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Clean water and shade for Rotterdam: restoring the Jacaranda riverbank

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Jacaranda riverbank needs $2,000 for saplings and equipment.

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Maarten Arjen Sanders
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Rotterdam
The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 87 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 107 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 $2,000 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $800 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,050 • Tools and protective gear: $150 Every share and every dollar helps. - Maarten
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Maarten

  1. 64% there. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($898 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($304). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Nathan E. Bowman

    best of luck, Maarten. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Dallas

    • Nihal Gamze TürkQuestionPhoto verified

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Maarten.

      • Maarten Arjen SandersOwnerAnswer

        Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. waste removal and skip hire comes first ($800) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid.

    • Nandini F. Raju

      Sending strength, Maarten. Hope you get there. Sent it to 40 people at work. Blessings.

      • Garba Uche Ogunleye

        Sending love. Hope this works out for you. I hope June is when things finally get easier. God bless

        • Waleed Jamal Tannous

          thinking of you, Maarten. This could happen to any of us. Take care

          • Ivy Young

            Thinking of you and your family, Maarten. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.

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