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(Beyond Pesticides, August 25, 2015)<\/em> Last Friday, the City Council of Minneapolis, MN unanimously passed a resolution declaring Minneapolis a pollinator-friendly community and urging city residents to take steps to protect dwindling pollinator populations. A groundswell of public support from a wide range of local and national groups, including Beyond Pesticides, resulted in swift passage of the resolution, the latest in a long string of local government action<\/a> to safeguard pollinators from harmful pesticides, as federal proposals fail to address<\/a> the magnitude of the crisis. \u201cWith the passage of today\u2019s resolution, Minneapolis is now doing its part in the global effort to protect and grow the pollinator populations,\u201d Mayor Betsy Hodges said to CBS Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"mpls\"<\/a>T<\/a>he resolution<\/a>, introduced and written by Councilmember Cam Gordon, assigns a number of bee safe actions to various city departments. While the Health Department\u2019s Environmental Services Unit will maintain a list of pollinator-friendly plants<\/a>, the Community Planning and Economic Development Department and Property Services Division of the City Coordinator\u2019s office will create habitat for local pollinators. The Minneapolis Public Works Department will pursue both increased bee habitat and adopt clear guidelines against the use of pesticides, including but not limited to systemic neonicotinoid<\/a> \u00a0(\u201cneonic”) insecticides, and pesticide treated plants.<\/p>\n

In addition to polices that apply to government-owned property, the city also urges private residents and businesses to forgo the use of toxic pesticides, plant more pollinator forage on their property, and use organic or chemical-free lawn and landscaping practices. “Minnesota used to be a really amazing place to be a bee, and it isn’t anymore,” said Erin Rupp, executive director of the group Pollinate Minnesota, to KSTP.com<\/a>. “Beekeepers in Minnesota this past year lost 50 percent of our hives … This is kind of a big deal, it’s an alarming number.”<\/p>\n

\u201cPollinator populations are in sharp decline because of an ongoing loss of habitat coupled with a simultaneous large-scale expansion of pesticide use by homeowners, landscapers, property managers and farmers,\u201d noted a press release<\/a> from the city. \u201cMany Minneapolis residents and businesses are already managing their land in a way that helps pollinators,\u201d said Councilmember Gordon to the Southwest Journal<\/a>. \u201cWe urge all Minneapolis property owners to plant habitat where they can and avoid pesticides that are known to kill bees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like numerous other states, Minnesota is preempted from enacting an ordinance<\/a> which restricts the private use of harmful pesticides. However, the city\u2019s resolution addresses this, stating \u201cthe City of Minneapolis will continue to advocate at the State and Federal level for increased authority to address the non-agricultural use of pesticides, and for other pollinator friendly practices.\u201d A bill<\/a> currently in the Minnesota State Legislature would exempt Minnesota\u2019s \u201cfirst class cities\u201d (including Duluth, Minneapolis, Rochester, and St. Paul) from state preemption.<\/p>\n

\u201c[This resolution] takes a strong stand,\u201d said Joan Hargrave, head of local group Minneapolis Citizens for a Lawn Pesticide Ban, \u201c[it] not only says yes to pollinator forage and organic turf management and no to neonics, but no to pesticides \u2014 which is all inclusive.\u201d Ms. Hargrave\u2019s group garnered over 2,750 signatures<\/a> from local residents requesting the city take action on dangerous lawn care pesticides<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Minneapolis City Council\u2019s Pollinator Friendly Community resolution is a huge step forward toward making Minneapolis a healthier city not only for pollinators, but also for people and their pets,\u201d said Pat Kerrigan, retail education coordinator at Organic Consumers Association, which supported activists on the ground. \u201cBy urging citizens, businesses and institutions to support organic seed, plant and lawn care products and their producers, this resolution has the power to redirect our collective purchasing power away from international corporations, such as Monsanto and Bayer, whose product have had a devastating effect on human and environmental health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the Minneapolis resolution represents a big victory for organic land care and pollinator protections locally and throughout the country, there\u2019s still more work that needs to be done. \u201cThe people of Minneapolis want to live in a pesticide free city, and we expect to be safe from pesticides in public spaces,\u201d said Russ Henry of the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council, and official advisory body of the City of Minneapolis. \u201cThe first step was to get the city departments to agree to go pesticide free, now it\u2019s time for activists to turn their attention to the independent school board and park board that we have in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Park Board is a heavy user of pesticides and this needs to be put to a public debate. \u00a0Please join me at the Sept 23rd Minneapolis Park Board meeting to let your voice be heard about the use of pesticides in Minneapolis parks.” Information on the September 23 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board meeting will appear on this webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further action at the state level in Minnesota is also needed. Although the state legislature passed a bill<\/a> disallowing nurseries and other retailers from labeling plants containing neonics as \u201cpollinator friendly\u201d in 2014, the bill was weakened<\/a> last session to the point where retailers could maintain the \u201cpollinator friendly\u201d label as long as levels of neonics in the plant were not acutely toxic to bees.<\/p>\n

However, Minneapolis\u2019 move as the largest and most recent Minnesota city<\/a> to take action to protect pollinators will have a positive impact in influencing federal efforts to restrict bee-toxic neonic pesticides. EPA is accepting public comment on a proposal to create \u201ctemporary pesticide-free zones\u201d for honey bees, but it falls far short in providing the protections needed<\/a> for this important species. Moreover, the effects of pesticides to wild pollinators are simply being ignored by the agency. Tell EPA to get serious about protecting bees from toxic pesticides by signing Beyond Pesticides\u2019 petition to EPA<\/a>. Afterwards, elevate your voice by writing a public comment to the agency at regulations.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more actions you can take to protect pollinators, and to get started on creating change in your own community, visit Beyond Pesticides BEE Protective webpage<\/a>, or email or call our office (202-543-5450, info@beyondpesticides.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: City of Minneapolis Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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