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Restoring the Lotus hillside: a volunteer-led project in Iztapalapa

Volunteers are restoring the Lotus hillside in Iztapalapa; $750 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇲🇽 Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, Mexico992 views
Elena L. Macías
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Iztapalapa
The Lotus hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 36 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 102 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $750 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $85 • Tools and protective gear: $140 • Native saplings and stakes: $525 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Elena
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  • Hailey Collins

    Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Jakarta Selatan.

    • Abena Mabel AlhassanPhoto verified

      You're not alone, Elena. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update

      • Satria Iwan PutraID verified

        Rooting for you, Elena. More neighborhoods should do this. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Iztapalapa

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