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Restoring the Union wetland: a volunteer-led project in Buenos Aires
Help us clean and replant the Union wetland before the February planting window closes.
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina885 views
The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 62 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 $500 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $165
• Tools and protective gear: $140
• Waste removal and skip hire: $150
• Signage and educational materials: $45
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Sergio
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- Karina C. Martínez 🇲🇽 · $100
- Geneviève Jade Dufour 🇫🇷 · $100
“Keep your head up. Hope the February deadline works out. - Metz”
- Batuhan İbrahim Uçar 🇹🇷 · $100
- Sylvie Alice Gonzalez 🇫🇷 · $76.50
“Every little bit! - Reims”
- Craig Chen 🇬🇧 · $59
- Liam Henry 🇺🇸 · $50
“Happy to help. Shared with friends too. - Pittsburgh”
- Micah Hudson 🇨🇦 · $25
- Cecilia H. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $25
- Marilyn P. Thompson 🇦🇺 · $25
“All the best. Please keep us posted. - Mandurah”
- Radhika Bhat 🇮🇳 · $25
- Waleed Nasser Maalouf 🇪🇬 · $20
- Lucas F. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $5
- Miguel B. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $5
- Eugene H. Marshall 🇺🇸 · $5
“Hang in there. Thought of Sergio all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”
- Hideo Kazuo Maeda 🇯🇵 · $5
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Hope things get better soon. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.
Hang in there, Sergio. Shared this with my family. God bless.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Ludhiana this morning.