H 2018
The Natural Resources Department’s low-pesticide-usage honeymoon is over, judging by the pesticide usage data from the first half of 2018. If this continues in the second half, NRD will end the year at nearly the level of pesticide use in … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, herbicides, Natural Areas Program, Toxic
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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
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Tagged Aminopyralid, Garlon, Glyphosate, herbicides, Oyster Bay, Toxic
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Roundup: Probably Carcinogenic, and What Else?
It’s now widely known that Roundup has been found to be a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization. (We wrote about that here: WHO – Roundup Probably Carcinogenic). This is particularly disturbing, because it’s a very widely-used pesticide and … Continue reading
Mt Davidson: Toxic Garlon, Felled Trees
On a recent trip to Mount Davidson, a visitor saw that Garlon had been sprayed on oxalis. The Natural Resources Department (NRD, formerly Natural Areas Program) is the most frequent user of pesticides in San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department … Continue reading
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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Truck-size Loopholes in San Francisco’s Pesticide Plan
If you oppose the use of toxic herbicides in our parks, you may wish to attend a San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFDoE) hearing on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 4:30-7:00 pm in the Downstairs Conference Room, 1455 Market St. (near 11th … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, herbicides, Natural Areas Program (NAP), Roundup, Toxic
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Signs of Annoyance – Natural Areas Program
Recently, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) spent an estimated half-million dollars on signage, most of which listed various Don’ts (though ironically, they start with “San Francisco Recreation & Parks Welcomes You”). All our parks and open spaces … Continue reading
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Tagged access, environment, Glyphosate, Toxic, wildlife
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War on Nature in the SF Bay Area
Our readers are aware of the horrible plan to destroy up to 450,000 trees in the East Bay Hills, and use powerful pesticides in huge quantities to prevent regrowth. There’s an effort on to get the word out with this … Continue reading
World Health Organization: Roundup “Probably Carcinogenic”
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic” to humans. Specifically, it links the herbicide to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. (You can read their press release here: WHO glyphosate MonographVolume112) Though SFRPD Natural Areas Program’s use of herbicides … Continue reading
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Tagged Glyphosate, Natural Areas Program, Pesticides, Toxic
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Comments from our Petition to the Mayor
Back in October 2013, we saw a report on SFGate (the online presence of the SF Chronicle) saying that Mayor Ed Lee would be responding to petitions addressed to him on Change.org if they crossed a certain (unspecified) number of … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, herbicides, Natural Areas Program, Toxic, trees
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Rat Poison Killed the Glen Canyon Owl
We’ve just heard back about the results of the necropsy on the barn owl found dead in near Glen Canyon. As suspected, it died of consuming rodents poisoned with rat poison. This is the letter we received. Edited to Add: … Continue reading
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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SF RPD Pesticides Report, 1st Half 2013
In April 2013, we posted about the herbicide use of the Natural Areas Program (NAP) vs the rest of San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD). That’s HERE. This graph is based on the data for half the year, 2013. … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Natural Areas Program, Pesticides, Toxic
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Nearly Half a Million Trees Threatened in East Bay
Another Draft Environmental Impact Report, another threat to trees. Now we’re no longer counting in thousands or tens of thousands. This time, it’s hundreds of thousands. In the East Bay, there are three inter-related plans to cut down nearly 500 … Continue reading
Who’s Using Pesticides: Q1 Pesticides Report
We’ve been reporting that San Francisco’s Natural Areas Program (NAP) has been spraying increasing amounts of toxic pesticides in parks used by people, pets, and wildlife. The San Francisco Department of the environment restricts the use of pesticides of land … Continue reading
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
Glen Canyon: Nesting Season, Habitat Destruction, and Pesticide
The nesting season is in full swing, now, and pictures of baby owls and other baby wildlife are beginning to hit the Internet. Glen Canyon is – or has been – an exceptionally good nesting area, with many kinds of … Continue reading
West of Twin Peaks Central Council opposes Natural Areas Program, Part 2: Trees and Pesticides
This article continues the West of Twin Peaks Central Council (WTPCC) letter opposing the Natural Areas Program (NAP). Emphasis has been added. Click here for the beginning of the letter. Click here for Part 3, Park Access and Habitat & … 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
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