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The Union wetland cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

Volunteers are restoring the Union wetland in Joliet; $1,800 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 Joliet, Illinois, United States2,839 views
Levi S. Chavez
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Joliet
The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 96 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 187 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 $1,800 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $990 • Tools and protective gear: $240 • Waste removal and skip hire: $340 • Signage and educational materials: $230 Thank you so much. - Levi
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Zoey S. Burrell

    Sending love. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer

    • Trupti L. Wagh

      Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Joliet.

      • Heru Kusuma

        Thanks for sharing this, Levi. I hope things turn around soon.

        • Beatriz Heloísa Almeida

          Sending good thoughts, Levi. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to San Jose so I could bring a meal. Take care.

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