The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides

Annual Report | 2011-2012

STAFFKIM LEVAL

Executive Director

MEAGAN CAMPBELL Project Assistant

AIMEE CODEEnvironmental Health Associate

SHELLY CONNORDevelopment Director

REBECCA MATSUMOTOMembership Assistant

JENNIFER MILLERSustainable Agriculture Associate

ANNA PUTMANMembership Assistant

JOSH VINCENT Campaigns Associate

EDWARD WINTERFinancial Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTONY BRAND President Idaho

BRISE TENCER Vice President California

BETTY MCARDLE Oregon

SARA NIENABER Secretary Oregon

The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) works to protect community and environmental health and

inspire the use of ecologically sound solutions to reduce the use of pesticides.

the beauty of the earth findreservesofstrength thatwillendureaslongaslifelasts.” -RachelCarson

“Thosewhocontemplate

SAHALE LITTLE Treasurer Washington

MARTIN GUERENA California

HELEN HABERMAN Oregon

KARL ARNE Washington

35 Years of NCAP2012markedNCAP’s35thanniversary.It’shardtobelieve,butourorganizationhasspentthelastthreeandahalfdecadesworkingtoprotectpeopleandtheenvironmentfromtoxicharmcausedbypesticides!

DuringthattimeatNCAP,we’vewitnessedalotofchange.Somechangewasgood,likethecancellationoftheultra-toxicherbicide2,4,5-T,andthemeteoricriseoforganicfarmingwithinthemainstream.Butsomechangewasbad,liketheuncheckeduseofbiotechnologytocreateherbicidetolerantcrops.

It’sclearthatevenafter35years,thereisalotofworklefttodo.Newchallengesareconstantlyemerging,andthevariouslandscapesofpesticidereformareconstantlychanging-bothfigurallyintermsofthesocio-politicalsideofourwork,andliterallyintermsofclimatechangeanditseffects.Predictabilityandfamiliarityarefastbecomingthingsofthepast,andyet,westillhavearesponsibilitytoremaineffective.Ibelievewecandoit...butwecan’tdoitalone.

Thetime,money,andenergyyougive,thecommitmentyoushowtothehealthofourcommunitiesandourplanet...thesethingsareintegraltowinningthechangewehopefor.That’swhywe’renotjustcongratulatingyouon35yearsofsharedsuccesses,we’reurgingyoutohelpuscarrythefightforward.

Ourvisionisoneofafutureinwhichalternativestopesticidesarenolongeralternatives,butthenorm.

Sincewe’dlikethatvisiontobecomearealitysoonerratherthanlater,itdoesn’tsoundquiterighttosay“Here’stoanother35years.”Ontheotherhand,ifthat’showlongittakes,thenwe’regame.

Areyou?

Kim LevalExecutive Director, NCAP

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Aspartofaspecialeventcelebratingtheorganization’s35thanniversary,currentandformermembersofNCAP’sstaffandboardgatheredattheMaudeKernsArtCenterduringthe2012PublicInterestEnvironmentalLawConferenceinEugene,OR.ManysupportersandconferenceguestscameforachancetomeetandtalkwithsomeofthepeoplewhohavehadsuchanimpactonNCAP’sworkovertheyears.Asanaddedbonus,acollectionofartworkbythelateMaryRounds,anillustratorfortheJournalofPesticideReformfornearly20years,wasondisplaythroughoutthegallery.CheckoutMary’sartandthefullissuesoftheJournalofPesticideReformwhicharenowavailableasfreePDFsatwww.pesticide.org.

NCAPalumniCarolVanStrum,LarrySokol,MaryO’Brien,RuthShearerandNormaGrieralsogaveapaneldiscussionattheconferencefocusingonNCAP’shistoriclegaleffortstoprotectcommunitiesfrompesticideexposure.Youcanwatchthepanelinfull,alongwithmanyothervideos,onNCAP’syoutubechannel:www.youtube.com/ncapvids

What Our Friends are Saying...“Our environment would be more degraded, more species would be at risk and our food supply less safe if it weren’t for the work of NCAP.”

- US Congressman Peter DeFazio

Frombottomleft:DahindaMeda,NormaGrier,OdosLowery,DickHentze,RuthShearer,andKimLevalattheMaudeKernsArtCenter,March2012.

35 Years of Friends

“We’ve donated two percent of the sales of organically grown Café Mam coffee to NCAP since 1990. It is important to our customers that their dollars are producing positive changes for growers in Mexico, and alternatives to pesticides in the U.S.”

-Brad Lerch, Café Mam

Scientist...Idealist...Artist

KarlretiredfromEPAin2008,aftera28-yearcareerthatfocusedprimarilyonpesticides.HeworkedinpesticideriskassessmentattheOfficeofPesticideProgramsatEPAheadquarters,thenmovedtoEPA’sSeattleofficein1988.There,heservedasapesticideexpertandledeffortstocoordinateEPAagriculturalprograms.

UponreceivingaPh.D.inorganicchemistry,KarlbeganhiscareerbysynthesizingpyrethroidinsecticidesfortheFMCCorporation.Hewouldsometimesmuseabouthowhe“camearound”frombeingascientistwhodevelopedpesticidestoonewhoworkedactivelytostoppesticideuse,buthistransitionalwaysmadeperfectsensetous.Whatbetterwaytoturnsomeoneintoapesticidereformactivistthantogivethemanintimateknowledgeoftoxicchemicalsandwhattheyarecapableof?

Itwashardtoseehisillnessprogress,andevenhardertolethimgothisyear.Butwefindcomfort,andpride,inthefactthathislegacywillliveoninourwork.Afterall,itwasKarlwhogotuspushingformoreattentiontohowpesticidesareimpactingfarmworkers,children,andothervulnerablegroups.ItwasalsoKarl’sinsightfulideathatinspiredNCAPtobegininvestigatinghow,andwhether,EPAismeetingitslegalmandatetomonitorpesticideuse.Thankstohim,NCAPisnowworkingwithEarthJustice,PesticideActionNetwork,andotherstoholdEPAaccountablefornationalpesticidemonitoring,strongerprotectionsforourhealthandenvironment,andpro-activeattentiontopesticidealternatives.

Wewillupdateyouonthisexcitingworkasitprogressesthroughout2013.Fornow,joinusinrememberingKarl,andhonoringhismemorywithmuchgratitudeforeverythinghebroughttoourorganization.We’llmissyou,Karl!

KarlArnewasaforceinthenationalpesticidereformmovement.HewasalsoascientistwiththeEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),aveteran,anavidcyclist,andajazzmusicianwhoplayedmultipleinstruments.

Formanyyears,hewasinvolvedwithNCAPasafriend,asupporter,andaboardmember.OnMay26,2012,afterafierceboutwithcancer,KarlArnepassedpeacefullyaway.

From left: Kim Leval, Pam Emerson, Lis and Gary Lusk, and Betty McArdle honored Karl with a Lifetime Achievement Award at NCAP’s

2012 Healthy Harvest event.

Never Give UpWeavingthescientificwiththecompellingandhumorous,Dr.SandraSteingraberusespersonalnarrativestopaintavividpictureofhowpollutionimpactsusall.NCAPbroughthertoPortland,Oregonearlierthisyearforatalkonpesticides,theirconnectiontofossilfuels,andwhatweallmustdotoprotectourworld.“The truth is, this was supposed to happen last year,” she said to the crowd, referring to her Portland visit. In characteristc form, Sandra was launching her talk with a personal story. This one was about her son, Elijah, and an incident on a bicycle.

To summarize: it was a fall day in October of 2011. It was a serious bike accident. It was her son, badly hurt. And it was two days before Sandra was scheduled to be in Portland with NCAP. Like any mother would, Sandra chose to remain in New York with her family, NCAP promptly cancelled the Portland event, and everyone waited for news we hoped would be good.

The good news came, Sandra explained thankfully, and her son recovered, but the accident would have played out differently had he not been wearing a helmet.

Helmets make good sense, but there’s a reason why they are also required by law in some places, she said. It’s to protect people. In fact, many laws exist to protect people. Especially children. So why then, she asked, are laws so lax when it comes to protecting people from

toxic pollution? Pesticides? Climate change? How do we change this?

Protecting people from exposure to pesticides has always been one of NCAP’s goals. It’s what compelled us to start this work 35 years ago, and what still motivates us today. As more and more research has pointed to the special susceptibility of children, we work to make the biggest impact by keeping pesticides out of the places where kids spend the most time: schools, parks, and at home. But how do we do this on a larger scale?

During her talk, Sandra asked that we become “abolitionists” of toxic chemicals, and pursue that goal with the same tenacity and to the same success as those who fought to end slavery in America. Most importantly, she said, we must never give up.

While it’s a tall task to “abolish” pesticides, chemicals that pollute and persist at the molecular level, it’s easy to challenge the mindset that we need those pesticides to get by. The more hearts and minds we change, the closer we get to a better protected world.

“Inaworldneedlesslydependentonpoisonouschemicalsandfossilfuels,weneedvoicesthatsay,“Look, we don’t have to keep poisoning our kids to turn on the lights and bring food to our tables. There’s a better way.” Andnovoiceislouderormoreon-pitchwiththismessagethanNCAP.I’mproudtobeoneoftheirback-upsingers.”

-SandraSteingraber,Ph.D.

Two of Sandra’s books, Living Downstream, and Raising Elijah, are

available for purchase through NCAP. Proceeds benefit NCAP programs to

reduce children’s exposureto pesticides. More info at:

www.pesticide.org

Friends and SupportersNCAP is proud to recognize major supporters from 2011:

Monthly Donors

Anonymous (7)Betty McArdle and Michael BrownCarrie and Doug FrazierCate Grady-BensonGail GutscheGwen VernonJames M WolgamotJason BlakeJean CameronJerry and Rosie ThiersKarl ArneLinda Johns and Philip BiehlLorraine LevalLynne SwiftMarjorie Wicks StevensMark Reynolds and Mary McCormickNobuko RelnickSahale Little and Alexander SchoferSamantha McCarthy and Don MooneySandra Metcalf-MooreSara NienaberStephanie DickeySusan McMillanSuzanne C FoutyTony Brand

Foundations/Government

Bullitt FoundationChristensen Family FoundationCornell Douglas FoundationEugene Water and Electric BoardHundreth Monkey FoundationIdaho State Department of AgricultureMcKenzie River Gathering FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustNational Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionNew Belgium BrewingNorthwest Fund for the EnvironmentNRCS Idaho Conservation Innovation GrantOregon Community Foundation, John and Betty Soreng Environmental FundPatagonia, Inc.Simply Organic 1% FundSpirit Mountain Community FundThe Ceres Foundation

USDA - Risk Management AgencyWallace Genetic FoundationWestern Center For Risk Management EducationWestern Integrated Pest Management CenterWiancko Family Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson HoleWilliam B. Wiener Jr. FoundationWinky Foundation

Individuals

Anonymous (21)Alexandra CockAnnette GurdjianArt and Anita JohnsonBeth Naylor and Jim WatsonBeth Rasgorshek and Mike BentonBev LerchBrad and Indigo LerchCarsten HenningsenCathy FilgasCharles SnyderDan and Mariana GeeDerek Johnson and Lynette WilliamsDick and Jeanne RoyDon Corson and Lara JohnsonDonna HendersonDr. Beth Hunt and John AllcottEdie and Bruce AndersonElaine and John FrenchElyse and Raymond RobertsEve and Denis HeidtmannGeorge and Fanny CarrollGertrude W. LerchGun DenhartJane BeeghlyJanet KehoeJim and Linda BingenJim KeeseyJohn and Kacee O’ConnorJoseph and Susan BowerJulie Bryant and Bill RoachJulie LeuvreyKatherine FriedemannKen and Jossy NebenzahlKim Leval and Pete SorensonLisa Crosby and Paul BeckerLiz and Richard MarantzLucy WaletzkyLuthera MlottMark McCloneMartha Clatterbaugh

Marty FlannesNatacha KilerNorma Grier and Dahinda MedaPaul KonkaPhilip and Flossie BarnhartRandy SeligReida and Charles KimmelRichard CliseRose-Ellen HopeSandy PolishukSoozie and Dave NicholSteve GilbertSteve HagerSusanna DeFazioThomas and Joan Corbett Dine

Business League

Alma MidwiferyFiretrail NurseryGlorybee Foods Inc.Harmony Farm Supply & NurseryHummingbird WholesaleLifeSource Natural FoodsMighty-O DonutsPacific BotanicalsSperry Tree Care Co.The Evergreen CenterWe Rent GoatsWestern Ag ResearchHorton Road OrganicsAlchemilla Skin CareBioRem/Pharmgrade CompostBrandtastic Soil, IncCanyon Bounty FarmClear Springs FoodsConverted OrganicsCorson and Johnson Law FirmHealthy Earth Enterprises LLCJacobs Farm/ Del CaboNourish Me, Llc.Organic ValleySpringfield CreameryWinter Green FarmOrganically Grown CompanyKing Estate WineryHotel Tabard InnTrillium Natural FoodsMountain Rose HerbsFrey VineyardsRoyal Blue Organics & Cafe MamEarthShare of OregonFranklin Templeton Investment

2011 RevenuesContributions $136,308Memberships $35,148Pledges $20,030 Contributed Services $68,734Grants $251,749Events $12,456Interest/Dividends $6,684Investments ($8,680)Miscellaneous $1,930

Total: $532,861

2011 ExpensesProgram Services $351,434Management and General $65,938Fundraising $43,819 Total: $461,191

Change in Net Assets: $71,670Net Assets Beginnning: $398,909Net Assets Ending: $470,579

The Northwest Center for Alternatives to PesticidesP.O. Box 1393Eugene, OR 97440541.344.5044info@pesticide.org

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NCAP wishes to thank its top Business League supporters from 2012!