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Restoring the Baobab wetland: a volunteer-led project in Manchester

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab wetland needs $1,900 for saplings and equipment.

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Kennedy Armstrong
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Manchester
The Baobab wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 63 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 48 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 $1,900 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $820 • Tools and protective gear: $300 • Waste removal and skip hire: $540 • Signage and educational materials: $240 Thanks for being kind about this.

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  • Take care, Kennedy. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Macon.

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      • Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. Sent it to 36 people at work. All the best

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