Please add this email, the following data & reports to the record for the proposed Pleasure House Point Wetlands Mitigation Bank in Virginia Beach. 

“The release of the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report was announced today at the 90th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.”

“The downward trends in the 2025 State of the Birds report are screaming for all sectors to act with resolve to invest in recovering this important American resource.”

Link: https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/news-room/

Link to STATE OF THE BIRDS REPORT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/download-pdf-report/

Note these 4 graphics & their data: 

“NEXUS TO COMMERCE” 

“FUNCTION & VALUES” 

“SHIFTING BASELINE SYNDROME” 

“REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE” 

“UNQUANTIFIABLE RISK” 

PLEASE – ensure this proposed project is based on the most current & accurate data, uses at minimum industry best practices preferably above industry minimums – (does 3 partial samples of the material outside of proposed work area meet the industry standard “95% confidence level”?) and the most accurate science for this novel experiment proposed in a vital bird habitat. 

“What will the children learn?” 

Sincerely yours,

Tim Solanic