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Tribal Pesticide Circuit Rider Programs

Tribal Pesticide Circuit Rider Programs. Jayme Mestes, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Willie Keenan, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Judy Bloom, U.S. EPA R8. Why circuit riders??. 1. Funding. Funding levels are stagnant Historically – funded only 5-6 tribal pesticide programs

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Tribal Pesticide Circuit Rider Programs

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  1. Tribal Pesticide Circuit RiderPrograms Jayme Mestes, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Willie Keenan, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Judy Bloom, U.S. EPA R8

  2. Why circuit riders??

  3. 1. Funding • Funding levels are stagnant • Historically – funded only 5-6 tribal pesticide programs • Resulted in limited FIFRA coverage on remaining reservations. DJ

  4. 2. Large Population & Land Area

  5. Added Tool to Tool Boxto expand coverage Individual Programs Direct Implementation Special Grants plus Circuit riders

  6. Goals of the Circuit Rider Program: • To protect human health and the environment from pesticide misuse • To minimize pesticide exposure by reducing use when applicable • To build tribal capacity by building circuit rider expertise which is shared with other tribes

  7. R8 Learning From Others • Look to Eric Gjevres, Coeur d'Alene pesticide circuit rider in R10 • RCAC Native American Circuit Rider Program for drinking/waste water • Rural Water Association – skill building with small systems

  8. Which Tribes and Reservations? • Conducted Needs Assessment * • population • # private applicators • # commercial applicators • # farms • farm acreage • production establishments • And who had a pesticide program already *Not all factors applicable or readily available *Information provided to R8 tribes for comment *Information presented at ROC mtg

  9. CircuitRiders • Jayme Mestes, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe • Circuit rides to 2 additional reservations • Gene Springer, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe • Circuit rides to CRST and 1 additional reservation • Willie Keenan, Confed. Salish &Kootenai Tribes • Circuit rides to CSKT and 1 additional reservation

  10. Plus ….. • 4 additional Pesticide Programs: • Oglala Sioux Tribe • Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes • Three Affiliated Tribes • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

  11. Thank you!! Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe & Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Dan Helfgott, Mary Powell, and Al Havinga of EPA, HQ for continued support EPA American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) TPPC for support of our program ! All who helped provide training

  12. Tribal Pesticide Programs: Protecting Human Health and the Environment

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