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Restoring the Acacia wetland: a volunteer-led project in Hamilton

Help us clean and replant the Acacia wetland before the January planting window closes.

🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada3,617 views
Addison G. George
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Hamilton
The Acacia wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 42 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 89 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 $2,800 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $790 • Tools and protective gear: $440 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,570 I hope life is good to you.

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  • Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care

    • Alice Colette FabrePhoto verified

      Praying for you, Addison. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.

      • stay strong, Addison. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Hamilton.

        • Praying for you, Addison. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.

          • More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up. Greetings from Incheon.

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