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Volunteers get down and dirty to protest pesticides

Sofia Joffe, 9, left, and Amaya Baccellieri, 10, pull weeds in a garden area of Foothills Community Park on Tuesday afternoon. | John Weller

On Tuesday, the Earth Guardians joined with Bike-America to pull weeds at Foothills Community Park in north Boulder as a show of support for natural alternatives to herbicide use. The group hopes Boulder will become pesticide-free in the future.

Tamara Roske, co-founder of the Earth Guardian Community Resource Center, said pesticide-free towns are popping up all over the country. In May, all New York City school fields and playgrounds became pesticide-free when the Safe Child Playing Field Act was signed into law.

Sarah Huntley, Boulder spokeswoman, said the city uses an approach called integrated pest management, taking into account mechanical, biological and other controls before considering the use of synthetic chemicals.

“We try to use these kinds of alternatives whenever possible,” Huntley said. “When it’s not possible, the chemical goes through a review with a subcommittee that takes a careful look at the information and decides what pesticides go on the approved list.”

The Integrated Pest Management Subcommittee has approved Tenacity and Barricade for use in Boulder parks and recreational areas. The Colorado Daily offers more information on the Boulder pesticide and herbicide list and how the process works.

Learn more about weeds, pests and plant diseases and get the facts on specific pesticides.

-Hannah Gentry

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