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Clean air and water for Sydney: restoring the Acacia riverbank

Volunteers are restoring the Acacia riverbank in Sydney; $1,600 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Gregory W. Vasquez
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Sydney
The Acacia riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 82 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 149 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 $1,600 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $240 • Waste removal and skip hire: $770 • Tools and protective gear: $590 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Gregory

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($453 in total) I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 17% thanks to 9 of you. the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Quick update: $122 raised so far (8%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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