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Restoring the Cedar riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Naples

Volunteers are restoring the Cedar riverbank in Naples; $1,200 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇮🇹 Naples, Campania, Italy2,605 views
Simone Marco Grasso
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Naples
The Cedar riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 78 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 59 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,200 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $510 • Tools and protective gear: $210 • Waste removal and skip hire: $350 • Signage and educational materials: $130 Thank you so much. - Simone

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  • Rooting for you, Simone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care.

    • you're not alone, Simone. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

      • Hope it all works out, Simone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.

        • So sorry you're going through this, Simone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Pretoria.

          • Stay strong. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care!

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