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Restoring the Pioneer riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Birmingham

Help us clean and replant the Pioneer riverbank before the December planting window closes.

🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1,718 views
Janina Teresa Nowicki
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Birmingham
The Pioneer riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 72 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 189 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $1,350 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $170 • Native saplings and stakes: $920 • Tools and protective gear: $260 Every share and every dollar helps. - Janina

Updates from Janina

  1. We're at 14% thanks to 4 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon. - Janina

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($259 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Janet Hart 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Pavel Yevhen Nikolaev 🇷🇺 · $75

    “Hope things get better. Hope the December deadline works out. - Novosibirsk”

  • Zubby Nnamdi Obi 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Shweta J. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $69

    “Thought of Janina all day after reading this. - Aurangabad”

  • Véronique Sophie Laurent 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Be well. Hope the December deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $30
  • Michael Walter Roth 🇩🇪 · $25

    “My sister told me about this one. - Mannheim”

  • Desmond G. Gordon 🇯🇲 · $25
  • Samuel W. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Zoya Hira Rehman 🇵🇰 · $14
  • Bola Abosede Bankole 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Silvia W. Peña 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Amanda Tatiane Barros 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Kamini R. Mthembu 🇿🇦 · $10
  • Samuel J. Luna 🇺🇸 · $10

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3.5(4 reviews)

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  • Ariana K. Mason🇦🇺Verified helper
    Restored my faith in humanity

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

  • Jumoke Abosede Bello🇳🇬Verified donor
    Changed my perspective

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

  • Melek Zeynep Korkmaz🇹🇷Verified helper
    Great help in a difficult time

    I was nervous about reaching out, but this person made me feel comfortable and supported from the very first interaction. Their help was invaluable.

  • Sotiris Nikos Zografos🇬🇷Verified donor
    Made me feel heard

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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  • You're not alone, Janina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Comilla.

    • Wishing you the best, Janina. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in San Diego but we're thinking of you. All the best!

      • wishing you peace, Janina. Great idea, hope you get there

        • sending strength. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

          • hang in there, Janina. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

            • Best of luck. Hope you get there. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings

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