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Plant 3,050 native trees around the Liberty wetland in Kassel
Help us clean and replant the Liberty wetland before the March planting window closes.
🇩🇪 34120, Kassel, Hesse, Germany2,822 views
The Liberty wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 33 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 188 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $2,450 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,100
• Tools and protective gear: $550
• Waste removal and skip hire: $610
• Signage and educational materials: $190
With deep gratitude,
Manfred
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thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Manfred.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. native saplings and stakes comes first ($1,100) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Let me know if you want more detail.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Kassel.
How is Manfred doing now?
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out
Sending strength. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Badagry so I could bring a meal. Greetings from San Miguel de Tucumán.
You're not alone, Manfred. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Kassel
Thank you. If you're in Kassel I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Sending love, Manfred. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Los Angeles.
hope it all works out, Manfred. Gave what I could, wish it was more
Sending strength, Manfred. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Awka.
Rooting for you, Manfred. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
Praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in
This could happen to any of us. Love from Aurora
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Dublin but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Kassel.