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Clean air and water for Feira de Santana: restoring the Acacia riverbank

Volunteers are restoring the Acacia riverbank in Feira de Santana; $800 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇧🇷 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil1,569 views
Wagner Ricardo Santana
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Feira de Santana
The Acacia riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 113 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 56 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 $800 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $520 • Tools and protective gear: $115 • Waste removal and skip hire: $110 • Signage and educational materials: $55 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  1. Small update. $263 so far, we've started the first stage. - Wagner

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    Would recommend to anyone

    I was nervous about reaching out, but this person made me feel comfortable and supported from the very first interaction. Their help was invaluable.

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  • Shelly-Ann M. Samuels

    Sending good thoughts, Wagner. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

    • Precious S. Van WykQuestion

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Wagner.

      • Wagner Ricardo SantanaOwnerAnswer

        It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $520, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Happy to explain more.

    • Fionn E. DonnellyAddress verified

      Wishing you peace, Wagner. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Tarkwa this morning. Thinking of Feira de Santana.

      • Gunawan Erlangga Permana

        thanks for sharing this, Wagner. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.

        • Kai M. Smith

          thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless

          • Stephanie C. Cole

            Keep going, Wagner. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours.

            • Ananya N. Sood

              sending strength. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Bandung.

              • Stella L. Davis

                Wishing you peace, Wagner. More neighborhoods should do this.

                • Ashok D. Sood

                  You're not alone, Wagner. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Kampala donated after I showed her your page.

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