Beyond Pesticide Ohio's Success Stories
2015 Shaker Square stops use of lawn pesticides
In 2015, after educating the owner of the the iconic Shaker Square Shopping Center, he chose to stop using lawn pesticides on its huge amount of turf. This is great news for the shoppers, parents, children, dogs and the farmers who sell their bounty at the weekly Farmer's Market. This also serves as a model for other developers of private and public lands.
2014 -ongoing: the Creating Sustainable Buildings and Grounds Project with University Circle Institutions
In 2014 and Ongoing: University Circle Institutions including Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Art are participating in our Creating Sustainable Buildings and Grounds Project. We have brought in national sustainable pest control experts to lead workshops and walk-through evaluations of their buildings and grounds. Their soil was analyzed and reports and recommendations written and they are well on their way to implementing comprehensive sustainable pest control practices and policies. University Circle is the gem of Northeast Ohio and these institutions will serve as powerful models throughout the region and nation.
2012 landmark ordinance by Cuyahoga County Ordinance banning the use of pesticides on county owned grounds
In 2012 Beyond Pesticides Ohio led the educational effort that resulted in Cuyahoga County passing landmark legislation banning pesticides from all county owned properties indoors and outdoors. Already this ordinance is serving as a powerful model for greater Cleveland communities.
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2010 University Circle goes organic all all six acres of Wade Oval
In 2010 Beyond Pesticides Ohio worked closely with University Circle's executive director Chris Ronayne. As a result, all six acres of University Circle's Wade Oval are organic and pesticide free. University Circle is the gem of Cleveland and is setting a great example for urban parks around the country. Watch Chris Ronayne's testimonial video.
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2006 - 2007 Schools in Ohio require IPM
Beyond Pesticides Ohio initiated a massive educational campaign which resulted in the state requiring all schools K-12, public and private, to adopt written safer pest control policies and practices. Unfortunately, the law was rescinded the following year. Clearly more education on this issue is needed.
2003 South Euclid becomes the second city in the nation to ban mosquito spraying for West Nile Virus
2003 BPOhio educated councilmemebers from South Euclid, Ohio about the dangers posed by the spraying of pesticides for mosquito control regarding the West Nile Virus. This two year effort resulted in both cities becoming the first and second communities in the nation to ban truck spraying for mosquito control. This is still serving as a national model. Read more about the ordinance.
2002 Lyndhurst becomes first city in the country to ban mosquito spraying for West Nile Virus
In May 2002, Beyond Pesticides Ohio held a WNv/Pesticide public forum at John Carroll University. The room was packed with health officials and others from all over Northeast Ohio. One direct result of the forum was that Lyndhurst, Ohio, using Beyond Pesticides Ohio as a resource, passed landmark legislation prohibiting the Cuyahoga County Board of Health from doing any broadcast spraying of pesticides for mosquito control. This law has since received nationwide attention and is being used as a national model.
Lyndhurst, Ohio Ordinance to Not Spray Pesticides for WNvORDINANCE NO. 2003-37
Lyndhurst, Ohio Ordinance to Not Spray Pesticides for WNvORDINANCE NO. 2003-37
1995 Cleveland Heights is the first municipality to ban pesticides on public property (cities, schools, daycare grounds)
1995 BPOhio helped Cleveland Heights become the first municipality in the nation to legislatively prohibit the application of lawn chemicals on city property, including schools and day care centers. This is still serving as a national model. Read how this ordinance came to pass. And check out Cleveland Heights's ordinance.
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Ohio First State in Nation to Require Commercial Applicators to Set up Lawn Pesticide Application Signs
1989 BPOhio led the effort that resulted in Ohio becoming the first state in the country to require chemical lawn care companies to post warning signs on lawns that have been treated with chemicals. Read more about the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act or read more about the Ohio law.
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