D Local Affiliates of the NCAP Network: Groups for Organic Alternatives to Toxic Sprays (GOATS) c/o NEC 1091 H. St. Arcata, California 95521 South Oregon Citizens Against T,oxic Sprays (CATS) 320 NW 6th St. Grants Pass, Oregon Citizens for Progre~sive Forestry P.O. Box 353 Neskowin, Oregon 97149 WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom) 78700 Bryson Sears Rd. Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 Hoedads P.O. Box 10107 , Eugene, Oregon 97440 CA.TS (Citizens Against Toxic Sprays) 1385 Bailey Ave. Eugene, Oregon 97402 HEAL (Healthy Environment Action League) P.O. Box 228 Azalea, Oregon 97410 McKenzie Guardians c/o Showalter . M~cKenzie River, Oregon Olympic Peninsula CATS P.O. Box 86 Beaver, Washington 98305 New chapters may possibly he forming in the following communities: Coos Bay, Oregon Lewiston, Idaho/ Clarkston, Washington Oak Ridge, Oregon Portland, Oregon Okanaton County, Washington_ Other groups involved in changing U.S. Forest Service policy on herbicides:· Friends of Slab Creek Box 75B, Star Route Neskowin, Oregon 97419 Golden Reforestation Rt. 1, Box 220 Camas Valley, Oregon 97416 Forestry Legal Fund Rt. 1, Box 163 Otis, Oregon 97368 GOATS Box 44 Bayside, California 95524 Northern California CATS Denny, California 95527 Scientific Pollution and Environmental Control Society • Suite 200, 586 Leon Ave. Kelowna, B.C. VlY 6J6 CANADA Sierra Club Box 252 Fayetteville, Arkansas· 72701 Newton County Wildlife Association Box 189 Jasper, Arkansas 72641 Coalition for Economic Alternatives Box 232 Ashland, Wisconsin 54806 Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) Chemicals and Pesticide Task Force 110506 Windmill Court ' Chaska, MN 55318 • May 1978 RAIN Page 19 SYMPTOMS OF PHENOXY HERBICIDE POISONING People living or working in a forest e~vironment where there is suspicion of herbicide spraying or drift should look for the following conditions:' • Physical dizziness, nausea, headaches, bleeding from the nose and gums, Symptoms: exceptionally heavy menstrual periods or spotting between periods, blood in feces, spontaneous abortions, miscarriages, respiratory pro_blems or rashes. • Vegetation: , curled or twisted pl~nt tops, deformed plants. Water: thin, oily film at water sour~e. Wildlife: unexplained fish kills or carcasses, sickly game. If you suspect that you have been seriously exposed to herbicides, contact NCAP immediately. If you live in Oregon, the Department of Agriculture also has an emergency number for people who1have been sprayed, (503) 225-8311 (ask for .poison consultation). , Take notes on any such occurrences, detailing unusual symptoms, and send them to your local affiliate group and to NCAP. ·contact NCAP for forms to record this information.
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