THE POLLINATOR TOOLKIT

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OVERVIEW 3 ABOUT POLLINATORS AND PESTICIDES

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FAST FACTS ABOUT POLLINATOR DECLINE

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PESTICIDES HARMING POLLINATORS AND THE PLANET

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STEPS FOR A GREENER, POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY CAMPUS

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FUN IDEAS FOR CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT

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FAQS 19 CASE STUDIES

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EMORY UNIVERSITY

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VERMONT LAW SCHOOL

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SAMPLE RESOLUTIONS

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RESOURCES 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

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CONTACTS 33

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OVERVIEW

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W H O I S T H I S TO O L K I T FO R? Env i ro n m e n t a l s t u d e n t s w a n t i n g to i n s t i t u te s t ro n g e r p ro te c t i o n s fo r b e e s a n d o t h e r p o l l i n a to r s o n c a m p u s e s a ro u n d t h e c o u n t r y.

WHY? • B e c a u s e c h e m i c a l s c o m m o n ly u s e d o n l aw n s a n d g a rd e n s a re o f te n tox i c a n d h a z a rd o u s a n d p o s e lo n g -te r m i m p l i c a t i o n s fo r t h e h e a l t h o f p o l l i n a to r s , p e o p le, a n d t h e p l a n e t . • I f yo u’re a c o l le g e s t u d e n t , yo u’re m o s t l i ke ly ex p o s e d to p e s t i c i d e s eve r yd ay t h ro u g h yo u r c a m p u s g re e n s p a c e s : l aw n , g a rd e n s , a n d p l ay i n g f i e l d s a n d i nvo l u n t a r i ly t h ro u g h d r i f t a n d r u n o f f. • M a ny o f t h e s e c h e m i c a l s n o t o n ly i m p a c t o u r h e a l t h a n d a re l i n ke d to re p ro d u c t i ve a n d d eve lo p m e n t a l h a r m , k i d n ey d a m a g e o r c a n c e r, b u t a re a l s o h a r m f u l to w i l d l i fe, p l a n t s , p o l l i n a to r s , a n d n a t u r a l e c o s y s te m s .

H OW TO U S E T H I S H A B I TAT TO O L K I T T h i s to o l k i t p rov i d e s re s o u rc e s a n d s u p p o r t fo r u n i ve r s i t i e s a n d o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s l o o k i n g to m a ke a d i f fe re n c e by p ro te c t i n g s p e c i e s t h a t a re v i t a l to o u r e nv i ro n m e n t a n d fo o d s u p p ly a n d m a k i n g c a m p u s h e a l t h i e r fo r s t u d e n t s . H ow ? O n e w ay i s to e l i m i n a te t h e u s e o f b e e -tox i c p e s t i c i d e s o n c a m p u s g ro u n d s a n d to fo s te r a h e a l t h i e r h a b i t a t by p l a n t i n g p o l l i n a to r f r i e n d ly p l a n t s . We’ l l w a l k yo u t h ro u g h t h e s te p s o f h ow to i n fo r m a n d m o b i l i ze s t u d e n t s a n d m e m b e r s o f yo u r c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y to a c h i eve tox i c , c h e m i c a l , p e s t i c i d e -f re e c a m p u s g a rd e n s a n d g ro u n d s .

W H AT D O E S T H I S H A B I TAT TO O L K I T C O N TA I N • B a c kg ro u n d i n fo r m a t i o n o n p o l l i n a to r s a n d t h e i r d e c l i n e • A s te p by s te p g u i d e o n h ow to t r a n s i t i o n yo u r c a m p u s i n to a p o l l i n a to r f r i e n d ly h a b i t a t • A c t i v i t i e s a n d re s o u rc e s fo r c a m p u s a n d c o m m u n i t y e n g a g e m e n t • I n fo r m a t i o n to i n s p i re s t u d e n t s , g ro u n d s ke e p e r s , l a n d s c a p e r s , a n d f a c u l t y to t r a n s i t i o n to c h e m i c a l , tox i c , a n d p e s t i c i d e -f re e l aw n a n d g a rd e n m a n a g e m e n t o n c o l le g e c a m p u s e s . • We a re t h r i l le d t h a t yo u h ave d e c i d e d to t a ke o n t h i s h a b i t a t c h a l le n g e a n d w a n t to b e t h e re fo r yo u t h ro u g h o u t eve r y s te p o f t h e p ro c e s s . H ave q u e s t i o n s? N e e d a d d i t i o n a l re s o u rc e s?

F E E L F R E E TO C O N TAC T U S FO R M O R E S U P P O R T Tiffany Finck-Haynes | Food Futures Campaigner | Friends of the Earth | [email protected] Nichelle Harriott | Science and Regulator y Director | Beyond Pesticides | [email protected] Jessica Shade, PhD | Director of Science Programs | The Organic Center | [email protected] Judi Shils | Executive Director | Turning Green | [email protected] Paul Towers | Organizing & Media Director | Pesticide Action Network | [email protected] Larissa Walker | Pollinator Campaign Director | Center for Food Safety | [email protected]

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A B O U T P O L L I N ATO R S AND PESTICIDES

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B AC KG R O U N D Th e h e a lt h o f p o l l i n ato r s , s u c h a s b ee s , b i r d s ,

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n at i o n’s fo o d s ec u r i t y a n d a l s o t h e h e a lt h a n d v i ta l i t y o f

o u r ec o s ys t em s . P o l l i n ato r s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e fo r p r ov i d i n g

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ov er a l l h e a lt h . A lt h o u g h t h er e a r e m a n y c o n t r i b u t i n g

fac to r s to t h i s c r i s i s ( s u c h a s h a b i tat lo s s , d i s e a s e s , a n d

pa r a s i t e s), s c i en t i s t s i n c r e a s i n g ly at t r i b u t e p o o r p o l l i n ato r

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p e s t i c i d e s , m o s t n ota b ly a c l a s s o f i n s ec t i c i d e s k n ow n a s

n eo n i c ot i n o i d s ( n eo n i c s fo r s h o r t), u s ed w i d ely b ot h i n

ag r i c u lt u r e a n d i n l a n d s c a p i n g .

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FA S T FA C T S ABOUT P O L L I N AT O R DECLINE

E C O N O M I C I M P O R TA N C E • P o l l i n a to r s p rov i d e $ 2 0 -3 0 b i l l i o n to t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l e c o n o my a n d h o n ey b e e s a l o n e a c c o u n t fo r ro u g h ly $1 5 b i l l i o n o f t h a t a m o u n t . • W i l d a n d n a t i ve p o l l i n a t o r s ( s u c h a s b u m b le b e e s , m a s o n b e e s , a n d s q u a s h b e e s) c o n t r i b u te ove r $3 b i l l i o n i n p o l l i n a t i o n s e r v i c e s to t h e U. S . a g r i c u l t u r a l e c o n o my a n d a re e s t i m a te d to p ro d u c e b e t we e n $ 937 m i l l i o n a n d $ 2 . 4 b i l l i o n to t h e C a l i fo r n i a e c o n o my a lo n e . DECLINE • T h e n u m b e r o f m a n a g e d h o n ey b e e c o l o n i e s i n t h e U. S . h a s d ro p p e d f ro m ro u g h ly 6 m i l l i o n i n 1 9 47 to le s s t h a n 2 . 5 m i l l i o n to d ay. • 4 d i f fe re n t b u m b le b e e s p e c i e s h ave d e c l i n e d by 9 6 % i n t h e l a s t 20 ye a r s • O ve r t h e p a s t s eve r a l ye a r s , d o c u m e n te d i n c i d e n t s o f p o l l i n a to r d e c l i n e s we re a t a re c o rd h i g h , w i t h s o m e b e e ke e p e r s re p e a te d ly lo s i n g 10 0% o f t h e i r o p e r a t i o n s . • I n t h e l a s t 2 0 ye a r s , t h e n u m b e r o f m o n a rc h s h a s d e c l i n e d by 9 0 p e rc e n t . T h ey ’ ve d ro p p e d f ro m a re c o rd e d h i g h o f 1 b i l l i o n b u t te r f l i e s i n t h e m i d -1 9 9 0 s to le s s t h a n 3 5 m i l l i o n l a s t w i n te r. Fo r t h i s ye a r, e a r ly re p o r t s s u g g e s t a 5 0 p e rc e n t d e c l i n e i n t h e i r n u m b e r s f ro m l a s t ye a r. • T h e U. S . F i s h a n d W i l d l i fe S e r v i c e l i s t s n e a r ly 4 0 p o l l i n a to r s p e c i e s a s t h re a te n e d o r e n d a n g e re d , a n d s eve r a l m o re a re c u r re n t ly b e i n g c o n s i d e re d DA M AG E F R O M B E E -TOX I C N E O N I C OT I N O I D P E S T I C I D E S • N e o n i c o t i n o i d s a re t h e m o s t w i d e ly u s e d i n s e c t i c i d e s i n t h e wo r ld . T h ey a re a s y s te m i c i n s e c t i c i d e w h i c h m e a n s t h a t u n l i ke c o n t a c t i n s e c t i c i d e s t h a t o n ly t re a t t h e a re a s p r aye d , t h ey s p re a d t h ro u g h o u t t h e e n t i re v a s c u l a r s y s te m o f t h e p l a n t re n d e r i n g t h e w h o le p l a n t tox i c . • N e o n i c o t i n o i d s a re u p to 10,0 0 0 t i m e s m o re tox i c to b e e s t h a n o t h e r i n s e c t i c i d e s a n d t h e i r u s e c a n h ave i m m e d i a te a n d l o n g -te r m e f fe c t s . • W h i le a c u te ex p o s u re c a n le a d to o u t r i g h t k i l l i n g , l o n g te r m c h ro n i c ex p o s u re to n e o n i c o t i n o i d s c a u s e s s u b - le t h a l e f fe c t s i n c l u d i n g i m p a i re d fo r a g i n g a n d fe e d i n g b e h av i o r,

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d i s o r i e n t a t i o n , d e l aye d l a r v a l d eve lo p m e n t , p a r a ly s i s , a n d i n c re a s e d s u s c e p t i b i l i t y to v i r u s e s , d i s e a s e s , a n d p a r a s i te s . • D u e to n e o n i c o t i n o i d s s y s te m i c n a t u re, b e e s a n d o t h e r p o l l i n a to r s v i s i t i n g t re a te d p l a n t s c a n n o t avo i d ex p o s u re a n d b r i n g b a c k c o n t a m i n a te d p o l le n a n d n e c t a r to t h e i r h i ve/n e s t . • A s t u d y by Fr i e n d s o f t h e E a r t h a n d t h e P e s t i c i d e R e s e a rc h I n s t i t u te fo u n d 5 1 % o f b e e -f r i e n d ly g a rd e n p l a n t s p u rc h a s e d a t to p g a rd e n re t a i le r s i n 1 8 c i t i e s i n t h e U. S . a n d C a n a d a c o n t a i n e d n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s—w i t h n o w a r n i n g to c o n s u m e r s . T h e p l a n t s te s te d we re t re a te d w i t h b e e k i l l i n g n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s a t leve l s t h a t c o u l d h a r m o r eve n k i l l b e e s .

M O N A R C H S A N D P L A N T I N G M I L K W E E D. • B e e s a re n o t t h e o n ly p o l l i n a to r s i n t ro u b le ! I n t h e l a s t 20 ye a r s m o n a rc h b u t te r f ly p o p u l a t i o n s h ave d e c re a s e d by 9 0% . T h i s d e c l i n e i s d u e l a rg e ly to h a b i t a t l o s s . A c ro s s t h e M i d we s t , m i l l i o n s o f a c re s o f “ R o u n d u p ® R e a d y ” G M O c ro p s e n g i n e e re d to w i t h s t a n d m a s s i ve a m o u n t s M o n s a n to’s R o u n d u p ® h ave b e e n p l a n te d a l o n g t h e m o n a rc h ’s m i g r a t i o n ro u te - - v i r t u a l ly w i p i n g o u t m i l k we e d , w h i c h m o n a rc h l a r v a e re ly o n exc l u s i ve ly to e a t . T h e U. S . F i s h a n d W i l d l i fe S e r v i c e h ave t h e p owe r to h e l p . I t c o u l d re s to re e s s e n t i a l m o n a rc h h a b i t a t n a t i o nw i d e - - by g i v i n g t h e m o n a rc h b u t te r f ly p ro te c t i o n u n d e r t h e E n d a n g e re d S p e c i e s A c t . To help bring back this spectacular species, plant n a t i ve s p e c i e s o f m i l k we e d o n c a m p u s a n d i n yo u r c o m m u n i t y. To f i n d o u t w h a t t y p e o f m i l k we e d i s b e s t s u i te d to yo u r re g i o n p le a s e v i s i t t h i s p a g e o n p l a n t i n g m i l k we e d f o r m o n a r c h s. I f yo u w a n t to f i n d o u t m o re a b o u t t h e d e c l i n e o f t h e m o n a rc h b u t te r f ly ex p l o re t h e C e n te r fo r Fo o d S a fe t y re p o r t , Monarchs in Peril .

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PESTICIDES HARMING P O L L I N AT O R S AND THE PLANET

N e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s a re a c u te ly tox i c to b e e s , b u t o t h e r p e s t i c i d e s a re c o n t r i b u t i n g to p o l l i n a to r d e c l i n e a n d a re tox i c to t h e e nv i ro n m e n t a n d p e o p le . H e re’s a s n a p s h o t o f o t h e r high risk pesticides.

S YS T E M I C I N S E C T I C I D E S • N e o n i c o t i n o i d s’s s y s te m i c n a t u re i s w h a t m a ke s t h e m p a r t i c u l a r ly h a r m f u l to b e e s . I n t h e l a s t few ye a r s o t h e r n ew n o n - n e o n i c o t i n o i d s y s te m i c i n s e c t i c i d e s s u c h a s f l u py r a d i f u ro n e h ave b e e n re g i s te re d fo r a v a r i e t y o f u s e s . T h e s e s y s te m i c i n s e c t i c i d e s a re a l s o tox i c to p o l l i n a to r s a n d h a r m t h e e nv i ro n m e n t . S Y N T H E T I C PY R E T H R O I D S • T h i s c h e m i c a l f a m i ly o f p e s t i c i d e s a re o f te n l a b e le d a s a s a fe r a l te r n a t i ve d e s p i te b e i n g ve r y h a r m f u l to b e e s a n d o t h e r n o n -t a rg e t i n s e c t s . G LY P H O S AT E • T h i s p e s t i c i d e i s c o m m o n ly fo u n d i n p ro d u c t s l i ke R o u n d u p a n d i s l i n ke d to d e c l i n i n g m o n a rc h p o p u l a t i o n s . N o t o n ly i s i t tox i c to m o n a rc h s , i t i s l i n ke d to h e a l t h e f fe c t s l i ke n o n - H o d g k i n’s ly m p h o m a , n a u s e a , h e a d a c h e s , a n d c h e s t p a i n . T h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O rg a n i z a t i o n’s I n te r n a t i o n a l A g e n c y fo r R e s e a rc h o n C a n c e r c l a s s i f i e d i t a s “p ro b a b ly c a rc i n o g e n i c to h u m a n s .” 2, 4-D • A key c o m p o n e n t i n t h e V i e t n a m Wa r d e fo l i a n t A g e n t O r a n g e, 2, 4 - D i s te r r i b le n ew s fo r t h e p l a n e t a n d p e o p le . A l l 2, 4 - D p ro d u c t s a re re q u i re d to c a r r y t h e DA N G ER s i g n a l wo rd o n p ro d u c t l a b e l s b e c a u s e i t re c e i ve s t h e h i g h e s t tox i c i t y r a t i n g p o s s i b le by EPA . I t h a s b e e n l i n ke d to s e r i o u s h e a l t h i s s u e s i n c l u d i n g c a n c e r, P a r k i n s o n’s d i s e a s e, a n d re p ro d u c t i ve harm.

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O R G A N O P H O S P H AT E • O rg a n o p h o s p h a te s a re a g ro u p o f c h e m i c a l s u s e d i n d o m e s t i c a n d i n d u s t r i a l s e t t i n g s . E x a m p le s o f o rg a n o p h o s p h a te s i n c l u d e c h l o r py r i f o s a n d a c e p h a t e. O r i g i n a l ly d eve l o p e d i n t h e 1 9 4 0’s a s h i g h ly tox i c b i o lo g i c a l w a r f a re a g e n t s , t h e s e c h e m i c a l s a re l i n ke d to h e a l t h e f fe c t s s u c h a s h i g h b lo o d p re s s u re, a b d o m i n a l p a i n , n a u s e a , vo m i t i n g , d i a r r h e a , le a r n i n g i m p a i r m e n t s , a n d b e h av i o r a l d i s o rd e r s .

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STEPS FOR A GREENER, P O L L I N A T O R - F R I E N D LY CAMPUS

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Yo u h ave t h e p owe r to t a ke a c t i o n a n d b u i ld m o m e n tu m fo r a s a fe, h e a l t hy, a n d p o l l i n ato r-f r i e n d ly c a m p u s e nv i ro n m e n t . H e re a re s te p s yo u c a n t a ke to g re e n yo u r c a m p u s a n d t r a n s i t i o n f ro m t h e u s e of tox i c c h e m i c a l s to s a fe a n d h e a l t hy a l te r n at i ve s .

1 . G E T T H E FAC T S T h e f i r s t g o a l i s to c re a te p o l l i n a to r f r i e n d ly h a b i t a t s f re e f ro m b e e - h a r m f u l n e o n i c o t i n o i d i n s e c t i c i d e s . N e o n i c o t i n o i d s a re u s e d p r i m a r i ly i n t h e fo r m o f s e e d c o a t i n g s fo r m a j o r a g r i c u l t u r a l o p e r a t i o n s , b u t t h ey a re a l s o c o m m o n ly u s e d fo r o r n a m e n t a l p u r p o s e s o n l aw n s , f i e l d s , a n d g a rd e n s . N o t o n ly d o t h e s e p ro d u c t s p o s e a g re a t r i s k to b e e s b u t t h ey a l s o c a n le a c h i n to s o i l a n d g ro u n d w a te r a n d c o n t a m i n a te s u r ro u n d i n g a re a s a n d w a te r b o d i e s . A s a s t u d e n t o f yo u r u n i ve r s i t y, yo u h ave a r i g h t to k n ow w h a t c h e m i c a l s yo u m ay o r m ay n o t b e ex p o s e d to . I n o rd e r to f i n d o u t w h a t yo u r campus is using: • F i n d o u t i f yo u r u n i ve r s i t y h a s a c u r re n t I n te g r a te d P e s t M a n a g e m e n t ( I P M ), tox i c re d u c t i o n p o l i c y, g re e n p u rc h a s i n g a n d / o r a g ro u n d s m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y a n d w h o a d m i n i s te r s i t - - a c e r t a i n d e p a r t m e n t , a c o n t r a c to r, o r a n o t h e r e n t i t y. Ȉ Ȉ W h o m a ke s t h e p u rc h a s i n g d e c i s i o n s? D o e s t h e p rov i d e r h ave a h i s to r y o f g i v i n g a p re fe re n c e to c e r t a i n p ro d u c t s? W h o i s i nvo lve d w i t h t h e d e c i s i o n s? Ȉ Ȉ F i n d o u t i f t h e s c h o o l h a s i t s ow n g ro u n d s m a n a g e m e n t d e p a r t m e n t o r h a s s e r v i c e c o n t r a c t s w i t h o t h e r l a n d s c a p i n g a n d g ro u n d s m a n a g e m e n t s e r v i c e s . • A s k fo r a l i s t o f a ny p ro d u c t s u s e d o n c a m p u s , c o p i e s o f c u r re n t c o n t r a c t s fo r a l l re lev a n t p ro d u c t s , a n d a l i s t o f w h a t p ro b le m t h e s e p ro d u c t s a re u s e d to a d d re s s Ȉ Ȉ M a ke s u re t h a t t h e l i s t i s ye a r ro u n d a s t h e p ro d u c t l i s t m ay c h a n g e d e p e n d i n g o n t h e s e a s o n . Ȉ Ȉ I t i s i m p o r t a n t to f i n d o u t w h a t t h e t a rg e te d p e s t i s s o t h a t a l te r n a t i ve s c a n b e p ro p e r ly assessed • Le a r n a s m u c h a s yo u c a n a b o u t yo u r s c h o o l a n d i t s g ro u n d s m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s . 2 . A S S E S T H E I S S U E A N D E VA LUAT E T H E P R O G R A M • Lo o k a t a l l p e s t i c i d e s i n u s e o n yo u r c a m p u s . I s yo u r u n i ve r s i t y u s i n g h i g h ly tox i c p e s t i c i d e s s u c h a s n e o n i c o t i n o i d s , py re t h ro i d s , g ly p h o s a te, o r 2, 4 - D? A l l o f t h e s e p e s t i c i d e s a re h a r m f u l to p o l l i n a to r s , p e o p le, a n d t h e e nv i ro n m e n t . I t ’s i m p o r t a n t yo u a s s e s s w h a t c h e m i c a l s a re c u r re n t ly b e i n g u s e d by yo u r u n i ve r s i t y. • C o m p a re t h e l i s t o f p ro d u c t s g i ve n to yo u by t h e g ro u n d s c rew to t h i s l i s t o f b e e -tox i c p r o d u c t s t o avo i d . Yo u c a n a l s o c h e c k t h e l a b e l o f t h e p ro d u c t u s e d (a l l l a b e l s a re av a i l a b le o n l i n e) a n d c h e c k t h e a c t i ve i n g re d i e n t s . I f i m i d a c lo p r i d , c lo t h i a n i d i n , t h i a m e t h ox a m , a c e t a m i p r i d , d i n o te f u r a n , o r t h i a c lo p r i d a re l i s te d a s a n a c t i ve i n g re d i e n t , i t ’s a n e o n i c o t i n o i d a n d s h o u l d b e p h a s e d o u t !

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3 . C O N S I D E R B E S T A LT E R N AT I V E S • Le a r n a b o u t t h e h a z a rd s o f p e s t i c i d e ex p o s u re a n d t h e b e n e f i t s o f d r a s t i c a l ly re d u c i n g o r e l i m i n a t i n g p e s t i c i d e u s e a n d i n c o r p o r a t i n g o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s fo r p e s t c o n t ro l . C h e c k o u t t h e re s o u rc e s g u i d e i n t h i s to o l k i t to g e t s t a r te d . • U s i n g t h i s i n fo r m a t i o n a s a fo u n d a t i o n , i d e n t i f y w h a t t h e b e s t o p t i o n i s fo r yo u r s c h o o l a n d s te p s yo u r u n i ve r s i t y s h o u ld t a ke fo r a n e f fe c t i ve p o l i c y a n d p ro g r a m . T h e f i r s t m i le s to n e to b e c o m i n g a p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly c a m p u s i s to g e t r i d o f c e r t a i n h i g h r i s k p o l l i n a to r-tox i c p e s t i c i d e s s u c h a s n e o n i c o t i n o i d s by a m e n d i n g yo u r c u r re n t I P M , tox i c re d u c t i o n , g re e n p u rc h a s i n g , o r c a m p u s g ro u n d s m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y o r a d o p t i n g a s p e c i f i c p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t . B e s u re t h e c o m m i t m e n t i n c l u d e s t h a t c o m m e rc i a l p e s t s e r v i c e p rov i d e r s o r u n i ve r s i t y wo r ke r s p rov i d e l a n d s c a p e s e r v i c e s t h a t e n c o u r a g e p o l l i n a to r p o p u l a t i o n s a n d s u p p o r t p o l l i n a to r s e r v i c e s . T h i s i n c l u d e s a g u a r a n te e t h a t a l l h a b i t a t s p a c e i s b u i l t u s i n g o n ly n a t i ve, d ro u g h t to le r a n t , p o l l i n a to rf r i e n d ly p l a n t s t h a t a re f re e o f b e e -tox i c p e s t i c i d e s . • Yo u c a n a l s o wo r k w i t h yo u r u n i ve r s i t y tow a rd g o i n g c o m p le te ly o rg a n i c . • Lo o k t h ro u g h t h e re s o u rc e s s e c t i o n o f t h i s to o l k i t to c o n s i d e r b e s t a l te r n a t i ve s . M a ke s u re t h a t t h e u n i ve r s i t y i s re p l a c i n g c h e m i c a l s t h ey a re p h a s i n g o u t w i t h t h e le a s t tox i c a l te r n a t i ve s t h a t a re g o o d fo r p o l l i n a to r s , p e o p le, a n d t h e e nv i ro n m e n t . 4 . S E T U P A M E E T I N G w i t h t h e h e a d o f t h e g ro u n d s o r m a i n te n a n c e c rew o r w h o eve r i s re s p o n s i b le fo r t h e u p ke e p o f t h e u n i ve r s i t y l a n d s c a p e . • P re s e n t yo u r p ro p o s a l a b o u t w h a t p e s t i c i d e s yo u’ d l i ke t h e c a m p u s to e l i m i n a te, w h a t p o l i c y yo u’ d l i ke t h e m to a d o p t , a n d w h a t a l te r n a t i ve s yo u’ d l i ke t h e m to u s e . B e p re p a re d to d i s c u s s w i t h u n i ve r s i t y g ro u n d s d e p a r t m e n t w h a t t h e b e s t o p t i o n i s fo r yo u r u n i ve r s i t y. 5 . O R G A N I Z E YO U R C A M P U S • S o m e t i m e s h av i n g t h e i d e a to g re e n yo u r c a m p u s i s n o t e n o u g h to w i n , b u t h av i n g s t u d e n t p owe r w i l l b e ! I t ’s i m p o r t a n t t h a t yo u s t a r t b u i l d i n g a l a rg e a n d b ro a d c o a l i t i o n o f s t u d e n t g ro u p s a n d m e m b e r s o f yo u r c o m m u n i t y to p u s h yo u r c a m p u s to a d o p t a p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly, s u s t a i n a b le, a n d e nv i ro n m e n t a l ly s o u n d g a rd e n a n d g ro u n d s m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y. 6 . G E T S TA R T E D • C o n t a c t o t h e r s t u d e n t g ro u p s w h o c a re a b o u t p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n o r a re a f fe c te d by yo u r u n i ve r s i t y ’s p e s t i c i d e u s e a n d b e g i n fo r m i n g a c o a l i t i o n o f t h e s e a l l i e d g ro u p s . C o n t a c t a p p ro p r i a te s c h o o l o f f i c i a l( s) a n d a s k fo r a n e n d o r s e m e n t .

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• Wr i te a le t te r to yo u r s c h o o l d e c i s i o n m a ke r re q u e s t i n g t h e s c h o o l a d o p t a p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t , I P M , o r o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y a n d re q u e s t a m e e t i n g to d i s c u s s t h e i s s u e f u r t h e r. P rov i d e ex a m p le s o f o t h e r u n i ve r s i t i e s a n d ex p l a i n w hy i t m a ke s s e n s e fo r t h e h e a l t h o f t h e c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y, p o l l i n a to r s , a n d t h e e nv i ro n m e n t . A s k a l l o f yo u r a l l i e s a n d e n d o r s e r s to s i g n t h e le t te r. ( s a m p le le t te r) • O rg a n i ze a le t te r d e l i ve r y w i t h a l l o f t h e s i g n e r s o f t h e le t te r to t h e d e c i s i o n m a ke r a t yo u r u n i ve r s i t y. Tr y to h ave a b r i e f c o nve r s a t i o n w i t h t h e d e c i s i o n m a ke r a n d t r y to s e t- u p a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e d e c i s i o n m a ke r a n d a l l o f yo u r a l l i e s . 7. M A K E YO U R C A S E • A f te r m e e t i n g w i t h yo u r l a n d s c a p i n g d e p a r t m e n t , yo u’ l l m o s t l i ke ly n e e d to g e t t h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d yo u r u n i ve r s i t y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n to a g re e to s u p p o r t a n d a d o p t t h e p o l i c y. O n c e t h e s e d e p a r t m e n t s a g re e to m e e t w i t h yo u , b r i n g a t le a s t t wo to fo u r p e o p le f ro m t h e u n i ve r s i t y a n d yo u r a l l i e d o rg a n i z a t i o n s , d e p a r t m e n t h e a d s , p ro fe s s o r s , o r o t h e r s w h o h ave i n f l u e n c e o n t h e d e c i s i o n m a ke r. P re s e n t a d r a f t o f yo u r p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t , I P M , o r o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y a n d t a l k a b o u t h ow yo u wo u l d l i ke to s e e i t i m p le m e n te d . L i s te n to a ny q u e s t i o n s o r c o n c e r n s a n d wo r k to d eve l o p a m u t u a l ly a c c e p t a b le p o l i c y. T h e m o re c o m m u n i t y s u p p o r t yo u h ave, t h e e a s i e r i t w i l l b e to re a c h yo u r g o a l s . 8 . C O N T I N U E TO O R G A N I Z E A N D M O B I L I Z E I f a f te r t h e f i r s t m e e t i n g yo u r u n i ve r s i t y h a s a g re e d to a d o p t a p o l i c y, t h e n yo u a re o n t h e ro a d to v i c to r y ! C h a n c e s a re yo u m ay n e e d to g a t h e r m o re s u p p o r t a n d s p re a d t h e wo rd a s m u c h a s yo u c a n . H e re a re s o m e w ay s to c o n t i n u e o rg a n i z i n g o n yo u r c a m p u s . B e g i n w i t h t h e f i r s t b u l le t a n d s l ow ly wo r k yo u r w ay d ow n t h e l i s t u n t i l yo u g e t yo u r d e s i re d o u tc o m e .

• S t a r t a c a m p u s p e t i t i o n u rg i n g t h e s c h o o l to a d o p t a p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t , I P M o r o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y. A f te r yo u re a c h a l a rg e n u m b e r o f s i g n a t u re s f ro m m a ny o f t h e s t u d e n t s o n yo u r c a m p u s , o rg a n i ze a p e t i t i o n d e l i ve r y to t h e c a m p u s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . H ave m a ny o f yo u r a l l i e d g ro u p s a t te n d a n d a s k yo u r c a m p u s n ew s p a p e r to c ove r t h e s to r y. • Wr i te le t te r s to t h e e d i to r o f yo u r s c h o o l p a p e r a n d t r y to s p e a k o n yo u r s c h o o l r a d i o s h ow s a b o u t w hy i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h e s c h o o l a d o p t t h e p o l i c y. • H o ld a p re s s c o n fe re n c e w i t h re p re s e n t a t i ve s f ro m yo u r a l l i e d o rg a n i z a t i o n s , p ro fe s s o r s , a n d c a m p u s s t a f f t h a t s u p p o r t t h e p o l i c y. H ave e a c h re p re s e n t a t i ve s p e a k a b o u t t h e n e e d fo r t h e s c h o o l to a d o p t t h e p o l i c y a n d g e t yo u r l o c a l c a m p u s p a p e r a n d t h e l o c a l c o m m u n i t y n ew s o u t le t s to c ove r t h e eve n t . • O rg a n i ze a f i l m s c re e n i n g , c o n c e r t , o r o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l eve n t to e d u c a te yo u r c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y a b o u t w hy t h e s c h o o l n e e d s to a d o p t t h e p o l i c y a n d e n c o u r a g e t h e m to j o i n yo u r c a m p a i g n .

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• H o ld p re s e n t a t i o n s o r wo r k s h o p s to c l a s s e s , o rg a n i z a t i o n s , o r o t h e r g ro u p s i n yo u r c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y a b o u t t h e i s s u e a n d w hy t h e s c h o o l n e e d s to a d o p t t h e p o l i c y. At t h e e n d , m a ke s u re yo u a s k t h e m to j o i n t h e c a m p a i g n . • H o ld a h e a r i n g to p re s e n t te s t i m o ny a n d p a c k t h e ro o m s o t h e u n i ve r s i t y s e e s t h e re i s b ro a d s u p p o r t fo r t h i s p o l i c y. • H o ld a r a l ly o r d e m o n s t r a t i o n i n f ro n t o f t h e d e c i s i o n m a ke r ’s o f f i c e . 9 . SIGN THE POLICY O n c e a l te r n a t i ve s a re d i s c u s s e d a n d a g re e d to, a t i m e l i n e i s s e t fo r i m p le m e n t a t i o n , a n d yo u r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a g re e s to o f f i c i a l ly a d o p t a p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t , I P M o r o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y, g e t i t s i g n e d !

10 . C E L E B R AT E O n c e yo u w i n yo u r c a m p a i g n , b e s u re to c e le b r a te yo u r v i c to r y. M a ke s u re eve r yo n e t h a t w a s i nvo lve d a l o n g t h e w ay fe e l s a p p re c i a te d a n d i s re c o g n i ze d .

11 . IMPLEMENT A l t h o u g h yo u r u n i ve r s i t y i s re s p o n s i b le fo r i m p le m e n t i n g t h e n ew p o l i c y, yo u w i l l n e e d to s t ay e n g a g e d a n d m a ke s u re t h e p o l i c y i s b e i n g i m p le m e n te d p ro p e r ly.

• M o n i to r c o n t r a c t s , re s e a rc h a ny p o s s i b le v i o l a t i o n s , a n d m a ke s u re yo u r u n i ve r s i t y i s h o l d i n g c o n t r a c to r s a c c o u n t a b le to t h e p o l i c y. • C o n s i d e r c re a t i n g a c o m m i t te e to ove r s e e t h e p o l i c y. T h e c o m m i t te e c o u l d b e m a d e u p o f s t u d e n t s , s t u d e n t g ro u p s , f a c u l t y m e m b e r s , s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a to r s , f a c i l i t y a n d l a n d s c a p e s t a f f, a n d a ny c o m p a ny c o n t r a c te d by t h e s c h o o l . T h e c o m m i t te e c o u l d h e l p w i t h t h e i m p le m e n t a t i o n a n d d eve lo p m e n t o f t h e p o l i c y to e n s u re eve r y t h i n g i s r u n n i n g s m o o t h ly.

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1 . D O C U M E N TA R I E S T h e fo l low i n g d o c u m e n t a r i e s a re a l l te r r i f i c w ay s to s t a r t t h e c o nve r s a t i o n a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p o l l i n a to r s o n yo u r c a m p u s . A f te r t h e f i l m yo u c a n h o l d a p u b l i c d i s c u s s i o n . I f yo u w a n t to m a ke t h e eve n t eve n m o re m e m o r a b le, t r y c o n t a c t i n g yo u r l o c a l b e e ke e p e r ’s a s s o c i a t i o n fo r a p o s s i b le demonstration. * P le a s e v i s i t t h e we b s i te fo r e a c h f i l m to le a r n m o re a b o u t h o s t i n g a s c re e n i n g a n d r i g h t s to t h e f i l m . D O C U M E N TA R I E S A B O U T B E E S • Va n i s h i n g o f T h e B e e s  • Queen of the Sun • M o r e T h a n H o n ey • B o n u s Fo o t a g e A b o u t P e s t i c i d e s • Nicotine Bees D O C U M E N TA R I E S A B O U T P E S T I C I D E U S E • Silent Spring • Fo o d B ew a r e • Bananas! • T h e Wo r l d A c c o r d i n g t o M o n s a n t o • Fo o l i n g w i t h N a t u r e • H e a lt h H a z a r d s o f P e s t i c i d e s • U n a c c e p t a b l e L eve l s • The Human Experiment I f yo u d o n’ t h ave t i m e f o r a s c r e e n i n g , b u t w a n t t o d i s c u s s t h e i s s u e s f u r t h e r w i t h a c l u b o r i n o n e o f yo u r c l a s s e s , b e l ow a r e a d d i t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s yo u m ay f i n d u s e f u l • N e o n i c o t i n o i d s : T h e N ew D DT ? • Fu l l E p i s o d e : F l i g h t o f t h e B e e s ( E n c o r e) • E a r t h Fo c u s E p i s o d e 4 4 - K i l l i n g B e e s : A r e G ove r n m e n t a n d I n d u s t r y R e s p o n s i b l e? • A b e e ke e p e r a n d a n i n d u s t r y u n d e r t h r e a t • Dan Rather Reports - Buzzkill

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2 . P O L L I N ATO R P L A N T I N G DAY O n e w ay to g e t p e o p le i nvo lve d i n t r a n s fo r m i n g yo u r u n i ve r s i t y i n to a b e e -f r i e n d ly h a b i t a t i s to h o s t a p o l l i n a to r p l a n t i n g d ay. Ta l k to g ro u n d s c rew m e m b e r s to f i n d o u t i f t h e re i s a p l a c e o n c a m p u s t h a t c a n b e d e s i g n a te d a s a p o l l i n a to r g a rd e n . O rg a n i ze a d ay w h e re s t u d e n t s c a n c o m e a n d p l a n t n a t i ve, d ro u g h t to le r a n t , p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly p l a n t s , w h i le le a r n i n g m o re a b o u t t h e p ro b le m s f a c i n g p o l l i n a to r s . At t h e eve n t , fe e l f re e to h a n d o u t c o p i e s o f a ny o f o u r re p o r t s a n d /o r f a c t s h e e t s to e d u c a te t h e student body about this impor tant issue. H e re a re g u i d e s to p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly p l a n t s a n d p ro d u c t s to g e t yo u s t a r te d . • P o l l i n a t o r- Fr i e n d ly S e e d s a n d N u r s e r y D i r e c t o r y • P o l l i n a t o r Fr i e n d ly P l a n t s To C h o o s e • C o m p a n i e s t h a t G r ow a n d D i s t r i b u t e O r g a n i c S e e d s a n d P l a n t s • L i s t o f w h o l e s a l e n u r s e r i e s a n d r e t a i l e r s t h a t h ave c o m m i t t e d t o n o t u s e o r s e l l n e o n i c o t i n o i d s • B e e - Fr i e n d ly P l a n t L i s t s • L a n d s c a p e s f o r P o l l i n a t o r s • B e e P r o t e c t i ve H a b i t a t G u i d e

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i n c re a s i n g . T h e s e c h e m i c a l s a re tox i c fo r p e o p le, a n i m a l s , a n d t h e e nv i ro n m e n t . T h e b e s t w ay we c a n re d u c e p e s t s a n d b a l a n c e o u r e c o s y s te m i s to g re e n t h e l a n d m a n a g e m e n t s y s te m s o n o u r c a m p u s e s a n d t r a n s i t i o n to s u s t a i n a b le i n te g r a te d p e s t m a n a g e m e n t o r o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s .

W H AT I S I N T E G R AT E D P E S T M A N AG E M E N T ? I n te g r a te d P e s t M a n a g e m e n t ( I P M ) i s a p ro g r a m o f p reve n t i o n , m o n i to r i n g , a n d c o n t ro l w h i c h o f fe r s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to e l i m i n a te o r d r a s t i c a l ly re d u c e t h e u s e o f p e s t i c i d e s , a n d to m i n i m i ze t h e tox i c i t y o f a n d ex p o s u re to a ny p ro d u c t s w h i c h a re u s e d . I P M d o e s t h i s by u t i l i z i n g a v a r i e t y o f m e t h o d s a n d te c h n i q u e s , i n c l u d i n g c u l t u r a l , b i o lo g i c a l , a n d s t r u c t u r a l s t r a te g i e s to c o n t ro l a m u l t i t u d e o f p e s t p ro b le m s .  I P M i s a te r m t h a t i s u s e d l o o s e ly w i t h m a ny d i f fe re n t d e f i n i t i o n s a n d m e t h o d s o f i m p le m e n t a t i o n . I P M c a n m e a n v i r t u a l ly a ny t h i n g t h e p r a c t i t i o n e r w a n t s i t to m e a n . B ew a re o f c h e m i c a l d e p e n d e n t p ro g r a m s m a s q u e r a d i n g a s I P M . Fo r m o re i n fo r m a t i o n a b o u t I P M , re a d B eyo n d P e s t i c i d e s factsheet.

W H Y I S O R G A N I C M A N AG E M E N T B E T T E R? O rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t o f yo u r c a m p u s g a rd e n s a n d g ro u n d s i s t h e b e s t w ay to m a n a g e l a n d a n d e l i m i n a te ex p o s u re to p e s t i c i d e s . T h i s m a n a g e m e n t te c h n i q u e i s s a fe r fo r h u m a n s a n d w i l d l i fe l i ke b e e s , b u t te r f l i e s , b i rd s , wo r m s , a n d s o i l m i c ro b e s . T h ro u g h t h i s te c h n i q u e we a re a b le to i m p rove t h e q u a l i t y o f s o i l , m a k i n g i t b e t te r e q u i p p e d to re t a i n n u t r i e n t s a n d w a te r, re d u c e e ro s i o n , a n d a b s o r b a i r p o l l u t i o n l i ke d u s t a n d s o o t . W i t h t h i s m a n a g e m e n t te c h n i q u e, g r a s s i s eve n b e t te r a t c o nve r t i n g c a r b o n d i ox i d e to ox yg e n , w h i c h c re a te s c le a n a i r fo r t h e p l a n e t . T h e u s e o f c h e m i c a l fe r t i l i ze r s a n d tox i c p e s t i c i d e s o n l a n d s c a p e s m ay i n i t i a l ly m a ke t h e m l o o k h e a l t hy a n d g re e n , b u t i n re a l i t y t h i s c h e m i c a l- i n te n s i ve p a t h re q u i re s m o re a n d m o re tox i c c h e m i c a l s ove r t i m e . I n s te a d , o rg a n i c m a n a g e m e n t te c h n i q u e s e l i m i n a te t h e s e tox i c c h e m i c a l s a n d t h e d a m a g e to a n i m a l s , h u m a n s , a n d t h e e nv i ro n m e n t .

H OW I S W I L D L I F E I M PAC T E D? T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p e s t i c i d e s i s to k i l l p e s t s a n d u nw a n te d i n s e c t s . O n c e t h ey a re i n o u r e nv i ro n m e n t , t h ey n o t o n ly k i l l u nw a n te d p e s t s , b u t c o n t i n u e to h a r m p e t s , a n d w i l d l i fe — eve n t h re a te n e d a n d e n d a n g e re d s p e c i e s .

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W H AT A B O U T WAT E R? S t u d i e s s h ow t h a t p e s t i c i d e s u s e d o n c a m p u s g a rd e n s a n d g ro u n d s a re m ov i n g i n to o u r d r i n k i n g w a te r a n d p o l l u t i n g o u r s t re a m s f ro m tox i c r u n o f f a n d d r i f t . T h e re a re 3 0 l aw n p e s t i c i d e s t h a t a re c o m m o n ly u s e d , a n d o f t h e s e 3 0, 1 9 a re d e te c te d i n g ro u n d w a te r, 20 h ave t h e a b i l i t y to le a c h i n to d r i n k i n g w a te r s o u rc e s , a l l 3 0 a re tox i c to f i s h a n d o t h e r a q u a t i c o rg a n i s m s v i t a l to o u r e c o s y s te m , 2 9 a re tox i c to b e e s , a n d 2 2 a re tox i c to b i rd s .

W H AT A R E T H E H E A LT H R I S K S? A g row i n g b o d y o f s c i e n c e d e m o n s t r a te s t h a t t h e s e c h e m i c a l s a re l i n ke d to a d ve r s e h e a l t h e f fe c t s a n d w h e n c o m b i n e d , t h e i r tox i c i t y c a n i n c re a s e by a s m u c h a s 1 ,0 0 0 t i m e s . B e c a u s e n e a r ly 1 ,0 0 0 a c t i ve p e s t i c i d e i n g re d i e n t s a re re g i s te re d fo r u s e, te s t i n g fo r t h e s e s y n e rg i s t i c e f fe c t s i s n e a r ly i m p o s s i b le . H oweve r, t h e N a t i o n a l A c a d e my o f S c i e n c e s s h ow s t h a t o n e o u t o f s eve n p e o p le a re n e g a t i ve ly i m p a c te d by l aw n p e s t i c i d e ex p o s u re b e c a u s e i t i s l i n ke d to a s t h m a , a l le rg i e s , c a n c e r, k i d n ey d a m a g e, b i r t h d e fe c t s , a n d o t h e r lo n g -te r m d i s e a s e s . C h i l d re n a re e s p e c i a l ly a t r i s k a n d c o n s i d e re d a “ f ro n t l i n e c o m m u n i t y ” to ex p o s u re b e c a u s e t h e i r b r a i n s a n d b o d i e s a re d eve l o p i n g a n d v u l n e r a b le to ex p o s u re a n d e f fe c t s .

H OW A R E YO U E X P O S E D O N C A M P U S? A s a u n i ve r s i t y s t u d e n t , yo u’re ex p o s e d to p e s t i c i d e s eve r yd ay v i a yo u r c a m p u s l aw n s , g a rd e n s , s p o r t s f i e ld s , a n d p a r k s . P e s t i c i d e s c a n d r i f t a n d s e t t le o n d e s k s , b o o k s , c o u n te r s , a n d w a l l s . P e s t i c i d e s p e r s i s t i n d u s t a n d a i r, a n d w h e n t h ey a re i n t h e c a m p u s e nv i ro n m e n t , eve r yo n e i s s u s c e p t i b le to b re a t h i n g c o n t a m i n a te d a i r a n d to u c h i n g c o n t a m i n a te d s u r f a c e s . P e s t i c i d e s c a n c o n c e n t r a te i n d o o r s to leve l s te n t i m e s h i g h e r t h a n p re - a p p l i c a t i o n leve l s ! O f t h e 3 0 c o m m o n ly u s e d l aw n p e s t i c i d e s , 1 6 a re l i n ke d w i t h c a n c e r, 1 2 a re l i n ke d w i t h b i r t h d e fe c t s , 2 1 w i t h re p ro d u c t i ve e f fe c t s , 2 5 w i t h l i ve r o r k i d n ey d a m a g e, 1 4 w i t h n e u ro tox i c i t y, a n d 17 w i t h d i s r u p t i o n o f t h e e n d o c r i n e ( h o r m o n a l ) s y s te m . T h e m o s t p o p u l a r a n d w i d e ly u s e d c h e m i c a l , 2, 4 - D, k i l l s we e d s , b u t i s a l s o l i n ke d to h u m a n h e a l t h i m p a c t s l i ke re p ro d u c t i ve h a r m , t hy ro i d p ro b le m s , a n d n o n - H o d g k i n’s ly m p h o m a . I f yo u r c a m p u s i s i n a r u r a l a re a , p e s t i c i d e s a re p ro b a b ly d r i f t i n g i n to yo u r c a m p u s f ro m a g r i c u l t u r a l f i e l d s . I f yo u r c a m p u s h a s a ny t u r f, yo u a re a l s o b e i n g ex p o s e d to p e s t i c i d e s t h e re . Sy n t h e t i c g r a s s f i e l d s a re m a d e o f m a te r i a l s i n c l u d i n g ny l o n a n d p o lye t hy le n e, w h i c h c a n le a d to ex p o s u re o f m a ny tox i n s

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D O OT H E R P L AC E S I N T H E C O U N T RY U S E I P M O R O R G A N I C M A N AG E M E N T P R AC T I C E S? T h e re a re m a ny c i t i e s , s t a te s a n d u n i ve r s i t i e s i n t h e U. S . t h a t a re u s i n g t h e p re c a u t i o n a r y p r i n c i p le to c u t d ow n o n t h e u s e o f tox i c p e s t i c i d e s o n t h e g a rd e n s , p a r k s a n d g ro u n d s i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s to m a ke t h e m h e a l t hy a n d s a fe . C u r re n t ly, t h e re a re 17 s t a te l aw s t h a t re c o m m e n d o r re q u i re s c h o o l s to a d o p t a n I P M p ro g r a m . I n a d d i t i o n , 3 1 5 s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s a n d f i ve i n d i v i d u a l s c h o o l s h ave vo l u n t a r i ly a d o p te d a n I P M p o l i c y w h e re n o l aw m a n d a te s o n e . R e c e n t ly, s c h o o l s s u c h a s E m o r y U n i ve r s i t y a n d Ve r m o n t L aw S c h o o l a d o p te d p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t s to b a n b e e - k i l l i n g p e s t i c i d e s f ro m t h e i r g a rd e n s a n d g ro u n d s . R e a d a b o u t E m o r y U n i ve r s i t y a n d Ve r m o n t L aw S c h o o l ’s s h i f t a n d v i ew t h e i r p o l i c i e s i n t h e C a s e S t u d y s e c t i o n o f t h i s to o l k i t .

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Em o r y U n i ve r s i t y re a l i ze d t h a t by leve r a g i n g t h e i r i n s t i t u t i o n a l p u rc h a s i n g p owe r, t h ey c o u ld t r a n s fo r m t h e u n i ve r s i t y i n to a s a fe h ave n fo r b e e s a n d o t h e r p o l l i n a to r s by p rov i d i n g s u i t a b le h a b i t a t a n d avo i d i n g t h e u s e o f b e e - h a r m i n g p e s t i c i d e s a n d p l a n t s p re -t re a te d w i t h t h e s e pesticides. Em o r y i s o n e o f t h e f i r s t u n i ve r s i t y ’s i n t h e c o u n t r y to a d o p t a l a n d m a r k p o l i c y to h e l p re s to re t h e g l o b a l e c o s y s te m , fo s te r h e a l t hy l i v i n g , a n d re d u c e t h e u n i ve r s i t y ’s i m p a c t o n t h e l o c a l e nv i ro n m e n t . C o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e p l i g h t o f b e e s a n d o t h e r p o l l i n a to r s , e s s e n t i a l fo r t wo -t h i rd s o f t h e fo o d c ro p s we e a t eve r y d ay, E m o r y U n i ve r s i t y d eve l o p e d a c o m p re h e n s i ve p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c a m p a i g n i n c l u d i n g a b a n o n a c l a s s o f p e s t i c i d e s c a l le d n e o n i c o t i n o i d s o n i t s c a m p u s g ro u n d s . I m p l i c a te d a s a key f a c to r i n g l o b a l b e e d i e - o f f s by a g row i n g b o d y o f s c i e n c e, n e o n i c o t i n o i d s a re s y s te m i c , lo n g - l i ve d , h i g h ly tox i c , a n d w i d e ly u s e d . T h e s e p e s t i c i d e s c a n k i l l b e e s o u t r i g h t o r i m p a c t t h e i r a b i l i t y to f i g h t o f f d i s e a s e s a n d p e r fo r m t h e i r d u t i e s . E m o r y U n i ve r s i t y re a l i ze d t h a t by leve r a g i n g t h e i r i n s t i t u t i o n a l p u rc h a s i n g p owe r, t h ey c o u l d t r a n s fo r m t h e u n i ve r s i t y i n to a s a fe h ave n fo r b e e s a n d o t h e r p o l l i n a to r s by p rov i d i n g s u i t a b le h a b i t a t a n d avo i d i n g t h e u s e o f b e e - h a r m i n g p e s t i c i d e s a n d p l a n t s p re -t re a te d w i t h t h e s e p e s t i c i d e s . I n A u g u s t 20 1 4 , Em o r y U n i ve r s i t y a d o p te d a p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t to e n s u re n e o n i c o t i n o i d s wo u ld n o t b e u s e d o n u n i ve r s i t y g ro u n d s a n d a ny p l a n t s p re -t re a te d w i t h t h e s e p e s t i c i d e s wo u l d n o t b e p l a n te d . I n a d d i t i o n , E m o r y c o m m i t te d to p l a n t p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly h a b i t a t s o n c a m p u s a n d c o n d u c t c a m p u s o u t re a c h a n d e d u c a t i o n . B y a d o p t i n g t h i s c o m m i t m e n t , E m o r y U n i ve r s i t y b e c a m e t h e f i r s t u n i ve r s i t y i n t h e c o u n t r y to a d o p t t h i s t y p e o f l a n d m a r k p o l i c y to h e l p re s to re t h e g l o b a l e c o s y s te m , fo s te r h e a l t hy l i v i n g , a n d re d u c e t h e u n i ve r s i t y ’s i m p a c t o n t h e l o c a l e nv i ro n m e n t .

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1 . A S S E S S E D C U R R E N T P R AC T I C E S T h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y wo r ke d c lo s e ly w i t h t h e G ro u n d s D e p a r t m e n t to c o n d u c t a rev i ew o f p e s t i c i d e s u s e d o n c a m p u s g ro u n d s to reve a l w h a t n e o n i c o t i n o i d p ro d u c t s we re c u r re n t ly b e i n g u s e d a n d fo u n d t h a t n o n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s we re b e i n g w i d e ly d i s p e r s e d , b u t t wo n e o n i c o t i n o i d s we re b e i n g u s e d i n l i m i te d a p p l i c a t i o n s .

2 . D E N T I F I E D S A F E A LT E R N AT I V E S T h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d G ro u n d s i d e n t i f i e d s a fe a l te r n a t i ve s to e n s u re t h e u n i ve r s i t y d i d n’ t u s e m o re h a r m f u l o r re g re t t a b le s u b s t i t u t i o n s i n p l a c e o f n e o n i c o t i n o i d s . E m o r y u s e d t h e P e s t i c i d e R e s e a rc h I n s t i t u te o n l i n e p e s t i c i d e p ro d u c t a s s e s s m e n t to o l , P e s t S m a r tT M to a s s i s t t h e p ro c e s s .

3 . D E V E LO P E D C A M P U S L A N D S C A P I N G S TA N DA R D S To e n s u re t h a t a l l l a n d s c a p i n g d o e s n o t i n c l u d e p l a n t s p re -t re a te d w i t h n e o n i c o t i n o i d s , t h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y wo r ke d w i t h G ro u n d s a n d P l a n n i n g , D e s i g n , a n d C o n s t r u c t i o n to e n s u re t h a t o n ly p l a n t s t h a t h ave n o t b e e n p re -t re a te d w i t h n e o n i c o t i n o i d s w i l l b e p u rc h a s e d fo r u s e o n E m o r y ’s c a m p u s , to t h e ex te n t fe a s i b le . C a m p u s S e r v i c e s c o n t a c te d E m o r y ’s p l a n t n u r s e r y s u p p l i e r to e n s u re t h a t t h ey wo u ld n o t p re -t re a t p l a n t s w i t h n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s . T h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y wo r ke d w i t h t h e O f f i c e o f P ro c u re m e n t to a d d re q u i re m e n t s a b o u t t h e p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t i n a l l g ro u n d s- re l a te d contracts.

4 . W R OT E C O M M I T M E N T T h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y w ro te a p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t b a s e d o n fe e d b a c k f ro m G ro u n d s , P ro c u re m e n t , a n d P l a n n i n g , D e s i g n , a n d C o n s t r u c t i o n .

5 . G OT A P P R OVA L T h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y p re s e n te d a p ro p o s a l to s e n i o r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o n t h e s te p s E m o r y c o u ld t a ke to b e a s a fe h ave n fo r b e e s a n d o t h e r p o l l i n a to r s . T h e U n i ve r s i t y a p p rove d t h e c o m m i t m e n t !

6 . C O M M U N I C AT E D T H E E F FO R T S T h e s t u d e n t n ew s p a p e r a n d c a m p u s n ew s c e n te r r a n a s to r y a b o u t t h e m ove to i n fo r m t h e u n i ve r s i t y c o m m u n i t y a b o u t t h e s te p s E m o r y to o k to p ro te c t p o l l i n a to r s . T h e O f f i c e o f S u s t a i n a b i l i t y h e l p e d to s p re a d t h e wo rd v i a s o c i a l m e d i a a n d a n E m o r y p ro fe s s o r w ro te a n o p - e d i n t h e At l a n t a J o u r n a l C o n s t i t u t i o n n ew s p a p e r a b o u t E m o r y ’s c o m m i t m e n t

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C O N T R AC T L A N G UAG E C o n t r a c to r u n d e r s t a n d s a n d a g re e s t h a t i t i s n o t p e r m i t te d to u t i l i ze n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s fo r o u td o o r u s e w h e n f u l f i l l i n g t h e d e l i ve r y re q u i re m e n t s o f a ny n u m b e re d P O o r w h e n p e r fo r m i n g s e r v i c e s fo r E m o r y U n i ve r s i t y. C o n t r a c to r f u r t h e r u n d e r s t a n d s a n d a g re e s t h a t a l l p l a n t s p re -t re a te d w i t h n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s a re p ro h i b i te d a n d a re n o t to b e d e l i ve re d u n d e r t h i s P O o r A g re e m e n t . A ny P ro d u c t s c o n t a i n i n g o r t re a te d w i t h n e o n i c o t i n o i d p e s t i c i d e s fo r o u td o o r u s e d e l i ve re d b eyo n d t h e d a te s h ow n o n t h i s P O o r A g re e m e n t w i l l , u p o n re c e i p t o f w r i t te n n o t i c e f ro m t h e b u ye r, b e re m ove d by C o n t r a c to r (a t i t s ex p e n s e) a n d a re f u n d o r c re d i t i s s u e d (a t t h e o p t i o n o f t h e b u ye r) fo r t h e a m o u n t o f a ny n e o n i c o t i n o i d p ro d u c t p u rc h a s e d , d e l i ve re d , a n d s u b s e q u e n t ly re m ove d .

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I n Au g u s t 2 0 1 4 Ve r m o n t L aw S c h o o l b e c a m e o n e o f t h e f i r s t h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n c a m p u s e s i n t h e c o u n t r y to re c e i ve n e o n i c o t i n o i d -f re e d e s i g n a t i o n . Ve r m o n t L aw S c h o o l ( V L S ) re c e i ve d t h e re c o g n i t i o n f ro m t h e  B EE P ro te c t i ve C a m p a i g n   le d by C e n te r fo r Fo o d S a fe t y a n d B eyo n d P e s t i c i d e s . I n j o i n i n g t h e c a m p a i g n t h e u n i ve r s i t y a d d e d to i t s h i s to r y o f e nv i ro n m e n t a l s tew a rd s h i p a n d b e c a m e a n i n s t i t u t i o n a l le a d e r i n p o l l i n a to r p ro te c t i o n . T h e C e n te r fo r Fo o d S a fe t y wo r ke d w i t h re p re s e n t a t i ve s f ro m V L S ’s C e n te r fo r A g r i c u l t u re a n d Fo o d Sy s te m s a n d t h e u n i ve r s i t y ’s b u i l d i n g a n d g ro u n d s c rew to a s s e s s t h e c h e m i c a l u s a g e o n c a m p u s , e l i m i n a te t h e b e e -tox i c p ro d u c t s , a n d e s t a b l i s h p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly h a b i t a t s a s we l l a s r a i s e aw a re n e s s a b o u t p o l l i n a to r d e c l i n e . A f te r b e i n g c o n t a c te d by t h e C e n te r fo r Fo o d S a fe t y a b o u t t h e c a m p a i g n , t h e p ro g r a m o f f i c e r a t V L S ’s C e n te r fo r A g r i c u l t u re a n d Fo o d Sy s te m s re s e a rc h e d w h o w a s re s p o n s i b le fo r t h e c a m p u s l a n d s c a p i n g s e r v i c e s , a n d s e t a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e u n i ve r s i t y b u i ld i n g a n d g ro u n d s c rew. I n t h e m e e t i n g t h e p ro g r a m o f f i c e r u s e d re s o u rc e s p rov i d e d by t h e C e n te r fo r Fo o d S a fe t y to ex p l a i n to t h e g ro u n d s c rew t h e h a r m f u l i m p a c t s o f n e o n i c o t i n o i d i n s e c t i c i d e s , t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f b e e s to o u r a g r i c u l t u r a l s y s te m a n d e nv i ro n m e n t , a n d t h e a l te r n a t i ve o rg a n i c s o l u t i o n s to p e s t m a n a g e m e n t . T h e p ro g r a m o f f i c e r t h e n a s ke d t h e b u i ld i n g c rew to rev i ew t h e p ro d u c t s u s e d o n c a m p u s a n d to c o m p a re i t to t h e l i s t o f b e e - h a r m f u l p ro d u c t s . I t to o k a l m o s t 3 we e k s fo r t h e g ro u n d s c rew to g e t b a c k to t h e C e n te r fo r A g r i c u l t u re a n d Fo o d Sy s te m s w i t h a n u p d a te a b o u t t h e i r p ro d u c t rev i ew. T h e b u i l d i n g a n d g ro u n d s c rew d e te r m i n e d t h a t n o n e o f t h e p ro d u c t s t h ey we re c u r re n t ly u s i n g c o n t a i n e d n e o n i c o t i n o i d s . A f te r t h e m e e t i n g , t h e V L S re p re s e n t a t i ve wo r ke d w i t h t h e C e n te r fo r Fo o d S a fe t y to u p d a te t h e l a n g u a g e o f t h e B e e P r o t e c t i ve M o d e l R e s o l u t i o n to b e s t f i t t h e n e e d s o f t h e c a m p u s a n d g ave i t to b o t h t h e b u i l d i n g a n d g ro u n d s c rew a s we l l a s t h e d i re c to r o f t h e C e n te r fo r A g r i c u l t u re a n d Fo o d Sy s te m s to s i g n . Eve n t h o u g h t h e s c h o o l w a s a l re a d y n o t u s i n g a ny n e o n i c o t i n o i d i n s e c t i c i d e s , i t to o k 3 m o re we e k s fo r u n i ve r s i t y o f f i c i a l s to rev i ew t h e re s o l u t i o n a n d d e te r m i n e t h a t t h ey c o u ld ke e p to t h e c o m m i t m e n t o f n o t u s i n g n e o n i c o t i n o i d p ro d u c t s i n t h e f u t u re .

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I n j o i n i n g t h e B e e P ro te c t i ve c a m p a i g n , V L S n o t o n ly c re a te d m u c h n e e d p o l l i n a to r f r i e n d ly h a b i t a t , i t a l s o re c e i ve d m e d i a re c o g n i t i o n fo r i t s c o n t i n u e d wo r k i n p ro te c t i n g t h e e nv i ro n m e n t . I n A u g u s t 2 0 1 5 , V L S c e le b r a te d i t s o n e -ye a r a n n i ve r s a r y o f s i g n i n g t h e re s o l u t i o n . A s a m e a n s o f c e le b r a t i n g t h i s c o m m i t m e n t , V L S i s g o i n g to d e s i g n a te a re a s o f c a m p u s a s p o l l i n a to r zo n e s w h e re t h ey w i l l p l a n t p o l l i n a to r-f r i e n d ly p l a n t s , a d d i n g to t h e i r h e a l t hy h a b i t a t s p a c e . B y c o n t i n u i n g to m a ke p o l l i n a to r c o n s c i o u s l a n d s c a p i n g d e c i s i o n s , re p re s e n t a t i ve s c o m m i t te d to t h e B e e P ro te c t i ve C a m p a i g n , c o n t i n u e to r a i s e aw a re n e s s a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p o l l i n a to r s w h i le ke e p i n g t h e g o a l s o f t h e re s o l u t i o n a l i ve . T h e b e s t le s s o n le a r n e d f ro m t h e V L S c a s e s t u d y i s t h a t i t i s i m p o r t a n t to c o n s i d e r t i m i n g w h e n e s t a b l i s h i n g a c a m p a i g n . S e t t i n g re a l i s t i c g o a l s a n d d e a d l i n e s c a n h e l p ke e p t h e c a m p a i g n o n t r a c k w h i le b a l a n c i n g e d u c a t i o n a l c o m m i t m e n t s a n d t h e c o n f l i c t i n g s c h e d u le s o f d e p a r t m e n t h e a d s , u n i ve r s i t y o f f i c i a l s , a n d g ro u n d s a n d m a i n te n a n c e c rew. I t i s i m p o r t a n t to ke e p t h e m o m e n t u m a l i ve w h e n w a i t i n g fo r a n s we r s f ro m n e c e s s a r y p a r t i e s . E a c h u n i ve r s i t y i s d i f fe re n t a n d t h e t i m e i t t a ke s to g o n e o n i c o t i n o i d -f re e w i l l t a ke v a r y i n g le n g t h s o f t i m e a n d i s h i g h ly d e p e n d e n t o n m u l t i p le d i f fe re n t f a c to r s . I f yo u a re w a i t i n g to h e a r b a c k f ro m s o m e o n e o r w a i t i n g fo r a s c h e d u le d m e e t i n g to t a ke p l a c e, re m e m b e r to u s e t h a t t i m e w i s e ly by b u i ld i n g s u p p o r t o n c a m p u s , o r d o i n g re s e a rc h to b e p re p a re d fo r n ex t s te p s . C h e c k- o u t a few ex a m p le s o f re s o l u t i o n s yo u r u n i ve r s i t y c a n a d a p t a n d a d o p t to p ro te c t p o l l i n a to r s a n d t h e e nv i ro n m e n t .

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