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Restoring the Unity wetland: a volunteer-led project in Derry

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity wetland needs $1,750 for saplings and equipment.

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Naomi A. Merritt
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Derry
The Unity wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 102 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 185 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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: โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $350 โ€ข Tools and protective gear: $220 โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $1,180 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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  • Michael E. SandersPhoto verified

    Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. After 21 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

    • Wishing you the best, Naomi. Hope this works out for you. Blessings

      • Your post was clear and honest. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Dundee.

        • sending love, Naomi. Shared this with my family. Love from Anaheim.

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