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Plant 1,800 native trees around the Harmony riverbank in Mississauga

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Harmony riverbank needs $2,400 for saplings and equipment.

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Kimberly H. Barnett
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Mississauga
The Harmony riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 32 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 127 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 $2,400 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $470 • Signage and educational materials: $250 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,680 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Kimberly
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Kimberly

  1. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($495). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Small update. $720 so far, I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.

  3. We're at 11% thanks to 7 of you. the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “Praying for you. Hope the December deadline works out. - Makati”

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    “Hope it all works out. I'm in Rio de Janeiro, thinking of you. - Rio de Janeiro”

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    “Praying for you. Thought of Kimberly all day after reading this. - Kasarani”

  • Rocío B. Ibarra 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Kimberly all day after reading this. - Córdoba”

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    “Blessings. Hope you get the rest soon. - Colombo”

  • Dante P. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $57

    “Sending love. Only $57 but hope it helps.”

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    “Every little bit. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - La Plata”

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    “Happy to help. Thought of Kimberly all day after reading this. - Coimbatore”

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  • Elias Nordström

    Hang in there, Kimberly. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Thinking of Mississauga

    • Fajar Reza Nasution

      Sending love. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Detroit so I could bring a meal. God bless

      • Marta K. Soto

        Thinking of you, Kimberly. I hope things turn around soon. I hope December is when things finally get easier.

        • Vrushali B. SathePhoto verified

          Rooting for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 27 people at work. All the best.

          • Prakash B. Chandrasekhar

            Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you!

            • Priyanka Venkatesh

              Wishing you the best, Kimberly. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.

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