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Plant 2,800 native trees around the Liberty wetland in Ottawa

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Liberty wetland needs $2,200 for saplings and equipment.

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Peng Cheng Cai
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Ottawa
The Liberty wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 76 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 186 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $2,200 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,050 • Tools and protective gear: $510 • Waste removal and skip hire: $450 • Signage and educational materials: $190 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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    “Hope it all works out. My sister told me about this one. - Dar es Salaam”

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  • Eko Yoga SuryadiVerified organization

    Keep going. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Accra.

    • Angel R. Henry

      Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Ottawa.

      • Ilana Amar

        stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Riverside.

        • Justine Gauthier

          rooting for you, Peng. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

          • Silvia D. Reyes

            Good luck, Peng. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

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