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Restoring Cedar Creek: a volunteer-led project in Mumbai

Help us clean and replant Cedar Creek before the August planting window closes.

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Parvathi Menon
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Cedar Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 61 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 79 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 $500 goes: โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $280 โ€ข Tools and protective gear: $80 โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $90 โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $50 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

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  • Lubna Mona Abbas ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $21
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    โ€œBlessings. Hope the August deadline works out. - Caxias do Sulโ€

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  • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Parvathi?

    • Parvathi MenonOwnerAnswer

      Thank you. If you're in Mumbai I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.

  • Take care, Parvathi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Nijmegen donated after I showed her your page. All the best

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