You can contact Gold Bar Community Rights (GBCR) goldbarcr@gmail.com and Snohomish County Community Rights info@sccr2017.org for more information, and to join and support their grassroots efforts in improving the health and safety of our community, families, kids, watershed and ecosystem, towards protecting our fundamental right to clean water by banning toxic use and spraying in our watershed.
Forest Practice Application (FPA) for aerial pesticide spraying is valid for 3 years. Spraying can take place any time during those 3 years from the date of approval and may occur multiple times. Ground applications do not require permits or notifications.
There is no public information for private ground spraying.
Among multiple spray ingredients, the most popular of them are Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Atrazine, and 2,4-D.
Summary of DNR Silviculture Contracts has information for ground pesticide spraying by DNR.
What to do before, during and after toxic aerial spraying
2022 active aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed:
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI): 2818556
Twin Peaks Lumber: 281723
2021 active aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed and map:
Weyerhaeuser: 2818091
Starting July 19, 2021 for Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Counties: DNR Contract # 1941, Site Prep Ground Herbicide and Maps
2020 active aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed and map:
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI): 2817507, 2817508, 2817509
2019 aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed and map:
EXPIRED Weyerhaeuser: 2816934 95 ac (Gold Bar area), 2817089 40 ac (Gold Bar area), 2817091 94.9 ac (Gold Bar area)
EXPIRED Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI): 2817035 10 ac (Sultan area), 2817036 80 ac (Sultan-Gold Bar area), 2817037 60 ac (Sultan-Gold Bar area)
EXPIRED WB Foresters: 2817139 76 ac (Sultan area)
2018 aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed:
EXPIRED Weyerhaeuser: 2816567 94.7 ac (Gold Bar area)
EXPIRED Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI): 2816517 46 acres (Sultan area, approved by DNR 8-31-2018, expires 8-31-2021)
EXPIRED Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI): 2816509 63 acres (Gold Bar area, approved by DNR 8-16-2018, expires 8-16-2021)
EXPIRED Weyerhaeuser: 2816330 146 acres (including 70 acres in the Gold Bar area, approved by DNR 4-27-2018, expires 4-27-2021)
2017 aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed:
EXPIRED Weyerhaeuser: 2815918 (Gold Bar area, approved by DNR 8-17-2017, expires 8-17-2020)
EXPIRED Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI): 2815962 , 2815963 (Gold Bar area); 2815964, 2815965, (Sultan area), 2815966 (Monroe area)
2016 aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed:
EXPIRED Campbell Global / Springboard Wallace Falls: 2815371 (Sultan and Gold Bar area, approved by DNR 9-20-2016, expires 9-20-2019)
EXPIRED Weyerhaeuser: 2815270 (Gold Bar area, approved by DNR 8-18-2016, expires 8-18-2019)
2015 aerial spray applications for the Skykomish River Valley watershed:
EXPIRED Campbell Global / Springboard Wallace Falls: 2814793 (Sultan and Gold Bar area, approved by DNR 9-15-2015, expires 9-15-2018)
EXPIRED Weyerhaeuser: 2814707 (approved by DNR 8-20-2015, expires 8-20-2018)
EXPIRED Springboard Wallace Falls: 2814705 by / Campbell Global (approved by DNR 8-19-2015, expires 8-19-2018)
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