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Restoring Pioneer Creek: a volunteer-led project in Manchester
Help us clean and replant Pioneer Creek before the October planting window closes.
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Pioneer Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 102 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 104 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $1,100 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $270
• Waste removal and skip hire: $640
• Signage and educational materials: $190
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Janina
We're at 60% thanks to 12 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Update from Manchester: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Sending strength, Janina. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Janina?
Thank you. If you're in Manchester I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
Sending love, Janina. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
take care, Janina. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in London but we're thinking of you
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 13 people at work!
So sorry you're going through this, Janina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
Keep going, Janina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Manchester.