Skip to content
HelpBLESS
MoneyEnvironment

Plant 3,750 native trees around the Harmony canal in Glasgow

Volunteers are restoring the Harmony canal in Glasgow; $1,450 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

Anywhere in the worldPosted May 31, 2025485 views
Jonathan E. Hanson
Email verified
Member since Apr 11, 2024 · Glasgow
The Harmony canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 83 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 143 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 $1,450 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $490 • Tools and protective gear: $320 • Waste removal and skip hire: $550 • Signage and educational materials: $90 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.

Updates from Jonathan

  1. Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($90). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  • Addison M. Snyder 🇬🇧 · $20 · 2mo ago
  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $78 · 1y ago
  • Samantha A. Wallace 🇬🇧 · $12 · 1y ago

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Hope things get better soon, Jonathan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.

    • so sorry you're going through this, Jonathan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Latina.

      • Rooting for you, Jonathan. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Ahmedabad but we're thinking of you.

        • Harsh M. GrewalPhoto verified8mo ago

          Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Glasgow.

          $110 raised of $1,450

          Give

          More people who need help