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Restoring the Baobab riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Columbia

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab riverbank needs $2,400 for saplings and equipment.

🇺🇸 Columbia, Missouri, United States3,596 views
Lucy D. Smith
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Columbia
The Baobab riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 102 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 200 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $2,400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,150 • Tools and protective gear: $590 • Waste removal and skip hire: $530 • Signage and educational materials: $130 Thank you so much. - Lucy
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($916 in total) the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Salim Jaber

    Keep going, Lucy. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 14 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from București.

    • Eliana DavisPhoto verified

      Wishing you the best, Lucy. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings

      • Lester P. ReyesQuestion

        Any update on how things are going in Columbia?

        • Pallavi P. Phadke

          Keep going, Lucy. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update

          • Seung-hyun Seung-woo Cho

            Keep going. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Shinjuku.

            • Craig C. Merritt

              Stay strong, Lucy. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

              • Larissa Fernanda Batista

                Stay strong, Lucy. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Bogotá donated after I showed her your page. God bless

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