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Restoring the Cedar canal: a volunteer-led project in Saint Paul

Volunteers are restoring the Cedar canal in Saint Paul; $1,750 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Sarah Hill
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Saint Paul
The Cedar canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 83 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 51 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 $1,750 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $130 • Tools and protective gear: $550 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,070 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Sarah
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Gopal C. Chettiar

    Wishing you the best, Sarah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.

    • Yasmin Fatima Naguib

      good luck, Sarah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

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