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Clean streams for Houston: restoring the Baobab riverbank
Help us clean and replant the Baobab riverbank before the September planting window closes.
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States2,262 views
The Baobab riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 91 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 $2,350 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,150
• Tools and protective gear: $570
• Waste removal and skip hire: $290
• Signage and educational materials: $340
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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rooting for you, Ethan. This could happen to any of us.
Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Durham.
stay strong, Ethan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
Wishing you peace, Ethan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes
keep going, Ethan. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings
So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't give up. All the best
Best of luck, Ethan. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
hang in there. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Sending love. Great idea, hope you get there. All the best.