BLM Wants To Dramatically Increase Herbicide Spraying on Public Lands - Ask Them Not to Poison the Public with an Auto-Letter Now!

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently proposing to authorize widespread use of a number of herbicides on thousands of acres across Oregon.

The proposed herbicide spraying would not be limited to treatment of invasive species and noxious weeds; instead the BLM also intends to apply herbicides to nearly 15,000 acres of native vegetation along roads, administrative sites, and recreation sites (such as campgrounds). By spraying the roads and recreation sites that receive public use, the BLM will be putting users of public lands directly in contact with herbicides. Native vegetation along roads and at administrative sites has been successfully treated manually (without herbicides) for years.

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While proposing a significant increase in the amount of herbicide application, the BLM is unwilling to analyze or reduce the role that many of its management activities play in the spread of noxious weeds. While the BLM acknowledges that many of its grazing, logging and mining activities contribute to the spread of invasive plants, the agency prefers to address the spread through widespread herbicide spraying rather than through addressing the root causes.

Of particular concern is the BLM’s proposal to once again spray the notorious herbicide “2,4-D” across public lands. The human health impacts of 2,4-D are currently under review by the EPA due to its toxic effects on the immune system and the high probability that it is an endocrine disruptor. The EPA is considering banning 2,4-D due to its toxicity to the human immune system, its nerotoxicity and its ability to be absorbed through the skin.

The proposed herbicide spraying would not be limited to careful site-specific application.  Instead, the BLM is proposing aerial spraying of thousands of acres of rugged public lands and generic “boom-applicator” spraying of thousands more.

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