Clean streets and rivers for Haarlem: restoring the Maple hillside

The Maple hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 111 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 184 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $1,050 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $520 • Waste removal and skip hire: $360 • Signage and educational materials: $170 If you're reading this, thank you. - Noor