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Sustainable Agriculture
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<p >NCAP is working with farmers and researchers in the
Northwest to implement healthy farming practices and reduce the use of
pesticides. Agriculture is the largest user of pesticides in the country.
Potatoes are the most pesticide intensive crop grown in the Northwest. </p>
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<p >NCAP works with farmers to reduce their pesticide use. We
believe that food production should benefit clean water, clean air and human
health. </p>
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<p ><strong>Cleaner Water</strong></p>
<p >The water on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation was so
contaminated with toxic chemicals that residents—members of the Shoshone and
Bannock Tribes—could not drink it. In the early 2000s, NCAP worked with the Tribes and potato growers on
the Fort Hall Indian Reservation to implement green manures as an alternative
to fumigant use—reducing pesticides on reservation potato farms. </p>
<p ><strong> </strong></p>
<p ><strong>Bye-Bye Blight</strong></p>
<p >Early blight is a major potato disease—a disease that
typically results in spraying lots of chemicals. Enter Bacillus mycoides
isolate J, a bacterium that helps potato plants defend themselves against early
blight. We’ve become the microbe’s p.r. agent—by supporting on-farm
demonstration trials that share with farmers the effectiveness and economics of
this alternative practice. </p>
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<p ><strong>Organic Taters</strong></p>
<p >Consider us potato heads. At NCAP, we love our spuds. And
we’re working to make organic potatoes easier to find at the supermarket. Our work to expand organic potato
production includes educational field days and workshops. NCAP supports
university research on production and marketing. We brought together organic
potato growers from five western states to identify how they control insects,
diseases and weeds.</p>
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<p ><strong>Farmer-to-Farmer</strong></p>
<p >One of the great joys of our work at NCAP is meeting the
Northwest’s organic farmers—some with decades of experience tested in the
field. We believe this information needs to reach more farmers. That’s what our Farmer-to-Farmer
educational programs are designed to do. Our series of educational events,
field days and conferences puts organic farmers—all experts—in front of other
farmers. It’s the best way to share information—and spread the word on organic
farming. </p>
<p > </p>
<p >When you buy food from farmers who don’t use pesticides, you
are benefiting clean water, wildlife, human health and the sustainability of
agriculture. When you support NCAP, you’re making it easier for farmers to
supply these benefits.</p>
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Pesticide-free Parks
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<p >Everyone has the right to a safe place to play.</p>
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<p >Pesticides are inherently dangerous compounds. Even with
careful application they leave unwanted toxic residues in our food, water and
even in our bodies. Where we are exposed to pesticides is not always our choice.
Across the Northwest, children, families and pets are exposed to pesticides at
their neighborhood parks. Neighborhood parks serve as gathering places for community celebrations,
events, and informal get-togethers among friends. Parks are reflections of a community, places to celebrate
diversity, and places for families and kids to play.</p>
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<p >The
pesticide-free park movement is growing!</p>
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<p >As more Northwest community members demand pesticide-free
public spaces, parks departments are responding. Already, 19 cities have
adopted a Pesticide-free Parks Program, creating public spaces where people can
play without being exposed to pesticides. And the pesticide-free parks movement is growing!</p>
<p > </p><div><strong>NCAP is building tools for success</strong></div>
<p >NCAP has been hard at work to ensure that neighborhood parks
are free of pesticides for communities to enjoy. We have created the necessary
resources and tools to empower community members to reduce pesticide use in
their neighborhood, starting with their park. </p>
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<p >We also know that these programs won't be successful unless
the parks managers have the right tools. NCAP provided new resources to parks managers on effective pesticide-free
techniques as well as created an online network for parks managers and
professional landscapers to share and learn even more. <a href="http://www.sustainableparks.ning.com/">www.sustainableparks.ning.com</a> </p>
<p > </p>
<p >NCAP needs your help in continuing to grow this important
program and your community is the first place to start! We have all the resources and tools you
need to establish a strong pesticide-free park program in your community, as
well as resources and tools for the city park professionals.</p>
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Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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<p >Our kids deserve the best wherever they are — and school is
no exception. After all, our children spend hours of each day in school. That
is why NCAP is working to ensure our children have safe and healthy schools to
learn in.</p>
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<p >Children are more vulnerable to pesticide exposure than
adults. They have rapidly developing bodies that are more sensitive.
Furthermore, their behavior, such as spending more time in the grass and dirt
where pesticides are often applied, increases their chances of exposure.</p>
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<p >Unsafe
pesticide use occurs at our nation’s schools. A 2007 study of more than 29
school districts found that nearly half were in violation of legal requirements
or policies relating to pest management. Outrageously, three districts still
had illegal pesticides in storage, including DDT. The top five most frequently
applied pesticides in schools and child-care facilities are respiratory
irritants and, therefore, asthma triggers.</p>
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<p ><strong>Schools should adopt SAFER PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS</strong></p>
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<p >NCAP is working with parents, teachers and school
administrators to adopt and implement safe and effective. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
emphasizes pest prevention and non-chemical pest control techniques. IPM
policies have reduced pesticide use by more than 70 percent in schools and
public buildings. A recent project documented by the IPM Institute demonstrated
that schools with quality IPM policies and practices have reduced pesticide use
more than 90% while successfully managing pest problems.</p>
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<p ><strong>Implementing Oregon's new IPM in Schools Law</strong></p>
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<p >In 2009, NCAP helped pass a law (SB 637) requiring Oregon schools
and community colleges to adopt IPM policies by 2012. Now NCAP is working to
make sure this new law is a success. NCAP has teamed up with staff at Oregon State University Extension
Service and is on the ground working with school districts across the state to
give them the tools they need to ensure success. </p>
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<p ><strong>Get your school to go pesticide free!</strong></p>
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Clean Water for Salmon
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<p ><strong>Pesticides pollute Northwest waters and harm salmon</strong></p>
<p >The spectacular waterways that are home to salmon and
steelhead need our help if they are to be the legacy our children and
grandchildren so deserve. One invisible risk to our waters, that can no longer be
ignored, is widespread pesticide pollution. There are more than one billion
pounds of pesticides used in the U.S. every year. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, every waterway
sampled across the United States contained pesticides. In addition to jeopardizing salmon,
these pesticides pose serious risks to public heath – especially the health of
young children. </p>
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<p >EPA has determined that many of the pesticides that harm
salmon are also bad for people. People can be exposed to pesticides in the
water we drink, the food we eat and even the air we breathe. A number of recent
studies have linked prenatal exposure to certain insecticides with behavioral
problems, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Other studies have linked exposure of
certain pesticides with an increased risk of brain cancer in children and the
cancer non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma in farmers.</p>
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<p ><strong>The government must ensure the pesticides it regulates don’t
harm salmon</strong></p>
<p >Current regulations are inadequate to protect the waters
that support threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead from pesticides.
The National Marine Fisheries Service includes pesticide contamination as a
major factor in the decline of salmon runs in many of the west’s once-abundant
salmon producing rivers. Still, for more than two decades the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to meet its Endangered Species
Act (ESA) responsibility to ensure the pesticides it regulates don’t harm
salmon. </p>
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<p ><strong>Holding government and industry accountable</strong></p>
<p >Unwilling to wait for EPA to act, NCAP initiated the Clean
Water for Salmon Campaign to prompt EPA to fulfill River Picbasic ESA
responsibilities to keep harmful pesticides out of salmon waters. Our persistence is paying off. NCAP and
our allies have successfully prompted NMFS to prescribe new protections to keep
pesticides out of rivers and streams home to endangered salmon populations.</p>
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<p >Pesticide manufacturers are aggressively working in the
courts and in Congress to halt the implementation of these protections. NCAP is continuing to counter their
efforts thus ensure EPA imposes new regulations to protect the habitat of
endangered salmon and steelhead from pesticides. Our work has set a strong precedent to protect wildlife from
pesticides. Other organizations are relying on our progress to protect wildlife
as diverse as shore birds, butterflies and fox. </p>
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