The effects of Neonicotinoids / Pesticides on our Pollinators, Insects, Animals, and Ecosystems - How you can HELP!
Wed, Aug 28
|An Educational Webinar
Time & Location
Aug 28, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
An Educational Webinar
About the event
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Neonicotinoids destroy food chains hollowing out ecosystems. Neonics are linked to:
- a sharp decline in bee and other insect populations,
- the loss of 3 billion birds,
- threats to over 200 threatened and endangered species - or about 11% of the entire endangered species list (EPS),
- congenital defects in white-tailed deer and
- impacts on aquatic food chains killing insects that feed fish, frogs, birds and other animals.
Our distinguished guest presenter, Louise Washer is a member of the Executive Board of the Pollinator Pathway, which she helped found in Wilton in 2017, and which is now a grassroots network of over 350 communities across 20 states and Canada working to restore and connect pollinator habitat. Louise serves as a facilitator of the Pollinator Pathway Advocacy and Pesticide Policy Committee which worked to help pass the Birds & Bees Protection Act in New York last year and is working to pass a ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and pesticide-coated seeds in CT. Louise is an organizer of Connecticut Pesticide Reform (CPR), a coalition of concerned individuals and conservation organizations working to reform pesticide policy in Connecticut. She also serves as president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association and is on the board of the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership.