Letter from the "Round Up Queen"
We talk about the impacts of synthetic herbicides like RoundUp in abstractions most of the time, but it's these very real stories from...
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megankaun
- Sep 10
- 4 min
Lucchesi Field in Petaluma was 171 Degrees F
Why plastic grass is terrible for you and what you can do about it (come learn about natural field management September 27/28th!) (but...
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megankaun
- Sep 10
- 6 min
AB99 Quietly Blocked by Senate
Assembly Bill that would have curtailed Caltrans' pesticides use "quietly killed last week without explanation", spurring allegations of...
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megankaun
- Aug 28
- 2 min
Want organic turf? Invite your school, city or HOA landscape team to a master class
Free community presentation to Marin & Sonoma County residents and professionals 9/27/23 (6-8pm), and full day professional training...
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megankaun
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Rooting for Green Highways
Local press on pesticide advocacy and an update on our work with Caltrans While driving home from the beach yesterday along Highway 12, I...
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megankaun
- Aug 25
- 3 min
Call to action: support water protections for Sonoma County vineyards
Email the Regional Board TODAY to support proposed protections for the Russian River The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board...
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megankaun
- Aug 1
- 4 min
Senator McGuire official Co-Author of AB99
AB99 Update & Call to Action: Help us create a law that would require Caltrans to use pesticides only as a last resort in Sonoma County!...
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megankaun
- Jul 15
- 6 min
Call to Action: Speak out at Local Coastal Plan final vote
Please attend July 17th special Board of Supervisor's meeting to speak out against new additions to pesticide policy in the Local Coastal...
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megankaun
- Jul 8
- 2 min
The antidote to plastic grass in Sonoma County
"Artificial turf" threatening water quality, creating heat islands. Local organization offering free in-person training to schools on...
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megankaun
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Action Alert: Call into the Senate Environmental Quality Hearing, July 12th, 9:00am**
Last chance call in to voice your support for AB99 Assembly Bill 99 (Connolly) would limit Caltrans' pesticide use and require advanced...
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megankaun
- Jun 21
- 2 min
The case for ruminants
And why we already have everything we need to create vibrant communities. Communities today are slowly starting to remember the...
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megankaun
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Press Conference highlights Caltrans' misuse of pesticides
AB99 "right policy" to help Caltrans move toward a safer and more responsible approach to vegetation management. Assembly Member Damon...
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megankaun
- Jun 7
- 5 min
Issues highlight: Rohnert Park/Cotati, Windsor, Healdsburg, and Petaluma
Here are some opportunities to help bring beautiful toxic-free solutions to your community. It's wonderful to know that since Sonoma SASS...
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megankaun
- May 22
- 3 min
AB99 (Connolly) Passes the State Assembly, moves to the Senate!
"I want to thank you as well for authoring this bill...we certainly don't want to be risking people's public health, we don't want...
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megankaun
- Apr 22
- 3 min
For the Love of the Earth
An Earth Day musing by Megan Kaun, Director, Sonoma Safe Ag Safe Schools “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find...
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megankaun
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Growing Support for Pesticide Free Highways
The Sonoma Board of Supervisors unanimously voted this week (Tuesday, April 18th 2023) to support Assembly Bill 99 (Connolly). The Sonoma...
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megankaun
- Mar 29
- 2 min
AB99 (Connolly) ESTM Hearing - Success!
Assembly Member Damon Connolly's Caltrans Integrated Pest Management (IPM) bill (AB99) made it through the Environmental Safety and Toxic...
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megankaun
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Bringing Flower Power Back to California
Protecting out roadsides with flowers could save our DOTs millions. Roadsides are a natural place for native flowers to grow. Before the...
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megankaun
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Caltrans No-Spray Requests, Spring 2023
The grasses are growing and Caltrans will be around soon to spray CA-116. If you live/work along CA-116 (or any other state highway) and...
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megankaun
- Feb 28
- 1 min
The True Costs of Highway Spraying
Why roadside pesticide use has the biggest impact on our under-housed neighbors. Pesticides that are broadcast sprayed on highways impact...
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