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Clean streets and rivers for Cambridge: restoring the Pioneer wetland

Help us clean and replant the Pioneer wetland before the March planting window closes.

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The Pioneer wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 78 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 147 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 $1,650 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $590 • Signage and educational materials: $310 • Native saplings and stakes: $750 Thank you for reading my story.

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Updates from Ángel

Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($237). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
8% there. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Small update. $80 so far, I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes.

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