ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT • 33 SAFETY COMMUNITY PEOPLE GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT Wildlife and Plant Protection Our Meraux refinery created a 15,000-square-foot wildflower sanctuary in a nearby property to provide a habitat consisting of native-flowering plants for a variety of pollinators, including honey bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Valero works with indigenous tribes to preserve sites with biodiverse, historical, cultural and spiritual significance . As part of the Diamond Pipeline project in Oklahoma and Arkansas, 23 indigenous communities were contacted to participate in the permitting process. After a consultation process, tribes identified locations of significant interest along the 440-mile route. Valero supports Blooming with Birdie's Caterpillar Condos for Classrooms program, which provides an environmentally focused educational experience to more than 60 San Antonio public schools and libraries with an emphasis on economically disadvantaged schools. Teachers are provided with mesh cages, milkweed plants and two caterpillars, accompanied by virtual lessons that align with the metamorphosis of the monarch butterfly. Valero’s Welcome ethanol plant in Minnesota partnered with its local soil and water district and with the nonprofit Pheasants Forever to create a 3-acre wildlife habitat to attract multiple pollinators. Valero committed $500,000 to the Texas State Aquarium for a new Center for Wildlife Rescue, slated to open in 2022, with a new Valero veterinary lab where visitors can witness the rehabilitation of rescued animals , such as shorebirds, marine mammals and sea turtles. As part of the construction of a cogeneration unit at our refinery in Pembroke , an abandoned residence was converted into habitat for local populations of bats relocated because of the new unit. The bat house has attracted a number of bats.