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Clean water and shade for Bristol: restoring the Cedar wetland

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Cedar wetland needs $2,850 for saplings and equipment.

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Nargis Sharmin Ali
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Bristol
The Cedar wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 113 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 137 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 $2,850 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,550 • Tools and protective gear: $450 • Waste removal and skip hire: $650 • Signage and educational materials: $200 I hope life is good to you.

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  • hope this works out for you. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care

    • Good luck, Nargis. More neighborhoods should do this. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • Thanks for sharing this, Nargis. This could happen to any of us. All the best.

        • Stay strong, Nargis. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.

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            Keep going, Nargis. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Amsterdam

            • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nargis

              • Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

                • Good luck, Nargis. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Love from Soweto.

                  • Sending good thoughts, Nargis. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Bristol

                    • Wishing you the best, Nargis. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Cầu Giấy this morning. Greetings from Cầu Giấy

                      • Thinking of you and your family, Nargis. Your post was clear and honest.

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