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Clean streams for Austin: restoring the Jacaranda riverbank

Volunteers are restoring the Jacaranda riverbank in Austin; $2,600 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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José S. Vega
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Austin
The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 56 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 126 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 $2,600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,300 • Tools and protective gear: $600 • Waste removal and skip hire: $600 • Signage and educational materials: $100 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - José
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($416 in total) I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Sharmin Jannat Hasan

    Sending strength, José. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.

    • Adalynn Parks

      You're not alone, José. This could happen to any of us.

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