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Plant 4,750 native trees around the Acacia hillside in Newport

Volunteers are restoring the Acacia hillside in Newport; $2,450 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Addison K. Watts
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Newport
The Acacia hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 46 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 104 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 $2,450 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $730 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,450 • Signage and educational materials: $270 Thanks for reading all this. - Addison
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Efe İsmail Özkan🇹🇷Verified helper
    Helped when no one else could

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

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  • Ronnie A. Enriquez

    Hang in there, Addison. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

    • Lucas Ricardo Costa

      Thinking of you and your family, Addison. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

      • Barış Oğuz Şimşek

        you're not alone, Addison. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.

        • Kasun Madushan Fernando

          Sending strength, Addison. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

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