Plant 3,000 native trees around the Lotus riverbank in Hamilton

The Lotus riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 47 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 86 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 $1,050 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $360 • Native saplings and stakes: $570 • Signage and educational materials: $120 With deep gratitude, Sione