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Restoring Pioneer Beach: a volunteer-led project in Berlin
A neighborhood-led restoration of Pioneer Beach needs $2,600 for saplings and equipment.
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Pioneer Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 107 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 135 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 $2,600 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,600
• Tools and protective gear: $440
• Waste removal and skip hire: $490
• Signage and educational materials: $70
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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“Keep your head up. Thought of Klaus all day after reading this. - Campinas”
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“All the best. Only $74 but hope it helps. - Xalapa”
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“You got this. From Dodoma with love.”
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“You got this. My colleague told me about this one. - Badagry”
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“Hope it all works out. Please keep us posted. - Sylhet”
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“Rooting for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Hawassa”
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“Stay strong. I'm in Lecce, thinking of you.”
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“Best of luck. Thought of Klaus all day after reading this. - Dwarka”
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how is Klaus doing now?
Hope it all works out, Klaus. More neighborhoods should do this. Take care
Hang in there, Klaus. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 7 people at work.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Klaus?
Sending love, Klaus. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best!
Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Bordeaux.
Good luck, Klaus. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.
more neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Embakasi donated after I showed her your page.