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Plant 3,550 native trees around the Pioneer canal in Charlotte

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Pioneer canal needs $1,850 for saplings and equipment.

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The Pioneer canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 103 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 92 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $1,850 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $460 • Waste removal and skip hire: $710 • Native saplings and stakes: $680 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Nicholas

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Updates from Nicholas

We're at 16% thanks to 12 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($220 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($136). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.

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