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Baobab Beach cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

Help us clean and replant Baobab Beach before the September planting window closes.

🇺🇸 United States1,752 views
Nova Baker
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Brooklyn
Baobab Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 129 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $3,600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,950 • Tools and protective gear: $520 • Waste removal and skip hire: $910 • Signage and educational materials: $220 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Ramesh E. KumarID verified

    Thinking of you, Nova. This could happen to any of us. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Contagem.

    • Quentin Olivier Garcia

      So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.

      • Gabriel Marcelo Rodrigues

        Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Asaba.

        • Komal B. Seth

          So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Londrina so I could bring a meal.

          • Mangesh F. Patel

            Wishing you the best, Nova. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings

            • Juliet Bukola Quadri

              thanks for sharing this, Nova. Shared it with a few friends.

              • Ming Jie Zhang

                Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Atlanta but we're thinking of you.

                • Zubair Rashid Mirza

                  it takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Lapu-Lapu donated after I showed her your page.

                  • Saoirse Flanagan

                    Sending strength, Nova. Shared this with my family. Love from Bandung.

                    • Arslan Hamza Rana

                      Hang in there, Nova. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.

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