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Clean streams for Spokane: restoring the Unity canal

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity canal needs $2,250 for saplings and equipment.

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Elias C. Myers
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Spokane
The Unity canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 30 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 99 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 $2,250 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $730 • Tools and protective gear: $630 • Waste removal and skip hire: $620 • Signage and educational materials: $270 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Elias

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      • Daniela S. VelascoPhoto verified

        So sorry you're going through this, Elias. Hope you get there

        • Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Mar del Plata donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Mar del Plata

          • Thinking of you, Elias. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Spokane.

            • Take care, Elias. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Rosario.

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