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Clean air and water for Fort Worth: restoring the Cedar wetland

Volunteers are restoring the Cedar wetland in Fort Worth; $2,400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Clara J. Hoffman
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Fort Worth
The Cedar wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 39 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 189 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $2,400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $780 • Tools and protective gear: $600 • Waste removal and skip hire: $740 • Signage and educational materials: $280 With deep gratitude, Clara
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Clara

  1. Update from Fort Worth: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 30% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Quick update: $658 raised so far (27%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. We're at 12% thanks to 6 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Yun Meng Zhao

    Hope it all works out, Clara. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

    • Ngozi Ngozi EkwuemeQuestion

      can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Fort Worth!

      • Antonio N. Campos

        Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Fort Worth.

        • Nur Irma Santoso

          Take care. Great idea, hope you get there. After 14 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from New Delhi.

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