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Clean air and water for Stuttgart: restoring Maple Beach
A neighborhood-led restoration of Maple Beach needs $2,250 for saplings and equipment.
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Maple Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 80 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 164 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 $2,250 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,200
• Tools and protective gear: $210
• Waste removal and skip hire: $750
• Signage and educational materials: $90
Thank you so much.
Updates from Daniel
Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($86). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Update from Stuttgart: the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too!