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Plant 2,600 native trees around Acacia Creek in Surabaya

A neighborhood-led restoration of Acacia Creek needs $500 for saplings and equipment.

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Gunawan Oky Tanoto
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Surabaya
Acacia Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 76 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 53 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 $500 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $270 • Tools and protective gear: $90 • Waste removal and skip hire: $130 • Signage and educational materials: $10 I hope life is good to you. - Gunawan

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  • Bhavna R. TandonID verifiedPhoto verified

    Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Surabaya

    • Stay strong, Gunawan. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Aurangabad so I could bring a meal. God bless.

      • Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Surabaya

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