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Plant 2,850 native trees around Baobab Creek in Ottawa

Volunteers are restoring Baobab Creek in Ottawa; $1,200 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1,496 views
Nathan Barrett
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Ottawa
Baobab Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 75 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 165 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $1,200 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $630 • Tools and protective gear: $320 • Signage and educational materials: $250 Thanks for being kind about this.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

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  • Hiền Ta

    Praying for you, Nathan. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.

    • Ronaldo Caio Campos

      I hope things turn around soon. I hope December is when things finally get easier.

      • Katherine Brooks

        Stay strong, Nathan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together.

        • Eduardo F. Nava

          Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Ottawa.

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