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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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Yiannis Dimitrios Oikonomou
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Heraklion
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
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Hoàng Khoa Vu

    Great idea, hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

    • Tejas J. Pandya

      thinking of you and your family, Yiannis. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 14 people at work

      • Avery G. AguilarID verified

        thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.

        • Jose A. Alcantara

          A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Crete. I'll ask around and let you know

          • Mercedes T. Zamora

            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

            • Joseph K. Wheeler

              Thinking of you and your family, Yiannis. Looking forward to the next update

              • Ramón E. Quintero

                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.

                • Samira Reem Hamid

                  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.

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