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Clean water and shade for San Jose: restoring the Liberty canal
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Liberty canal needs $1,650 for saplings and equipment.
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States1,562 views
The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 58 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 132 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 $1,650 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $250
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,150
• Signage and educational materials: $250
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Arusha so I could bring a meal.
Sending good thoughts, Leonardo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of San Jose.
Take care, Leonardo. Your post was clear and honest. Take care
Hang in there, Leonardo. Your post was clear and honest.