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Plant 2,250 native trees around the Freedom riverbank in São Paulo

Volunteers are restoring the Freedom riverbank in São Paulo; $550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil1,661 views

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The Freedom riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 50 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 138 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $260 • Tools and protective gear: $175 • Waste removal and skip hire: $100 • Signage and educational materials: $15 Thank you so much. - Priscila

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Updates from Priscila

Thank you all. We're at 32% now ($174). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($146 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($91). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.

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