Plant 1,300 native trees around the Jacaranda riverbank in Khon Kaen

The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 76 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 122 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $400 • Tools and protective gear: $90 • Waste removal and skip hire: $140 • Signage and educational materials: $70 Thank you for reading my story. - Tawan