Monthly Archives: December 2023

Hawaii hardest hit by loss of eight birds, with an Ohio catfish, a Pacific fruit bat and eight freshwater mussels also disappearing Source: ‘Grief is a rational response’: the 21 US species declared extinct this year Spread the Good News … Continue reading →

The endangered species Act turns 50 this year! A study by the Center found that plants and animals with this federally protected habitat are more than twice as likely to be moving toward recovery than species without it. Source: Protecting … Continue reading →

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law Legislation S.1856-A/A.7640, known as the Birds and Bees Protection Act. This nation-leading legislation protects New York Source: Gov. Hochul approves ‘Birds and Bees Protection Act’ to limit pesticides in New York This is … Continue reading →

Treasure Coast news and information in Indian River County, Martin County and St. Lucie County, Florida Source: Treasure Coast News, Sports, Weather, Business | Treasure Coast News Holy Frack!😮 I didn’t know that 80% of us had glyphosate in our … Continue reading →

Source: Impacts of Pesticides on Wildlife direct or indirect application, such as pesticide drift, secondary poisoning, runoff into local water bodies, or groundwater contamination. It is possible that some animals could be sprayed directly; others consume plants or prey that … Continue reading →

On Oct 16 2023  I started looking for a National Park that I might be able to persuade to go completely non-poison. I went to the federal government’s FOIA page and filed a request for pesticide use information in our … Continue reading →

Unfortunately many of us really _believe_ that we can’t do anything against the power of the federal government and; in this case, the national park service (nps) But fortunately you can!  It really does not take much effort. Just three … Continue reading →

Californians want to know what’s planned for the farm field across the street — not a mile across town. Source: https://click.everyaction.com/k/74956144/443152159/2029657032?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1008839&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9DQkQvQ0JELzEvNjE0MjkiLA0KICAiRGlzdHJpYnV0aW9uVW5pcXVlSWQiOiAiMjc2ZDEwZGEtMmQ5OC1lZTExLTg5MjUtMDAyMjQ4MjIzZjM2IiwNCiAgIkVtYWlsQWRkcmVzcyI6ICJ2aWRhYXF1YXRpY0BnbWFpbC5jb20iDQp9&hmac=mvhNKObcSXG_2fm_n3GFADWccsm1ELa0ZyBEwWMnsu4=&emci=03b02718-6295-ee11-8925-002248223f36&emdi=276d10da-2d98-ee11-8925-002248223f36&ceid=2410555 I am floored by the fact that there is so much pesticide use _in_ our national parks. I have … Continue reading →

Melanie Thank you so much for calling me Monday evening November 27th about Sequoia’s pesticide use. I was surprised. And I must admit it wasn’t until you mentioned your boss that I realized that you were in the Integrated Pest … Continue reading →

Source: Bullfrog – SAVE THE FROGS! SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger addressed the California Fish & Game Commission’s Wildlife Resource Committee on January 13th, 2022, to discuss the state’s bullfrog importation program. Each year, the California Department of … Continue reading →