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Please sign our petition at CHANGE.ORG “Use alternative methods, NOT toxic aerial spray on industrial tree farms in Sky Valley, WA!”

What to do before, during and after toxic aerial spraying

Environmental group challenges aerial spraying, Monroe Monitor 9-26-2017

The Poison Papers Project

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Timber corporations aerially spray pesticides on tree farms in dry, calm weather.

According to Weyerhaeuser, the company will execute aerial pesticide sprays on industrial tree farms in Sky Valley (Proctor Creek area) any time October 1-31.

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) will execute aerial pesticide sprays in Sky Valley any time starting September 15, 2017. It will not disclose exact times of sprays in order to keep its employees safe.

Fall 2017: as of August 31, 2017 a total of 1200 ac of toxic aerial spraying is planned for Sky Valley.

2815918 (Gold Bar, Proctor Creek area), 2815916 (Granite Falls area, 907 ac) by Weyerhaeuser;

2815962, 2815963 (Gold Bar); 2815964, 2815965, 2815986, 2815987 (Sultan), 2815966 (Monroe) by Sierra Pacific.

Active ingredients include 2,4-D, Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Triclopyr and more.

For more information about these future toxic sprays, please contact the Northwest Region office of DNR northwest.region@dnr.wa.gov ( 360-856-3500), and the permittees Doug Sand of Sierra Pacific (360-424-7619), and Kelly Dougherty of Weyerhaeuser Kelly.Dougherty@weyerhaeuser.com (360-424-2014), and also with other officials in our Contact List for Press and Elected and Resources pages. More info

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“With timber sales, revenue and recreation can collide”, Heraldnet.com 9-3-2017

“Judge halts timber sale near Wallace Falls State Park”, Heraldnet.com 8-18-2017

On March 14, 2017 The New York Times published an article “Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents” unveiling compromised ethics of Monsanto’s upper management.

Please check FPAs (Forest Practice Applications) for Skykomish River Valley, that came out recently in the review system, on CURRENT PROJECTS-FPAs page.

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