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Restoring the Baobab hillside: a volunteer-led project in Ottawa

Volunteers are restoring the Baobab hillside in Ottawa; $2,550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Travis J. Rogers
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Ottawa
The Baobab hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 77 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 74 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $2,550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,400 • Tools and protective gear: $530 • Waste removal and skip hire: $490 • Signage and educational materials: $130 With deep gratitude, Travis
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  • Hatice Hande Aslan

    Hang in there, Travis. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care.

    • Petru Ștefan LazarPhoto verified

      Keep going, Travis. Hope you get there. Love from Badagry.

      • Logan C. MendozaID verified

        Hope things get better soon, Travis. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Ottawa.

        • Marcus C. ReyesQuestion

          Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Travis.

          • Travis J. RogersOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

            Native saplings and stakes is $1,400 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Fair thing to want to know.

        • Ji-woo Min-ji Min

          Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Nagpur.

          • Mai Fumiko HayashiPhoto verified

            everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Chennai.

            • Jordan L. Joyner

              Praying for you, Travis. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

              • Levi W. Robertson

                Shared it with a few friends. After 18 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Ottawa

                • Harsh C. PatelID verified

                  Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Ottawa.

                  • Radosław Walczak

                    good luck, Travis. Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Petrópolis.

                    • Mai Châu Quach

                      Good luck, Travis. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Kasarani so I could bring a meal.

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