Clean streams for Guarulhos: restoring the Freedom wetland

The Freedom wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 92 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 135 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $310 • Tools and protective gear: $85 • Waste removal and skip hire: $230 • Signage and educational materials: $75 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Heloísa