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Clean air and water for Kelowna: restoring the Cedar wetland

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Cedar wetland needs $1,800 for saplings and equipment.

🇨🇦 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada1,542 views
Jaxon Moran
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Kelowna
The Cedar wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 61 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 200 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $1,800 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $850 • Waste removal and skip hire: $730 • Signage and educational materials: $220 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Jaxon

  1. Quick update: $515 raised so far (29%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Kelowna: I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. We're at 49% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,546 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $100

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  • Antônia Elaine Farias 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Chioma Efe Jimoh 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Saeed Hamdan 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Sending love. Gave what I could this week. - Pune”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Akello Upendo Mutebi 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Thought of Jaxon all day after reading this. - Embakasi”

  • Geneviève Lucie Gautier 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Myra P. Dhawan 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Vanessa D. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $50

    “From my family to yours. Please keep us posted. - Caloocan”

  • Rotimi Henry Kalu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Simiyu Brian Tumusiime 🇰🇪 · $5

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Jaxon all day after reading this. - Nairobi”

  • Francisco Ramírez 🇲🇽 · $10
  • Peace Hauwa Fashola 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Đức Việt Huynh 🇻🇳 · $20

    “Hope it all works out. Been where you're, it gets better. - Cầu Giấy”

  • Hậu Vũ Hoang 🇻🇳 · $75

    “All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Da Nang”

  • Tumusiime Ssebuliba Massawe 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Hope things get better. - Kasarani”

  • Kimberly S. Knight 🇺🇸 · $77
  • Victoria P. Burton 🇬🇧 · $4
  • Lina Nada Mansour 🇸🇦 · $50

    “Blessings. My mother told me about this one. - Dammam”

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  • Umar Agus WijayaPhoto verified

    thanks for sharing this, Jaxon. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

    • can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Kelowna.

      • Jaxon MoranOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about native saplings and stakes, advice is welcome too. Fair thing to want to know.

    • So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Lalitpur but we're thinking of you.

      • Camila F. ParedesPhoto verified

        Wishing you peace. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together

        • any update on how things are going in Kelowna?

          • Hang in there. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Zapopan.

            • Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Bergamo this morning.

              • Thinking of you and your family, Jaxon. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Kelowna.

                • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jaxon!

                  • Jaxon MoranOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                    It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $850, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. It helps to be asked.

                • Thinking of you and your family, Jaxon. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Kelowna.

                  • Hamza Tariq MansourAddress verified

                    More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Calgary donated after I showed her your page. Love from Calgary.

                    • Gustavo José PachecoAddress verifiedID verified

                      hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.

                      • sending good thoughts. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

                        • Noor De GraafPhoto verified

                          Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care.

                          • Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to Epe so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Parramatta.

                            • Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Radom.

                              • Rooting for you, Jaxon. Shared it with a few friends

                                • You're not alone, Jaxon. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                                  • rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Agra but we're thinking of you. All the best.

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