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Clean air and water for Celaya: restoring the Lotus riverbank

Volunteers are restoring the Lotus riverbank in Celaya; $700 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇲🇽 Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico1,331 views

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The Lotus riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 118 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 102 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $340 • Tools and protective gear: $95 • Waste removal and skip hire: $195 • Signage and educational materials: $70 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Mariana

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Updates from Mariana

Good news. Because of your gifts ($287 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 41% thanks to 10 of you. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. More news soon.
19% there. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Thank you. - Mariana

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