Option

Inventory and reduce herbicide and pesticide use on public lands.

Details

Focus of action

Manage Urban Forests and Vegetation Working Lands Land Use Practice

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan	Hazards Sort descending	Assets	Region	Source Plan
Inventory the use of herbicides and pesticides in parks and other public properties. Develop a strategy and establish targets to reduce use.	Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Water Pollution	Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Natural Areas and Wildlife Property	Southern Great Plains	Adapt Oklahoma City, OK (p. NB-8, page 78)