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Restoring the Liberty wetland: a volunteer-led project in Toronto

Volunteers are restoring the Liberty wetland in Toronto; $1,500 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Angelica Ocampo
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The Liberty wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 91 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 73 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $1,500 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $125 • Tools and protective gear: $560 • Native saplings and stakes: $815 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Angelica

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  • Wishing you the best, Angelica. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

    • Best of luck, Angelica. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Toronto.

      • Sending good thoughts, Angelica. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

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