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Plant 1,350 native trees around the Jacaranda wetland in Bogotá

Help us clean and replant the Jacaranda wetland before the October planting window closes.

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Abril Ramírez
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Bogotá
The Jacaranda wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 117 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 166 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $550 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $30 • Waste removal and skip hire: $130 • Native saplings and stakes: $390 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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  • rooting for you, Abril. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings.

    • Take care, Abril. More neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Columbus so I could bring a meal. God bless!

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