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Restoring Cedar Creek: a volunteer-led project in Nagpur
A neighborhood-led restoration of Cedar Creek needs $450 for saplings and equipment.
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Cedar Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 46 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 70 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $450 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $195
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $135
• Signage and educational materials: $50
With deep gratitude,
Ashwin
Updates from Ashwin
Update from Nagpur: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 7% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($90). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
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“Thought of Ashwin all day after reading this.”
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Thanks for sharing this, Ashwin. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care
Praying for you, Ashwin. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.