Your Share - September 2008

De-stress in the desert, get curious in the Gorge, absorb the ancient forest. Give just $48 more than last year or be a first-time donor of at least $48 to Earth Share and you'll be entered into a drawing to Win a Piece of Oregon.   Learn more>

We've accomplished so much thanks to YOU!

Remember Earth Share of Oregon at your 2008 Fall employee giving campaign. What does your contribution buy?>

• Trust for Public Land: Preserved 1,466 acres of land in the Willamette Valley, home to one of Oregon's largest native oak woodlands.
• Oregon Natural Desert Association: Engaged over 250 volunteers in removing obsolete and dangerous barbed-wire fence and planting over 1,000 trees in Oregon's high desert.
• River Network: $25 provided a complimentary copy of Cancer Downstream: A Citizen's Guide to Investigating Pollution/Health Connections to  disadvantaged communities.
  

Save the Metolius River

The Metolius River is often called the "spiritual soul of Oregon." If you've been there, you know why. Help 1000 Friends of Oregon in their campaign to save the Metolius River. Learn more>

Ways to Fight Pesticide Exposure 

• Some antibacterial soaps, toothpaste, beauty and laundry products needlessly include the antibacterial pesticide triclosan, a chemical that breaks down in the body to a polychlorinated phenol (a class of chemicals ranked as a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer). To fight germs, use natural soap and warm water instead.
• Protect yourself, your children and your pets from dangerous pesticides by sharing least-toxic pest management tips with your neighbors. Agree to notify each other before using pesticides so everyone can take precautions.  Resources and more ways to fight pesticides>