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Clean air and water for Birmingham: restoring Lotus Creek

A neighborhood-led restoration of Lotus Creek needs $2,100 for saplings and equipment.

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Łukasz Grzegorz Ostrowski
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Birmingham
Lotus Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 58 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 94 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $2,100 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $210 • Waste removal and skip hire: $650 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,240 With deep gratitude, Łukasz
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Łukasz

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($650 in total) the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $319 so far, the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled.

  3. Update from Birmingham: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 7% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Marina Irini Kalogeropoulos

    Wishing you peace, Łukasz. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours.

    • Andrew H. WhiteQuestion

      is there anything that isn't money that would help Łukasz?

      • Łukasz Grzegorz OstrowskiOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Birmingham I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.

    • Ines Hiba Hegazy

      Wishing you peace, Łukasz. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.

      • Julian A. Matthews

        Stay strong, Łukasz. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Birmingham.

        • Yael Ohana

          Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Lyon but we're thinking of you. God bless.

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