Clean air and water for Kawasaki: restoring the Union riverbank

The Union riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 79 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 119 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 $1,200 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $80 • Tools and protective gear: $290 • Native saplings and stakes: $830 Glad we found this place. - Reiko