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Plant 1,200 native trees around the Acacia riverbank in Brooklyn

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia riverbank needs $2,600 for saplings and equipment.

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Miguel M. Muñoz
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Brooklyn
The Acacia riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 44 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 48 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: $1,450 • Tools and protective gear: $350 • Waste removal and skip hire: $550 • Signage and educational materials: $250 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Miguel
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  1. Quick update: $1,017 raised so far (39%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Leo S. Cruz

    Thanks for sharing this, Miguel. Great idea, hope you get there. Sent it to 23 people at work. God bless.

    • Mangesh Apte

      Keep going, Miguel. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless

      • Paul Gilles Bonnet

        Thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Wrocław.

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