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Plant 1,600 native trees around the Acacia canal in Wellington

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia canal needs $1,800 for saplings and equipment.

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Reagan J. Frazier
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Wellington
The Acacia canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 47 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 121 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $1,800 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $870 • Tools and protective gear: $420 • Waste removal and skip hire: $220 • Signage and educational materials: $290 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Reagan

Updates from Reagan

  1. Thank you all. We're at 59% now ($1,070). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 34% funded and I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes.

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  • Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Reagan!

      • Reagan J. FrazierOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Sure. The biggest one is native saplings and stakes, $870. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.

    • Thinking of you, Reagan. Shared this with my family. I hope December is when things finally get easier. God bless.

      • You're not alone, Reagan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

        • wishing you the best, Reagan. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

          • Keep going, Reagan. Great idea, hope you get there.

            • best of luck, Reagan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Blessings.

              • More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Newcastle upon Tyne.

                • Keep going, Reagan. Shared this with my family

                  • Wishing you the best, Reagan. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Kingston.

                    • Thinking of you and your family, Reagan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.

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