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Plant 4,950 native trees around the Cedar wetland in Toronto
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Cedar wetland needs $2,900 for saplings and equipment.
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The Cedar wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 48 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 128 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 $2,900 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,450
• Tools and protective gear: $590
• Waste removal and skip hire: $630
• Signage and educational materials: $230
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Limoges
Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Toronto.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jamal.
It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $1,450, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for looking so closely.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Los Angeles.
wishing you the best, Jamal. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
sending strength, Jamal. Your post was clear and honest
Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Take care