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Restoring the Harmony riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Chicago
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Harmony riverbank needs $2,400 for saplings and equipment.
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The Harmony riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 31 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 82 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $2,400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,200
• Tools and protective gear: $680
• Waste removal and skip hire: $360
• Signage and educational materials: $160
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Good luck, Rylee. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.