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Plant 4,200 native trees around the Harmony wetland in Kadıköy

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Harmony wetland needs $600 for saplings and equipment.

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Oğuz Mehmet Altun
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Kadıköy
The Harmony wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 88 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 81 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 $600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $260 • Tools and protective gear: $155 • Waste removal and skip hire: $145 • Signage and educational materials: $40 If you're reading this, thank you. - Oğuz
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Oğuz

  1. We're at 98% thanks to 13 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. We're at 22% thanks to 7 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Chantel G. Pillay

    Sending love. This could happen to any of us. I hope November is when things finally get easier. God bless.

    • Reem Jamila Hamdan

      keep going, Oğuz. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.

      • Sigrid StrömID verified

        Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

        • Natalia G. Cabrera

          best of luck, Oğuz. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

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