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: PASSED A RESOLUTION WITH THE SHOSHONE BANNOCK TRIBAL COUNCIL TO INSTALL 100 PINYON TREES ON TRIBAL LAND AND PARTNERED ON OUR FIRST HABITAT IN WARM SPRINGS. LED THE ONLY IDAHO EXTENSION PROJECT FOR HEMP PRODUCTION CONSISTING OF FOUR ROUNDTABLES AND FARMER ONE-ON-ONES, CULMINATING IN THIS REPORT: IDAHO HEMP FORECAST 2023.PDF. FACILITATED MONTHLY FEDERAL PESTICIDE REFORM CONVERSATION WITH OTHER EXPERTS ACROSS THE USA TO INCREASE STRATEGY AND BUILD TOWARD HISTORIC REFORMS INCLUDED WITH THE PROTECT AMERICAN CHILDREN FROM TOXIC PESTICIDE ACT. PUSHED OUR NORTHWEST CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT OUR USDA AND EPA REFORM PRIORITIES. HELD FIRST ANNUAL BOISE DANDELION FESTIVAL LAUNCH, WHICH WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF NCAP STAFF AND RAISED AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR BOISE'S PESTICIDE FREE PARKS PROGRAM. COLLABORATED WITH SHOSHONE-BANNOCK TRIBAL CITIZENS AND DEPARTMENTS TO CREATE THE FORT HALL NATIVE PLANT PROJECT. THE PROJECT INDIGENIZES OUR PLANT CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS-LED RESTORATION AT THE TRIBES' RESERVATION IN WHAT IS NOW FORT HALL, IDAHO. 1,000 GREAT BASIN NATIVE PLANTS INSTALLED ON TRIBAL LAND TO SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM HEALTH INCLUSIVE OF CULTURAL GATHERING. OVER 100 IDAHOANS, INCLUDING FARMERS AND GARDENERS, PROFESSORS, EXTENSION AGENTS, MUNICIPAL STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND OTHER LEADERS WHO ARE BUILDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT RECEIVED ONE ON ONE CONSULTING ABOUT PESTICIDE RELATED ISSUES.

MEMBER SERVICES: 13 COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH AN NCAP CONSULTATION SERVICE FOR MANAGING PESTS WITHOUT PESTICIDES. OVER 208,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE NCAP WEBSITE TO RECEIVE RESOURCES ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES. WE SEND A NEWSLETTER FOUR TIMES PER YEAR TO AN EMAIL LIST OF ABOUT 10,000. WE ALSO DO BLOG POSTS AND SEND OUT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

HEALTHY PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES: LAUNCHED A NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO PROGRAM CALLED, "RAICES RESILIENTES: VOCES DEL CAMPO" IN COLLABORATION WITH RADIO LA LEY, WHERE NCAP STAFF INTERVIEWS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT AND CONCERN THE LATINX COMMUNITY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE TOPICS INCLUDE PESTICIDE AWARENESS, SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES, WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS, CLIMATE CRISIS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. THIS PROJECT HAS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF OUR MOST DIRECT CONTACTS WITH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE SHOW IS FULLY IN SPANISH (ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD GUESTS WHO TRANSLATED THE INTERVIEWS TO THE INDIGENOUS CENTRAL AMERICAN LANGUAGE MAYA MAM) AND IT AIRS EVERY TUESDAY AT 12 PM PST. OUR PLATICAS PARTICIPATIVAS HAVE CONTINUED TO GAIN TRACTION THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY DIRECT-SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THANKS TO OUR HISPANIC STAFF OUR FARM WORKER EDUCATION PROJECT IS REACHING MORE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE INCLUDED ON MOST EVENTS LIVE TRANSLATION TO MESOAMERICAN MAYA MAM LANGUAGE AS WELL AS BUILT A STRONG NETWORK OF WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. NCAP WAS PRESENT AT IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE FAMILIAS EN ACCION'S LATINO HEALTH AND EQUITY CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND AND PCUN'S CUMBRE DE TRABAJADORES DEL CAMPO. WE CREATED A SPRAY APPEAL LETTER AGAINST AN URBAN AERIAL SPRAY OF FORAY 48B (BTK COMPOUND) IN BC CANADA. AT LEAST 300 SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS LEARNED ABOUT SELF-ADVOCACY FOR PROTECTION FROM PESTICIDE EXPOSURE AT AN NCAP EVENT. WE HOSTED FOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES. SINCE THE START OF OUR RADIO SHOW, EACH EPISODE GETS AROUND 200 POTENTIAL LISTENERS ON THE RADIO. AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE HAVE CALLED INTO THE SHOW TO TALK AND ASK QUESTIONS.

HEALTHY WILDLIFE AND WATER: SERVED AS REPRESENTATIVE FOR NCAP IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND TEAR GAS CASE VS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. THE DECISION WAS APPEALED AND THE CASE THROWN OUT. WE INTERVIEWED WITH BEYOND YOUR FRONT DOOR NORTHWEST ON THE AIR ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO TOXIC PESTICIDES AND WEED KILLERS. DELIVERED A PRESENTATION ON "PESTICIDES AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS" AT THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE TRIBAL PESTICIDE COUNCIL AND CITY OF SEATTLE IPM AND RECERTIFICATION WEBINAR. WE LED THE LAUNCH OF THE ADVOCATES FOR ALTERNATIVES (A4A0 SOCIAL MEDIA STORYTELLING CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON INDUSTRIES THAT ARE HEAVY PESTICIDE USERS AND TOLD THE STORIES OF INDUSTRY WORKERS AFFECTED BY THESE PESTICIDES, THEIR SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND HUMAN AND ANIMAL WELFARE. 13 RADIO STATIONS DOWNLOADED AND BROADCAST THE RADIO INTERVIEW. 50 PEOPLE ATTENDED TRIBAL PESTICIDE COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS, 206 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CITY OF SEATTLE IPM WEBINAR. A4A BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH) POSTS REACHED 1,139 ACCOUNTS ON FACEBOOKS AND 1,667 ACCOUNTS ON INSTAGRAM.