Help Ban Brain-Damaging Chorpyrifos:
It's on Oregon's Fruits, Vegetables & Christmas Trees!
Now is the time to tell Oregon legislators to pass HB 2916-1,
which will ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that has been determined
unsafe at any level. Hawaii has banned it, and so will New York State!
"Chlorpyrifos belongs to a family of pesticides similar to a nerve gas developed in Nazi Germany for warfare. Dow Chemical re-purposed it as an insecticide in 1965. These compounds were deliberately engineered to be toxic to the brain and nervous system. Chlorpyrifos impacts human health, particularly a child’s developing brain."
Please send in your comments to these key legislators.
Watch this video for more information, and see this link for talking points
and an email list for legislators.
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Live in the County? Tell County Roads:
Don't Spray Pesticides On My Property!
It's Spring! Time for flowers and pollinators....and toxic yellow-brown swaths
along our county roadways created by weedkillers sprayed from trucks.
Contact Jackson and Josephine County to sign a "no-spray'" agreement!
You'll need to maintain the county right-away area to the county's vegetation standards (and they reserve the right to retake control if standards are not met).
JaCo: Call 541-774-8184
JoCo: Call Public Works, 541-474-5460
Thanks for helping to keep pesticides out of our air, water, and soil!
Grants Pass citizens recently took a Daily Courier poll which showed
overwhelming support to end roadside spraying in Josephine County.
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Speaking of Jackson County...
Are you on the Mosquito No-Spray List Yet?
This is an easy way to help ensure that your property stays pesticide-free.
Please tell Jackson County Vector Control District that
you do not want bee-killing and endocrine hormone disrupting insecticides
sprayed where you live and play.
Click here to learn more, and get on the list. (You need to renew annually.)
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Appreciate Mom With a Pollinator-Themed Gift!
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering a
colorful 2019 conservation stamp ($20) and limited edition 14" x 12"art print ($35/$100 signed by Governor Kate Brown) for sale,
honoring the possibly-extinct "Franklin's Bumble Bee" by Medford artist Karin Ware.
Proceeds restore habitats vital to declining native Oregon species.
Our 16" x 9" $24 butterfly metal yard sign tells your community beautifully
that "This Pesticide-free Yard Protects Pollinators".
See sign below.
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Doc Griffin Park in Jacksonville Goes Organic!
Big News! Jacksonville's Doc Griffin Park has been designated a pesticide-free park ! Thank you, City leaders!
If you are interested in joining work parties to keep the park weed-free,
and/or join in the discussion, contact Lauren Kemple.
Thanks to Lauren and all the community members who made this happen, and continue to bee involved.
See photo of Non-Toxic Rogue Valley supporters at the recent Talent Integrated Pest Management Community Celebration on April 13.
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Get to Know and Love Your Weeds!
Saturday, May 11, 2pm - 4pm
Come learn about what “weeds” really are, their ecological function and purpose, what they can teach us about the health and state of our soil, some of their edible and medicinal benefits, as well as some non-toxic management techniques.
Instructor: Lion Waxman, Good Earth Gardens
Register online!
See Facebook event and flyer below .
Jackson County Firehouse, 5811 S. Pacific Hwy, Phoenix
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Build Your Own Worm Bin!
Sunday, May 26, 10am - noon
Learn how to turn your kitchen and garden waste into the world's
best organic compost! Learn all about compost worms, then,
make your own worm composting bin!
All materials provided. Bring garden gloves and a small trowel.
Register online!
Deadline to register: May 24 Maximum: 20
See Facebook event and flyer below.
Jackson County Firehouse, 5811 S. Pacific Hwy, Phoenix
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Bugged by Climate Change: Insects in a Changing Climate
Tuesday, May 28, 6pm-7:30pm
Large Meeting Room, Medford Library, 205 S. Central
We know about dwindling snowpacks and polar ice caps, and increasing wildfire risk,
but these aren’t the only climate change consequences. Among the creatures most seriously compromised by current climate trends are our insect friends.
At this Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) general meeting
we will explore what is happening to insects and why.
Join us for presentations by Kristina Lefever, Pollinator Project Rogue Valley,
Alan Journet, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now,
and Robert Coffan, Southern Oregon Monarch Advocates.
See Facebook event and flyer below
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Pollinator's Picks:
The Benefits of Clover for Lawns and Soil Ecosystems
This spring, join us in celebrating, propagating, and educating about a misunderstood and beneficial plant: clover!
Clover provides nitrogen for healthy soils, eliminates the need for
synthetic fertilizers, is an important food source for pollinators, resists drought, remains green all year, and attracts microorganisms and earthworms.
What's not to love? Check out this great article from Beyond Pesticides
about the benefits of clover and how adding clover to lawns has great implications for our public spaces!
On the other hand, this important Politico article discusses what glyphosate is doing to our soil -- including microbe ecosystem collapse and a decline of fertility.
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It's Fun to Bee a Volunteer!
Are you interested in helping get good things going around the Valley
about pollinators, plants, gardens, (no) pesticides, and more?
We are looking for more volunteers to write articles for this newsletter or our blog,
send letters to the editor about important issues, help with social media, and more.
We invite fun-loving, creative people to join our Events Committee
and to table at community events!
Send us an email to let us know how you would like to bee involved!
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Questions or Comments? Please contact us at
pollinator@pollinatorprojectroguevalley.org
Keep up to date with all things Pollinator on our Facebook page:
Pollinator Project Rogue Valley
Office Hours: noon - 5 pm, Tuesday - Friday
and by appointment
312 N. Main St., Phoenix
Mail to: PO Box 242, Phoenix, OR 97535
458-214-0508
Visit our website.
Click here for archived editions of The Pollinator Times.
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