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Restoring the Jacaranda hillside: a volunteer-led project in Aberdeen
Volunteers are restoring the Jacaranda hillside in Aberdeen; $2,150 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Jacaranda hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 34 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 192 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 $2,150 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $590
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,350
• Signage and educational materials: $210
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Wojciech
Update from Aberdeen: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 31% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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- Andrea A. Lozano 🇪🇸 · $250
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“Good luck. Thought of Wojciech all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Wojciech?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about waste removal and skip hire, advice is welcome too. It helps to be asked.
rooting for you. Great idea, hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings.
How is Wojciech doing now?
wishing you peace, Wojciech. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.
More neighborhoods should do this. My husband and I read this together!
Thinking of you and your family, Wojciech. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Bang Khen so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Aberdeen
Wishing you the best, Wojciech. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from San Francisco.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Love from Jakarta Selatan.