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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...

  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 ...

  Astounding Benefits of Sunflowers Has different meanings  around the world- China-   good luck & happiness Ukraine - national flower, representing peace heat tolerant and pest resistant    there are 80 different species 3 types- tall, short, coloured needs 6 hours of sunlight can grow to 1.5 metres tall they follow the sun from east to west and when they mature they follow sun only to the East    red sunflowers attract pollinators like  butterflies, honey bees, bumblebees, and hummingbirds   sunflowers seeds contain oils and Vit. E  and is known as one of the best natural oils for the skin seeds are high in selenium and Vit. E that helps prevent chronic diseases sunflower seed butter is great for people allergic to peanut butter good source of minerals, protein, magnesium and healthy fats sunflowers depend on cross-pollination by pol...

  P rotecting our Precious Pollinators The more I read about the incredibly im portant role pollinators play in the future existence of all of us, the more concerned I become about their alarming decline all over the world. It is hard to fathom that the health, well being, and our future existence he re on Earth is dependent on tiny insignificant-looking , sometimes annoying insects, flitting from flower to flower.    Pollinators are all connected with all other species in the fragile web of life.  The value and importance of each of each strand may not be obvious until it is destroyed.  The extinction of one species can ripple right through the web of life and negatively impact the health and well-being of all of us.  We need pollinators as 450,000 species depend entirely on pollinators – one third mouthful of all the food we eat, including meat.  Alfalfa eaten by cows is pollinated by leaf cutter bees. Many of the over 850 native b...

  INCREASING THE OCEAN'S ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE  A Nova Scotia company has received a million-dollar prize from Elon Musk for its plan to increase the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide — essentially by dosing it with an antacid. Dartmouth-based Planetary Technologies announced Friday it has received the cash infusion from XPRIZE Carbon Removal — a four year, international competition backed by the Elon Musk Foundation with the aim of speeding up climate solutions.  Planetary was one of 15 companies to win XPRIZE’s Milestone Award out of an initial pool of more than 1,000. The company’s plan involves treating mine tailings — the debris left behind when mines are dug — to remove toxic substances and any valuable metals, then treating the tailings to produce an alkaline powder. When that powder is distributed into the ocean, it lowers the acidity of the water, thereby increasing its absorption of carbon dioxide. The company projects that by 2035, it c...