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Clean water and shade for Bakersfield: restoring the Sycamore wetland

Help us clean and replant the Sycamore wetland before the December planting window closes.

🇺🇸 Bakersfield, California, United States2,205 views
Kaylee F. Barrett
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Bakersfield
The Sycamore wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 54 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 188 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 $2,350 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $640 • Tools and protective gear: $600 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,110 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  1. We're at 10% thanks to 11 of you. I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. More news soon.

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  • Althea FaceyPhoto verified

    Good luck, Kaylee. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.

    • Serenity Silva

      Hang in there. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 27 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Bakersfield!

      • Joshua F. HudsonPhoto verified

        Hope things get better soon, Kaylee. It takes guts to ask. Well done

        • Allison K. Alvarez

          sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

          • Esteban GuerreroPhoto verified

            sending love, Kaylee. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

            • Liam B. Sanders

              Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Gaziantep so I could bring a meal. God bless

              • Anan Promsri

                Wishing you peace, Kaylee. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.

                • Kemi Fatima Musa

                  sending good thoughts, Kaylee. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Kisumu!

                  • Defne Özlem Kaya

                    So sorry you're going through this, Kaylee. I hope things turn around soon

                    • Landon P. Sanders

                      Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Bakersfield.

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