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Plant 3,900 native trees around the Union wetland in Hamburg
Volunteers are restoring the Union wetland in Hamburg; $2,350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 34 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 50 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 $2,350 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,250
• Tools and protective gear: $300
• Waste removal and skip hire: $640
• Signage and educational materials: $160
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Dieter.
Native saplings and stakes is $1,250 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.
Sending good thoughts, Dieter. Shared this with my family.
Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Bristol but we're thinking of you. God bless.
Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page. All the best
Keep going. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings