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Restoring the Harmony riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Aberdeen
Volunteers are restoring the Harmony riverbank in Aberdeen; $1,800 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
🇬🇧 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom2,448 views
The Harmony riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 78 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 44 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $1,800 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $970
• Waste removal and skip hire: $280
• Tools and protective gear: $550
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Russell
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best of luck, Russell. Shared this with my family. After 29 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Aberdeen
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Russell
Sure. The biggest one is native saplings and stakes, $970. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one.
best of luck, Russell. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care
Stay strong, Russell. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up.
you're not alone, Russell. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.
keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from San Diego.
Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Aberdeen
Keep going, Russell. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Niterói so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Saket.
Hang in there, Russell. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together. All the best.