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Restoring the Baobab canal: a volunteer-led project in Akron

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab canal needs $2,350 for saplings and equipment.

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Leo L. Mitchell
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Akron
The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 102 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 120 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 $2,350 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $720 • Tools and protective gear: $740 • Waste removal and skip hire: $750 • Signage and educational materials: $140 Glad we found this place.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Leo

  1. Small update. $753 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. Update from Akron: we've started the first stage. We're at 24% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Leo

  3. Update from Akron: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Isaac J. Lawson

    Good luck, Leo. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Los Angeles.

    $1,377.50 raised of $2,350

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