From: julian@tele.com   
      
   Save Short Sands from Toxic Spraying!   
      
   On September 24, local residents kicked off a campaign to Save   
   Short Sand Beach from toxic pesticide spraying with an   
   educational event at Oswald West State Park. The forests   
   surrounding Oswald West State Park and Short Sand Beach were   
   clearcut and scheduled for aerial spraying. During aerial   
   spraying, toxic pesticides drift into the park and wash directly   
   into streams that flow to Short Sand Beach. The Save Short Sands   
   campaign is demanding public notification of spray events,   
   raising awareness about the dangers of spraying, and reforming   
   Oregon's outdated Forest Practices Act (the weakest on   
   the West Coast). Hundreds of park users spoke with volunteers   
   about the issue, visited the website, and submitted letters to   
   their legislators demanding notification of toxic spraying and   
   calling for reform of these dangerous practices.   
      
   Despite our efforts, on September 28, Weyerhaeuser sprayed the   
   clearcuts surrounding Oswald State Park and Neahkahnie Mountain   
   with no public notification. Park users reported seeing and   
   hearing helicopters, and the spraying was later confirmed by   
   Parks staff.   
      
    There will be a Save Short Sands Community Workshop October 22,   
   2:00 PM, Downtown Manzanita   
      
   The area around Short Sands will continue to be regularly   
   sprayed, as will many coastal watersheds and drinking water   
   sources. Get involved to stop the spray! Join Rockaway Beach   
   Citizens for Watershed Protection and our partners Saturday,   
   October 22 for a community workshop. Talk with experts on the   
   issue, meet with your concerned neighbors, and take action to   
   help stop these practices. We will be distributing educational   
   materials, stickers and posters. Join us,   
      
   Save Short Sands Community Workshop   
      
   Saturday, October 22, 2:00 PM   
      
   Pine Grove, 225 Laneda Ave, Manzanita   
      
   Join us at 2:00 to hear from experts on the issues, with   
   networking and workshop activities anytime from 11 AM- 3 PM.   
      
      
   For more information and to take action, visit saveshortsands.org   
      
   For more information about the community workshop, contact Nancy Webster,   
   rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com   
      
      
      
   --   
   In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.   
   - George Orwell   
      
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