Clean air and water for Medina: restoring the Acacia riverbank

The Acacia riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 31 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 63 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 $650 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $90 • Tools and protective gear: $350 • Waste removal and skip hire: $210 Thank you for reading my story.