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Restoring the Pioneer wetland: a volunteer-led project in Hialeah

Volunteers are restoring the Pioneer wetland in Hialeah; $2,350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Mariana J. Galindo
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Hialeah
The Pioneer wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 76 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 45 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,350 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,450 • Tools and protective gear: $220 • Waste removal and skip hire: $430 • Signage and educational materials: $250 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Mariana

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 82% funded and I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 55% funded and I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($570 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Tomás Álvarez

    Wishing you peace, Mariana. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

    • Noor Layla Wahba

      Keep going, Mariana. Shared this with my family. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

      • Enzo Wagner Fernandes

        So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

        $2,602.50 raised of $2,350

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