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

Help us clean and replant the Unity wetland before the August planting window closes.

🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States1,259 views
Weston E. Roberts
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Detroit
The Unity wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 56 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 124 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,550 • Tools and protective gear: $390 • Waste removal and skip hire: $370 • Signage and educational materials: $90 Every share and every dollar helps.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Henry Michael GbadamosiPhoto verified

    Sending strength, Weston. Hope this works out for you.

    • Giang Yến Kieu

      Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from London.

      • Noel B. Valdez

        Sending love. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Jalandhar

        • Laurent Léo RogerPhoto verified

          So sorry you're going through this, Weston. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Varanasi.

          • Gerald H. Whitmore

            thinking of you, Weston. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.

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