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Restoring the Sycamore canal: a volunteer-led project in Auckland
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Sycamore canal needs $1,800 for saplings and equipment.
🇳🇿 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand2,027 views
The Sycamore canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 105 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 166 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $1,800 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $570
• Tools and protective gear: $400
• Waste removal and skip hire: $720
• Signage and educational materials: $110
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Hadley
60% there. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Thank you.
Update from Auckland: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 33% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Hope you get there. Thinking of Auckland
Keep going, Hadley. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Yokohama.
Sending love, Hadley. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Bangkok.
stay strong, Hadley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best
Good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Joliet
praying for you, Hadley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes