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Plant 4,950 native trees around the Baobab canal in Tel Aviv

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab canal needs $2,700 for saplings and equipment.

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Yoav Omer Carmi
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Tel Aviv
The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 39 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 126 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $2,700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,300 • Tools and protective gear: $460 • Waste removal and skip hire: $690 • Signage and educational materials: $250 If you're reading this, thank you.
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  • Addison Mejia

    Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

    • Rohit F. SidhuQuestion

      How is Yoav doing now?

      • Gerald G. BautistaPhoto verified

        Keep going. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Salem!

        • Habtamu Kebede Kassa

          Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Los Angeles this morning.

          • Prasad DavePhoto verified

            Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from El Paso!

            • Baptiste Philippe Marchal

              sending love. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless.

              • Heitor Cunha

                Hang in there, Yoav. Hope this works out for you. All the best

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