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Clean streets and rivers for Bakersfield: restoring the Freedom hillside

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Freedom hillside needs $1,500 for saplings and equipment.

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Nora W. Harrison
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Bakersfield
The Freedom hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 36 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 130 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,500 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $250 • Waste removal and skip hire: $660 • Tools and protective gear: $590 I hope life is good to you.

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  • Rooting for you, Nora. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

    • You're not alone, Nora. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

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