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Restoring the Lotus wetland: a volunteer-led project in Fort Worth

Volunteers are restoring the Lotus wetland in Fort Worth; $2,650 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States1,455 views
Rowan Bell
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Fort Worth
The Lotus wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 83 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 81 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 $2,650 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,300 • Tools and protective gear: $350 • Waste removal and skip hire: $730 • Signage and educational materials: $270 With deep gratitude, Rowan
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Kunle Samuel Bankole🇳🇬Verified helper
    Very responsive and caring

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

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    The difference this person made in my life cannot be overstated. They were patient, kind, and persistent in helping me find solutions. Truly exceptional.

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  • Paula P. Vargas

    I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Kozhikode.

    • Iván J. Tapia

      Sending good thoughts, Rowan. Great idea, hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Fort Worth.

      • Sergio P. IbáñezPhoto verified

        hope it all works out, Rowan. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Syracuse.

        • Mairead F. Fitzgerald

          praying for you, Rowan. Your post was clear and honest. All the best

          • Eunice Ruth BarasaPhoto verified

            So sorry you're going through this, Rowan. Shared it with a few friends.

            • Ana ConstantinID verified

              This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Greetings from Bristol.

              • Nevaeh K. Reed

                hope you get there. After 7 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.

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