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Clean streets and rivers for Anaheim: restoring the Pioneer canal

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Pioneer canal needs $1,950 for saplings and equipment.

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Brian F. Chavez
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Anaheim
The Pioneer canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 91 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 181 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $1,950 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $730 • Tools and protective gear: $590 • Waste removal and skip hire: $350 • Signage and educational materials: $280 Thanks for being kind about this.

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  • Daniela N. BenítezPhoto verified

    Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

    • Cristina D. RoblesID verifiedPhoto verified

      Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

      • Wishing you the best, Brian. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together.

        • Sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Ibadan.

          • Thanks for sharing this, Brian. Gave what I could, wish it was more

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