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Restoring Lotus Beach: a volunteer-led project in Breda

A neighborhood-led restoration of Lotus Beach needs $2,450 for saplings and equipment.

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Ingrid Meijer
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Breda
Lotus Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 58 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 49 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 $2,450 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,100 • Tools and protective gear: $340 • Waste removal and skip hire: $810 • Signage and educational materials: $200 Glad we found this place.
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      I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless

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