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Restoring the Sycamore wetland: a volunteer-led project in Heraklion
Volunteers are restoring the Sycamore wetland in Heraklion; $1,400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Sycamore wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 34 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 132 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 $1,400 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $310
• Native saplings and stakes: $820
• Waste removal and skip hire: $270
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Yiannis
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Great idea, hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
thinking of you and your family, Yiannis. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 14 people at work
thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Crete. I'll ask around and let you know
Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best
Thinking of you and your family, Yiannis. Looking forward to the next update
thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.
praying for you, Yiannis. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope November is when things finally get easier. God bless.