Plant 2,750 native trees around Cedar Beach in Benin City

Cedar Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 97 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 162 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 $150 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $40 • Tools and protective gear: $50 • Native saplings and stakes: $60 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Zubby