Information on LD 1691 An Act to Ban Use of Aerial Herbicide Spraying for the Purpose of Deforestation

Topic	Links
Glyphosate	EPA reaffirms Glyphosate no risk to public health 4-30-2019 Glyphosate – Behavior in Soil
Glyphosate	Effects on Wildlife, Aquatic, Terrestrial Forest Herbicide Use: Vegetation, Small Mammals, and Diversity CFRU_310_Moose Habitat CFRU_305_Moose CFRU_203_Deer Habitat Effects of herbicide treatments on biotic components The use of glyphosate in forest ecosystems. Compendium 2012
Cancer Statistics	Maine 2017 Annual Report of Cancer (PDF)
Aerial Applications	Advanced Aerial Application Technology reduces pesticide drift
Silvicultural prescriptions	Introduction to conifer release 2017 Silvicultural Activities Report Herbicide use for silviculture in Maine 2008-2017
MFPC testimony	Final MFPC testimony on LD 1691 An Act To Ban Use of Aerial Herbicide Spraying 5-15-2019
Landowner participants in our discussions	Weyerhaeuser Katahdin Forest Management Huber Resources JD Irving Woodlands BBC Woodlands Seven Islands

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Like all of you, the Council's staff hopes to stay safe and also remain productive. So our staff will be working at home whenever possible. This includes SFI activities. Please call or email.
Patrick Strauch, Executive Director, 207-841-6869, pstrauch@maineforest.org
Pat Sirois, SFI Coordinator, 207-837-0101, psirois@maineforest.org.
Roberta Scruggs, Communication Director, 207-689-6401, rscruggs@maineforest.org.
Sue McCarthy, Office Manager, 207-841-1651. smccarthy@maineforest.org

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Where: Maine Forest Products Council Office - 535 Civic Center Drive

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