Save our Pollinators Save our Future

PETITION TO THE Mayor Paola Hawa, City of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

WHEREAS native insects like the North American spur-throated grasshopper (Melanoplus) are key herbivores in grassland and meadow ecosystems, cycling nutrients and serving as vital prey for birds, amphibians, and small mammals and

WHEREAS loss of insect biodiversity reduces food availability for higher food chain levels and threatens ecological balance and resilient meadow habitats

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED residents of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

CALL UPON THE mayor and city council

TO

1.     Restore and maintain native meadow plots in public spaces by reducing mowing to promote grasshopper and pollinator habitats.

2.     Support educational signage on the role of insects like grasshoppers in our local ecosystems.

3.     Avoid pesticide use in municipal parks that harms non-target insects