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Clean water and shade for Scranton: restoring the Acacia wetland

Volunteers are restoring the Acacia wetland in Scranton; $1,950 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Mason D. Carpenter
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Scranton
The Acacia wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 68 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 131 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 $1,950 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,100 • Tools and protective gear: $420 • Waste removal and skip hire: $260 • Signage and educational materials: $170 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($743 in total) the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Edilene RochaID verified

    Sending good thoughts, Mason. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Dortmund.

    • Teresita D. Fernandez

      Sending good thoughts, Mason. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Mumbai.

      • Naveen J. Bhardwaj

        best of luck. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Addis Ababa

        • Lei Jia Ma

          You're not alone, Mason. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Bonny donated after I showed her your page. Blessings!

          • Grace W. Woods

            Hope things get better soon, Mason. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Mumbai

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              Hang in there, Mason. Shared it with a few friends.

              • Stephanie Watson

                Sending strength, Mason. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Bhaktapur donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

                • Lucy A. Owens

                  Praying for you. Hope you get there. Greetings from Epe.

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