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Clean water and shade for Pattaya: restoring the Sycamore wetland

Help us clean and replant the Sycamore wetland before the November planting window closes.

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Jiraporn Pimchanok Buranasiri
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Pattaya
The Sycamore wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 56 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 82 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 $500 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $125 • Tools and protective gear: $150 • Waste removal and skip hire: $220 • Signage and educational materials: $5 Glad we found this place. - Jiraporn

Updates from Jiraporn

  1. Thank you all. We're at 44% now ($220). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Isaiah Andrews 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Jiraporn all day after reading this.”

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    “Happy to help. Thought of Jiraporn all day after reading this.”

  • Anthony P. Cooper 🇬🇧 · $200

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Jiraporn all day after reading this.”

  • Pairoj Prasert Yuenyong 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Mahnoor Anum Tarar 🇵🇰 · $10

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  • thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Pattaya.

    • Jay PawarQuestion

      can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Pattaya!

      • Jiraporn Pimchanok BuranasiriOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Thank you. If you're in Pattaya I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.

    • Thanks for sharing this, Jiraporn. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

      • any update on how things are going in Pattaya?

        • Isaiah A. WrightPhoto verified

          Thinking of you and your family. Great idea, hope you get there. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.

          • Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Pattaya

            • Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too!

              • Hang in there, Jiraporn. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

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