Northwest Center For Alternatives To Pesticides

THE NORTHWEST CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES ADVANCES ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE PROBLEMS WITH PESTICIDE USE. THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY WE HELP CREATE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT RESULT IN MORE ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO PEST PROBLEMS

HEALTHY FOOD AND FARMS: INSPIRING FARMERS WERE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COVER CROPS AND SOIL HEALTH THROUGH A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE FIELD DAYS. A FIELD OF NO SPRAY FLOUR CORN WAS COLLECTIVELY PLANTED, TENDED, AND HARVESTED BEFORE MILLING AND SELLING MASA TO RAISE MONEY FOR COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS PROJECTS. WE PROMOTED CONVERSATIONS AROUND ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT SPRAY FREE FOODS FOR THE PREDOMINANTLY LATINE FARM WORKER COMMUNITY IN OUR REGION. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A PROJECT TO DISTRIBUTE TRADITIONAL FORAGE CROPS TO TRIBAL CITIZENS ON THE FORT HALL RESERVATION; THIS WORK IS AN OUTGROWTH OF OUR DECADE OLD WORK ENHANCING SPRAY FREE FLORAL RESOURCES FOR INVERTEBRATE HABITAT CONSERVATION ON FARMS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO. WE PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE SPACES FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION TO USHER IN SYSTEM LEVEL CHANGE TO ADDRESS THE USE OF TOXIC PESTICIDES.

HEALTHY WILDLIFE AND WATER: THE NORTHWEST CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES (NCAP) CREATED SEVEN NEW FACT SHEETS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS, LAND MANAGERS AND OTHERS ON TOPICS FROM GLYPHOSATE ALTERNATIVES TO HOW TO MANAGE ROOT WEEVIL. STAFF LAUNCHED A NEW PEST AND WEED MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION SERVICE TO HELP PEOPLE IDENTIFY AND SUCCESSFULLY USE PESTICIDE-FREE STRATEGIES AT HOME. PRODUCED A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE YELLOW JACKETS WITHOUT USING PESTICIDES. NCAP STAFF WROTE A PETITION TO THE EPA TO BAN CHLORPYRIFOS AND GOT NEARLY 200 SUPPORTERS TO SIGN IT. WE HOSTED A POLLINATOR WEBINAR SERIES IN COLLABORATION WITH PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK NORTH AMERICA.

HEALTHY PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES: THE NORTHWEST CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES (NCAP) CONTINUED TO GROW SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING TO WORK WITH PESTICIDE APPLICATORS AND HANDLERS IN THE LANDSCAPE AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS. WE CREATED AND DISSEMINATED PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (INCLUDING VIDEOS) IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ABOUT HOW WORKERS CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM PESTICIDES. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,200 INFORMATIVE SPANISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES WITHIN FARM WORKING COMMUNITIES. WE LAUNCHED A NEW ADVOCATES FOR ALTERNATIVES BILINGUAL ONLINE SERIES TO ENGAGE SUPPORTERS OF THE PESTICIDE-FREE MOVEMENT. NCAP ALSO JOINED WITH ALLIES TO SUE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR ITS INTENSIVE USE OF TEAR GAS AGAINST ANTI-RACIST PROTESTORS IN PORTLAND, DURING THE SPRING OF 2020.

MEMBERSHIP AND EQUITY: THE NORTHWEST CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES (NCAP) CREATES AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER SENT TO ABOUT 10,000 FOLLOWERS EACH MONTH, AND MAINTAINS AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE WITH RESOURCES ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES. OVER 90,000 NEW USERS VISITED OUR WEBSITE THIS YEAR. IN THE SPRING, WE BROUGHT VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER IN EUGENE TO REMOVE WEEDS THAT WERE GROWING AROUND NEWLY PLANTED TREES. WE CONTINUED TO DEEPEN DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE.