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Plant 3,200 native trees around Harmony Creek in Birmingham

A neighborhood-led restoration of Harmony Creek needs $1,600 for saplings and equipment.

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Oliwia Dorota Wróbel
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Birmingham
Harmony Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 65 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 159 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $1,600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $970 • Tools and protective gear: $230 • Waste removal and skip hire: $270 • Signage and educational materials: $130 Every share and every dollar helps. - Oliwia

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  • stay strong, Oliwia. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Pune

    • praying for you, Oliwia. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Likoni

      • Rooting for you, Oliwia. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

        • how is Oliwia doing now?

          • Wishing you peace, Oliwia. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Mandaue donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

            • stay strong, Oliwia. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Rome

              • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Oliwia?

                • Oliwia Dorota WróbelOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                  Thank you. If you're in Birmingham I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.

              • Hang in there, Oliwia. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Birmingham!

                • Hang in there, Oliwia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best.

                  • Sending strength, Oliwia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care

                    • Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care

                      • Keep going. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Birmingham.

                        • Keep going, Oliwia. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.

                          • Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

                            • Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

                              • Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Warsaw so I could bring a meal. Blessings

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