More and More provinces are banning the non-essential sale and use of pesticide - more specifically lawn care and landscaping uses.
Steven Conway
Program Coordinator
Nova Scotia Environment
Canada
www.gov.ns.ca/nse
Banning Cosmetic Pesticides
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Hi Steven,
Our coastal community in southern Maine has been working on reducing fertilizer and pesticide use on our lawns through a social marketing campaign, Lawns for Lobsters. It has proven to be very successful. The Kennebunkport Conservation Commission created an all inclusive approach by working with the town to get them to adopt "best management practices", working with the lobstermen to hear their stories of changes in the catch, offering opportunities for all local lawn care providers to be posted on town website as supporters of the program, sending out a newsletter with 10 bullet points to all residents educating them on the program, and holding a public event on the topic.
However, what really got the movement going was creating a fun loving decal with a lobster holding a shovel and a tagline, "Lawns for Lobsters". Community members who participate in the program get a lawn sign, think of those nasty warning signs that go in after a lawn has been sprayed, but instead, it's a cute lobster saying "lawns for lobsters". They are cropping up all over town and this winter we went around to several other communities in Maine that wanted to learn how to implement the program.
I'd be happy to share with you any documents or give you our logo to use.
Best,
Sarah
Sarah Lachance
Chair
Kennebunkport Conservation Commission
United States
Thanks very much for your reply Sarah. I am very interested in what your Lawn For Lobsters program looks like and the supporting documents. Can you email me ( [email protected] )your phone number so we can chat about it? There are many similarities between Maine and Nova Scotia, including a large lobster fishing industry so your program may be hugely helpful.
I look forward to talking to you.
Steve
Steven Conway
Program Coordinator
Nova Scotia Environment
Canada
www.gov.ns.ca/nse
Has anyone done a social marketing approach in relation to banning cosmetic pesticides? Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island have all taking action so far. Nova Scotia is looking at it.
Thanks
Steve Conway
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Steven Conway
Program Coordinator
Nova Scotia Environment
Canada
www.gov.ns.ca/nse