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Beyond Pesticides Ohio 

Working to Protect People, Pets and the Environment from Unnecessary Exposure to Pesticides 

Since 1985, Beyond Pesticides Ohio (formerly Ohio Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) has been the only organization in Ohio that focuses exclusively on pesticide reform issues. Beyond Pesticides Ohio's mission is to educate the public and public officials about the hazards of exposing people (especially children and the chemically sensitive) and the environment to toxic chemicals and the availability of safe and effective alternatives.

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For Shaker Heights Residents - Sign Petition Encouraging City Council to Ban Pesticide Use on City Owned Grounds

www.change.org/p/immediate-action-needed-to-ban-lawn-pesticides-on-city-owned-grounds-in-shaker

Learn More about Beyond Pesticide Ohio's Success Stories 

• 1989 Ohio is the first state in the nation to require any commercial lawn pesticide applicator to set up pesticide application warning signs. 
• 1995 Cleveland Heights is the first municipality to ban pesticides on public property (cities, schools, daycare grounds)
• 2002  Lyndhurst becomes first city in the country to ban mosquito spraying for West Nile Virus
• 2003 South Euclid becomes the second city in the nation to ban mosquito spraying for West Nile Virus
• 2006 2007 Schools in Ohio require IPM
• 2010 University Circle goes organic on all six acres of Wade Oval
• 2012 Cuyahoga County Council bans the use of pesticides on county owned grounds
• 2014 -ongoing: the Creating Sustainable Buildings and Grounds Project with University Circle Institutions
• 2015  The iconic Shaker Square stops using pesticides on the Square's turf

Watch Videos from the experts who presented at Beyond Pesticides National Pesticide Forums including:
Organic lawn experts, organic farmers, public policy experts, beekeepers, colony collapse experts, pediatricians, epigenetic researchers, mosquito control experts and many more..
 go to : Youtube Channel 

Pesticides and Children Don't Mix 

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Pesticides and Pets Don't Mix

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Pesticides and Water Don't Mix