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Ten Steps to Pesticide-free Parks
The pesticide-free parks movement is growing! People want places they can go with their
children and pets where they won’t be exposed to pesticides. There are new pesticide-free parks programs sprouting up all over the northwest! Just five years ago, only a few cities in the northwest had established pesticide-free parks programs. Now at least 17 cities in the northwest have parks that are managed without the use of any pesticides — including insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.
As more and more community members become interested in pesticide-free public spaces,
parks departments are responding by designating parks where vegetation is managed without
herbicides. Weeds in these parks are managed with a variety of techniques including hand pulling, flame weeding and mulching by parks staff and sometimes by volunteers. In addition to reducing the pesticides used in public spaces, pesticide-free parks serve as a model of practices people can use in their own homes and gardens, spreading the idea that we can manage weed and pest problems without chemicals.
Are you ready for pesticide-free parks in your community? Are you ready to work with parks staff to establish places where you can go with your children and pets where you won’t be exposed to pesticides?
The process takes a firm commitment from dedicated individuals but is well worth
the effort. In this report, the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) has outlined
10 steps you can take to create a pesticide-free parks program in your community.
Kids and pets can enjoy pesticidefree parks without exposure to pesticides.
Ten Steps to Pesticide-free Parks--3
This volunteer takes a break to appreciate her pesticide-free park.
Identify people in your community who
are ready to take a leadership role in creating
a pesticide-free parks program. You might find
these people by having a booth at community
events, talking with people who use the park,
thinking of your own friends, or connecting
with a school or church near a park you have
in mind.
Create a committee or group of a few
people who are ready to take leadership on
the issue. These people might be willing to
attend meetings with city staff, connect with
1. CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE
YOUR INTEREST IN PESTICIDE-FREE PARKS
neighborhood associations, coordinate a kickoff
event, or do outreach at other local events.
Find a leadership role that fits each person.
Also, identify people who aren’t necessarily
leaders, but who are willing to help with the
effort. These people can help by working
at outreach events, distributing petitions in
support of pesticide-free parks, preparing
mailings or distributing flyers. Once the parks
are designated pesticide-free, they can also
help by pulling weeds, if this is needed.
4--Ten Steps to Pesticide-free Parks
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