Community Outreach Tools
If you are interested in reducing pesticide use in your area, Healthy Communities Project is here to help in any way we can. We welcome the opportunity to staff an information table and/or conduct a natural lawn care workshop at your next event, or we can provide our table display and print materials for you to distribute, as well as a little coaching to make you feel comfortable doing the job!
We receive many phone calls every year from people who are concerned about pesticides but don’t feel comfortable expressing their concerns to their neighbors or public officials. Taking the time to share your concerns and providing well substantiated data to back up those concerns is a crucial step in the pesticide reduction process. Our goal is to make this process as easy for you as possible, so we’ve created the following sample letters and downloadable resources to help you get started:
- Letter to Neighbor - PDF - Word
- Letter to Public Official - PDF - Word
- Chemical Fact Sheet - PDF
- Pesticides and Your Health - PDF
- Recent Studies
- Healthy Lawn Program
- Natural Turf Management for Municipalities and School Districts
- Natural Turf Management Pilot Project
Additional Outreach Resources
The Activist Tools section of Beyond Pesticides’ website provides information on how to become more involved:
Beyond Pesticides Activist Tools
Promote your cause like a pro! Just like lawn care companies use door hangers to promote pesticide applications, you can now use them to promote safe alternatives! See a pesticide warning sign? Leave a door hanger! Go to Beyond Pesticides to receive your first 25 door hangers for FREE at:
Beyond Pesticides FREE door hangers
Safelawns.org is asking you to take the "Million Acre Challenge" and commit to maintaining your property "pesticide free." Visit SafeLawns.org to sign up today!
