Clean air and water for Los Angeles: restoring the Maple hillside

The Maple hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 59 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 174 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,650 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,200 • Tools and protective gear: $360 • Signage and educational materials: $90 Thank you for reading my story. - Taylor