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Plant 2,650 native trees around Unity Creek in Birmingham

Volunteers are restoring Unity Creek in Birmingham; $1,850 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Ghassan Mohammed Aziz
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Birmingham
Unity Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 87 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 151 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,850 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $640 • Tools and protective gear: $230 • Waste removal and skip hire: $770 • Signage and educational materials: $210 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Ghassan

  1. Small update. $804 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($199 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($119). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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    Great help in a difficult time

    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

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    Exceptional service

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    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

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  • Mercy Anyango Massawe

    Thinking of you and your family, Ghassan. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best

    • Femi Uche Tijani

      Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Thinking of Birmingham.

      • Pooja T. Sethi

        Take care. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Savar.

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