Help bring back the fish in Santa Rosa Creek, ask to stop the spraying. We have spent many years and millions of dollars to rehabilitate the creek . Let’s end the spraying.
Some facts:
Roundup* (and other glyphosates) being sprayed in your parks and neighborhood sometimes weekly (including west county):
Did you Know?
Monsanto was banned by the New York Attorney General from advertising it as safe.
Despite worldwide scientific studies showing them as cancer causing, city Parks denies seeing any chemical reports of its danger.
Studies in Japan link glyphosates to testicular cancer.
Many European countries have banned glyphosates (weed killers) as toxic.
Weed killers are more potent to children because of their body size.
After use it leaches into the water table.
Average time Roundup* “kills” weeds for 1-2 months.
Safe weed controls such as weed screen combined with mulch work for 6 months to one year. Mulch is free to cheap for city and county services.
for more info see alternative to toxins sites
https://www.alternatives2toxics.org/
What you can do:
Contact your City Council Member and/or County Supervisor
- ask them to consider price of Roundup versus cost to your health and ground water.
To take a quick action:
Copy and clip the letter below, or e-mail your own message to your favorite council member, please cc me at [email protected]
Thanks-Andrea Pellicani
PHONE (707)-565-2241
FAX (707)-565-3778
E-MAIL ADDRESSES:
First District Supervisor:
Valerie Brown - [email protected]
Second District Supervisor
Mike Kerns - [email protected]
Third District Supervisor
Tim Smith - [email protected]
Fourth District Supervisor
Paul L. Kelley - [email protected]
Fifth District Supervisor
Mike Reilly - [email protected]
City Council members
Veronica Jacobi
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Susan Gorin
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Jane Bender
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John Sawyer
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Mike Martini
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Vica Mayor Lee Pierce
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Mayor Bob Blanchard
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Dear
I would like to ask that the use of safe weed control be implemented in my neighborhood(city). Please phase out and end the use of toxins to control weeds. I would like to recommend high weed mowers for appropriate areas. In smaller areas I recommend weed screen, mulch and weed burners, or when safe no treatment.
Thank You,