Lisa Arkin, executive director of Beyond Toxics, describes how this state-wide organization works to reduce toxins in our environment. This includes protecting bees from neonicotinoids, a pesticide that kills our most important food pollinator. Lisa describes the problems with corporate forestry and their aerial herbicide spray program, including chemical impacts to rural Oregonians. She describes incidents in Douglas County. Lisa talks about road-side spraying, including the recent killing of thousands of mature ponderosa pine trees along a scenic highway. Lisa explains how Lane County, in contrast to Douglas County, does virtually NO roadside spraying. Finally, Lisa talks about Environmental Justice Programs, including efforts to protect farmworkers.

To see which household products contain bee-killing neonicotinoids: http://www.beyondtoxics.org/wp-content/uploads/Toxic10_Neonics_FINAL_3-12-18.pdf

More information at: http://www.beyondtoxics.org/