Clean water and shade for Naples: restoring the Maple riverbank

The Maple riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This November, 65 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 90 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 $1,750 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,050 • Tools and protective gear: $290 • Waste removal and skip hire: $250 • Signage and educational materials: $160 Thank you for reading my story. - Ugo