Beyond Toxics: FERNS Pesticide Application Map For Oregon Forests

Pesticide applications happen all around us, all over Oregon. Beyond Toxics offers support and resources for those affected by pesticide drift, but there remained an unmet need for greater transparency in historical pesticide usage across the state. That is why we have launched the FERNS Pesticide Webmap, a one-of-a-kind tool that compiles publicly available data into a single interactive resource.

This map displays forestland pesticide application notifications filed with the Oregon Department of Forestry under Oregon’s Forest Practices Act. These notifications—submitted through the Forestry Electronic Reporting and Notification System (FERNS)—are a required form of advance public notice for certain planned forest activities, including pesticide applications. This map does not include agricultural pesticide applications, roadside sprays, urban, or residential applications.

The FERNS map was made in collaboration with InfoGraphics Lab at the University of Oregon, utilizing publicly available data from the Oregon Department of Forestry's Forestry Electronic Registry Notification System (FERNS).

View the map here: https://www.beyondtoxics.org/work/pesticides-and-communities/pesticide-map/