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Restoring the Cedar canal: a volunteer-led project in Bang Khen
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Cedar canal needs $650 for saplings and equipment.
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The Cedar canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 35 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 46 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $650 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $170
• Native saplings and stakes: $290
• Tools and protective gear: $190
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So sorry you're going through this, Ake. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 12 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Cầu Giấy.
Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Sukkur.
Thinking of you, Ake. Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Take care
Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Tokyo.