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Clean streets and rivers for Miami: restoring the Cedar canal

Help us clean and replant the Cedar canal before the October planting window closes.

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Colton G. Bryant
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Miami
The Cedar canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 142 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,750 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,400 • Signage and educational materials: $120 • Tools and protective gear: $230 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Colton
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Colton

  1. Thank you all. We're at 66% now ($1,156). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes.

  2. Update from Miami: we've started the first stage. We're at 31% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Levi W. Allen 🇺🇸 · $250

    “Only $250 but hope it helps. - Bowling Green”

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    “Wish I could do more. My mother told me about this one. - Anaheim”

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  • Lilian Peace Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Blessings. Thought of Colton all day after reading this. - Kaduna”

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    “Hope it all works out. Hope the October deadline works out. - Kediri”

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    “Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Aberdeen”

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    “Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Louisville”

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  • Sofía A. Galindo

    Rooting for you, Colton. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

    • Carmela C. Dizon

      Your post was clear and honest. After 30 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

      • Kai Bailey

        Rooting for you, Colton. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

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