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Clean water and shade for Surrey: restoring the Liberty canal

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Liberty canal needs $2,450 for saplings and equipment.

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Roman P. Maldonado
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Surrey
The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 75 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 123 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 $2,450 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,800 • Waste removal and skip hire: $360 • Signage and educational materials: $290 I hope life is good to you. - Roman
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Roman

  1. We're at 59% thanks to 26 of you. I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. More news soon.

  2. Update from Surrey: I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. We're at 21% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Carmen H. AcostaPhoto verified

    take care, Roman. Your post was clear and honest

    • Renata S. Romero

      hope things get better soon, Roman. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

      • John M. Ward

        your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Jacksonville.

        • Rita Addo

          Sending love, Roman. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.

          • Gerald R. Guerrero

            Good luck, Roman. I hope things turn around soon.

            • Patrícia Daniela Borges

              Take care. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Love from Mbale!

              • Dian Ani Winata

                sending love. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted.

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