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Plant 4,350 native trees around the Sycamore riverbank in Augsburg

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Sycamore riverbank needs $2,150 for saplings and equipment.

🇩🇪 Augsburg, Bavaria, GermanyPosted Apr 17, 20261,585 views
Sophie Silke Wagner
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Member since Apr 4, 2026 · Augsburg
The Sycamore riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 58 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 179 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,150 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,100 • Tools and protective gear: $510 • Waste removal and skip hire: $370 • Signage and educational materials: $170 Glad we found this place.

Updates from Sophie

  1. Thank you all. We're at 48% now ($1,028). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($768 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 22% thanks to 11 of you. I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes. More news soon.

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    “Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Pittsburgh”

  • Lanre Garba Popoola 🇳🇬 · $20 · 2mo ago
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    “Hope it all works out. My cousin told me about this one. - Jeddah”

  • Ayu Sri Surya 🇮🇩 · $20 · 2mo ago
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    “Hope the June deadline works out. - Bogra”

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    “Stay strong. Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - San Antonio”

  • Rafael B. Treviño 🇺🇸 · $5 · 3mo ago
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  • Wishing you peace, Sophie. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

    • Amaka Ifeoma ShittuPhoto verified5mo ago

      Sending good thoughts, Sophie. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

      • Hope things get better soon, Sophie. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Augsburg.

        • thinking of you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We're a small family in Nakuru but we're thinking of you. Take care

          • Keep going, Sophie. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings!

            • Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best

              • Keep going, Sophie. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless

                • Wishing you the best, Sophie. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Augsburg

                  • Thinking of you, Sophie. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                    • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Augsburg.

                      • you're not alone, Sophie. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.

                        • wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Madrid.

                          • So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Awka.

                            • rooting for you, Sophie. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Los Angeles.

                              • Keep going, Sophie. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Dhaka.

                                • Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Istanbul.

                                  • hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

                                    • Rooting for you, Sophie. Shared this with my family. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

                                      • Rooting for you, Sophie. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

                                        • everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Augsburg.

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