The East Field is being refurbished, and is unavailable for our gathering this fall. Herbicidal Concerned citizens were distressed last week when CalTrans sprayed portions of Highway 1 from the Monterey County line to High Street in Santa Cruz with the herbicide known as Reward . According to Gamblin, Reward poses no threat to the environment. Reward's active ingredient is Diquat dibromide, a suspected kidney, skin and sense organ toxicant and neurotoxicant. EPA studies show that Diquat dibromide bioaccumulates in plants, fish and zooplankton.
Pesticides harm people.
So many people think that pesticides are the only way to resolve weed or insect issues, but there are safe alternatives that don't involve poisons, like steam, fire and corn gluten. In a July 26 letter to CalTrans, Santa Cruz Mayor Keith Sugar asked that pesticide and herbicide spraying stop within city limits. The amount of herbicide use along well-traveled roads, like Highway 1, has stayed the same. Code Warriors Under current enforcement statutes, Santa Cruz homeowners renting out unhealthy or dangerous living units can only be forced to make improvements after a lengthy court process. But when Title 4 goes into effect, they won't get off so easy anymore.