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Clean air and water for San Diego: restoring Pioneer Beach

A neighborhood-led restoration of Pioneer Beach needs $1,250 for saplings and equipment.

🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States2,269 views
Lorena A. Santos
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San Diego
Pioneer Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 86 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 73 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $1,250 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $760 • Signage and educational materials: $105 • Waste removal and skip hire: $385 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Lorena

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    Great help in a difficult time

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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    Patient and understanding

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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  • so sorry you're going through this, Lorena. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of San Diego.

    • It takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Austin.

      • Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings!

        • Best of luck, Lorena. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings

          • Sending strength, Lorena. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of San Diego

            • hope things get better soon. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update.

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