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  To Whom It May Concern, I used to love observing the site for the future Sacred Heart High school  blossoming and blooming with a wild riot of naturalized and   native flora. Not only was the site overwhelmed with ox-eye daisies, a  feast for the eyes, but the blossoms brimming with nectar   provided a vital food source for our precious pollinators. After reading about the alarming decline of our pollinators here and  around the works, I was especially delighted to note eye-daisies  predominated this site. Since bees are especially attracted to the colours yellow, and white ox-eye  daisies are like a magnets for bees. Many experts actually consider the ox-eye daisies here in North America as  one of the most important plants for pollinators. Not only do ox-eye daisies attract bees but they also attract moths and beetles. Here in  Canada we have over 850 native bee species and an increasing  number of those are at the risk of extinction. The job of

QUOTABLE QUOTE -METHANE GAS  Those who work tirelessly to preserve and restore green spaces for  wildlife and the mental and physical health of humans will only  win if we all work tirelessly to combat climate chaos and global  overheating. One extremely important step we can do is make a concerted  effort to compost! It turns out 50% of methane gas a comes from landfill sites where  co m pos t able materials have been deposited.   Methane is a potent greenhouse gas 28 to 36 times more effective  than CO2 at trapping heat in the atmosphere over a 100-year period .

  s cats easily seen by songbirds. Seeing the cats with Birdbesafe collars stalking, birds quickly fl y What are the Greatest Threats to Birds Today?   If you guessed building or vehicles, or wind turbines, or pesticides or power lines or hunting you would be wrong!! Cats are responsible for killing an astounding 196 million birds each and every single year in Canada - more  than power lines, houses, pesticides, v ehicles, hunting, and buildings combined! Domestic cats kill over 200, 000 birds every single day- a little over 8,000 bird s every single hour of the day!! Here are the annual stats from Nature Canada Feral cats – 116 million  Domestic cats – 80 million  Power Lines – 25.6 million Houses – 22.4 million Vehicles – 13.8 million Hunting – 4.7 million  Agricultural Pesticides – 2.7 million Low, mid rise, tall buildings – 2.5  million   Birdsbesafe