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Plant 4,450 native trees around the Baobab canal in Marseille

Help us clean and replant the Baobab canal before the April planting window closes.

🇫🇷 Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France589 views
Céline Royer
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Marseille
The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 65 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 182 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 $900 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $480 • Tools and protective gear: $200 • Signage and educational materials: $220 Thank you for reading my story.

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  • Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Marseille!

    • Céline RoyerOwnerAnswer

      Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about native saplings and stakes, advice is welcome too. Thanks for looking so closely.

  • more neighborhoods should do this. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from San Jose.

    • Has the council agreement been checked by the HelpBLESS team?

      • Céline RoyerOwnerAnswer

        I sent the council agreement in when I posted. I'll upload a redacted copy this week. Thanks for asking.

    • hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Jodhpur.

      • Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless

        • Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. All the best

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