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Clean streams for Southampton: restoring Acacia Beach

Help us clean and replant Acacia Beach before the November planting window closes.

🇬🇧 Southampton, England, United Kingdom1,129 views
Natalia D. Cohen
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Southampton
Acacia Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 81 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 91 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $3,250 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,650 • Tools and protective gear: $550 • Waste removal and skip hire: $830 • Signage and educational materials: $220 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Natalia

Updates from Natalia

  1. Update from Southampton: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 11% thanks to 9 of you. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($412 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Runa Runa Banerjee 🇧🇩 · $28
  • Jagath Eranga Karunaratne 🇱🇰 · $5

    “Best of luck! - Galle”

  • Joko Cahyono 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Natalia all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Josiah F. Robinson 🇺🇸 · $25
  • İsmail Deniz Kurt 🇹🇷 · $47

    “Keep your head up. My neighbor told me about this one. - Üsküdar”

  • Seung-hyun Jae-hyun Cho 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Mukasa John Opio 🇹🇿 · $10
  • Sheldon E. Dixon 🇯🇲 · $70
  • Kausar Zoya Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $70

    “Only $70 but hope it helps. - Lahore”

  • Ahmed Moin Qazi 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $10
  • Naresh Narayan Poudel 🇳🇵 · $10

    “Stay strong. From Dharan with love.”

  • Solène Duval 🇫🇷 · $20
  • Qasim Farhan Ismail 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Nirali A. Chavan 🇮🇳 · $41.50
  • Magdalena Barbara Kołodziej 🇵🇱 · $20
  • Arturo N. Vásquez 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Best of luck. Thought of Natalia all day after reading this. - Bowling Green”

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2.9(9 reviews)

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    Truly grateful for the support

    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

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    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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    Delivered on promises

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  • Rooting for you, Natalia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

    $586.50 raised of $3,250

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