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Plant 2,950 native trees around the Union canal in Frankfurt

Volunteers are restoring the Union canal in Frankfurt; $1,650 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany2,049 views
Horst Friedrich
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Frankfurt
The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 30 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 101 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,650 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $620 • Tools and protective gear: $340 • Waste removal and skip hire: $460 • Signage and educational materials: $230 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Horst

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  • thanks for sharing this, Horst. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

    • hope it all works out. Great idea, hope you get there. Sent it to 14 people at work.

      • so sorry you're going through this, Horst. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Warri but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Frankfurt.

        • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Horst

          • Horst FriedrichOwnerAnswerID verified

            It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $620, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Let me know if you want more detail.

        • Hang in there, Horst. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Mthatha.

          • Thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Bandung.

            • how is Horst doing now?

              • Habib Shafiq KhatunPhoto verified

                Wishing you peace, Horst. Hope this works out for you.

                • Joseph R. ThorntonPhoto verified

                  Rooting for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Jaffna this morning. All the best.

                  • Wishing you the best. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Frankfurt.

                    • This could happen to any of us. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Incheon!

                      • Wishing you peace, Horst. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. Take care

                        • everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Tarkwa

                          • Take care, Horst. Hope this works out for you. God bless.

                            • Angel T. ValdezPhoto verified

                              hang in there. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 6 people at work. Greetings from Madrid

                              • thinking of you and your family. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. Take care.

                                • Camila C. AcostaID verified

                                  praying for you, Horst. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.

                                  • Jade P. DunnPhoto verified

                                    sending love, Horst. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

                                    • Take care, Horst. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

                                      • Patrick LangID verified

                                        Good luck. Shared this with my family. I hope November is when things finally get easier.

                                        • Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.

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