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Clean streams for Raleigh: restoring the Pioneer canal
Help us clean and replant the Pioneer canal before the November planting window closes.
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The Pioneer canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 116 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 83 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $2,200 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,300
• Tools and protective gear: $360
• Waste removal and skip hire: $400
• Signage and educational materials: $140
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Savannah
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Savannah.
It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $1,300, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Good question.
Keep going, Savannah. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Negombo.
Rooting for you, Savannah. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Raleigh.
Good luck, Savannah. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Oakland
Hang in there, Savannah. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 18 years in teaching I know how hard it is to ask for anything.