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Clean water and shade for London: restoring the Unity canal

Help us clean and replant the Unity canal before the November planting window closes.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom1,373 views
Leo C. Simpson
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London
The Unity canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 96 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 183 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 $800 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $90 • Waste removal and skip hire: $310 • Tools and protective gear: $400 With deep gratitude, Leo
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Leo

  1. We're at 8% thanks to 5 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon. - Leo

  2. 37% there. the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled. Thank you.

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