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The Sycamore hillside cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Sycamore hillside needs $2,500 for saplings and equipment.

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Rajesh N. Meena
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The Sycamore hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 46 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 162 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 $2,500 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $880 • Tools and protective gear: $600 • Waste removal and skip hire: $790 • Signage and educational materials: $230 Thanks for being kind about this.

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  • Ilham Rizky LubisQuestionID verified

    Is July a hard date?

    • Rajesh N. MeenaOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      It's firm, July. After that things get a lot harder, so anything before then helps most. Happy to explain more.

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    • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Rajesh?

      • Rajesh N. MeenaOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Thank you. If you're in Savannah I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.

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