Join us Sunday, Sept. 20 for our call w/Rika Gopinath of Beyond Pesticides

Sunday, September 20

7pm Via Zoom

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At our September Chapter Call, we will be joined by Rika Gopinath, an environmental and policy advocate with Beyond Pesticides.

Rika Gopinath leads the Parks for a Sustainable Future initiative to help cities and schools eliminate synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and adopt organic land care. She has served on the Marin County Parks IPM Commission since 2013, including chairing the commission during 2016 when County Supervisors directed Parks staff to eliminate glyphosate and other synthetic pesticides. Rika co-founded YardSmart Marin, now a Non Toxic Communities project, advocating for policy change and organic land care across the Bay Area and nationwide.

Through Beyond Pesticides' Parks for a Sustainable Future two-year pilot program, Rika helps cities from coast to coast transition public parks to fully organic management, including current projects in Seattle,WA, Golden CO; Dubuque IA; Kansas City MO; New York City and more. Beyond Pesticides connects this work to climate impact directly: eliminating fossil-fuel-intensive synthetic fertilizers and pesticides which not only protects public health and the environment, but allows organically managed soils in parks and athletic fields to function as net carbon sinks.

Rika Gopinath, our September 2026 meeting guest, leads the Parks for a Sustainable Future initiative for Beyond Pesticides.

Most recently, Rika is facilitating collaboration between residents and HOA management in Ladera Ranch, California, to extend a pesticide-product pause from 60 to 120 days while they build out organic alternatives. She joins LA Climate Reality to show that decarbonizing our landscapes starts with the soil beneath our parks and fields.

Please join us on Zoom for our monthly chapter updates, opportunities to get involved with the chapter, and this discussion with Rika Gopinath about eliminating toxic pesticides from our schools, parks, and communities.

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Sept 20: Biodiversity & Ecosystems Committee

Sept 28: Legislative Committee

October 18: Youth Climate Action Network

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