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Clean streams for Birmingham: restoring the Lotus wetland

Volunteers are restoring the Lotus wetland in Birmingham; $2,400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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The Lotus wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 36 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 190 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 $2,400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,150 • Tools and protective gear: $510 • Waste removal and skip hire: $590 • Signage and educational materials: $150 Thank you so much. - Rekha

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Updates from Rekha

Quick update: $320 raised so far (13%). the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
We're at 4% thanks to 5 of you. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. More news soon.

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Het N. TrivediPhoto verified
Good luck, Rekha. Hope this works out for you. Take care.
Nimra Iqra Syed
Keep going, Rekha. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

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