Clean streams for Paarl: restoring the Pioneer riverbank

The Pioneer riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 42 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 150 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 $600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $300 • Tools and protective gear: $105 • Waste removal and skip hire: $195 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.