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Restoring the Cedar canal: a volunteer-led project in Medellín

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Cedar canal needs $650 for saplings and equipment.

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Julieta R. Zamora
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Medellín
The Cedar canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This November, 91 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 99 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 $650 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $400 • Tools and protective gear: $105 • Waste removal and skip hire: $80 • Signage and educational materials: $65 Thanks for reading all this.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Julieta

  1. Update from Medellín: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Take care of yourselves. Only $7 but hope it helps.”

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  • Barasa Kato Kigozi

    Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Medellín.

    • Júlia Heloísa Azevedo

      Take care, Julieta. More neighborhoods should do this. After 23 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

      • Eleanor A. Bowers

        I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Corpus Christi

        • Elena J. Medina

          Rooting for you, Julieta. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Fresno.

          • Funmilayo Alabi

            Sending love, Julieta. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

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