ALERT! U.S. PROPOSES DOUSING WILDERNESS AREAS WITH PESTICIDES

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This will affect al of us...kids, dogs, wildlife, etc. And it *will* get into

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SUBJECT: ALERT: U.S. PROPOSES DOUSING WILDERNESS AREAS

 

 

WITH HERBICIDES

 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/blm.htm

 

The comment period ends January 9, 2006.

 

 

 

 

From the Organic Consumers Association: The Bureau of

 

 

Land Management (BLM) has proposed to apply massive

 

 

amounts of herbicides to public lands in 17 Western

 

 

states. The BLM claims these pesticides need to be

 

 

applied to forests, rangelands and aquatic areas in

 

 

order to reduce the risk of fire and slow the spread

 

 

of invasive weeds.

 

 

 

 

 

Under the proposal 932,000 acres would undergo

 

 

chemical application in 17 western states, including

 

 

National Monuments and National Conservation areas. An

 

 

integral part of this proposal involves aerial

 

 

spraying of toxic herbicides, which increases negative

 

 

impacts on non-targeted vegetation, wildlife, and

 

 

people, including recreationists, tourists, and native

 

 

peoples. The pesticides that would be used include

 

 

persistent and mobile chemicals, including known

 

 

developmental and reproductive toxins.

 

 

 

 

 

Public comments are being accepted until January 9,

 

 

2006. Sign the petition here to support managing

 

 

vegetation on our public lands with traditional

 

 

methods that do not require widespread application of

 

 

toxic chemicals.

 

 

 

 

 

Petition and more information on this issue is

 

 

available here:

 

 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/blm.htm