Restoring the Unity hillside: a volunteer-led project in Manchester

The Unity hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 65 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 85 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $1,750 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $580 • Signage and educational materials: $165 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,005 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.