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Plant 1,350 native trees around the Harmony riverbank in Los Angeles
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Harmony riverbank needs $3,150 for saplings and equipment.
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The Harmony riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 52 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 180 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 $3,150 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,750
• Tools and protective gear: $630
• Waste removal and skip hire: $580
• Signage and educational materials: $190
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Benjamin
Updates from Benjamin
Update from Los Angeles: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 2% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $76
- Patrick Serge Carpentier 🇨🇦 · $25
- Isabelle Rodriguez 🇫🇷 · $10
- Lệ Đào Vu 🇻🇳 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Da Nang”
- Ignacio C. Flores 🇨🇴 · $10
- Adhiambo Faith Hamisi 🇺🇬 · $25
“Keep your head up. Shared with friends too. - Jinja”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100
“Wishing you the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Wudil”
- Kurniawan Bambang Tanoto 🇮🇩 · $250
- Oanh Tâm Vuong 🇻🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Agus Erlangga Lubis 🇮🇩 · $25
- Jackson Butler 🇨🇦 · $3
“Keep your head up! - Winnipeg”
- Mei Hong Zou 🇦🇺 · $10
- Kostas Pavlidis 🇬🇷 · $5
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hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings!
Sending strength, Benjamin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from León
Hope it all works out, Benjamin. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Stay strong, Benjamin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Salvador
Thinking of you and your family. Shared this with my family. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Good luck, Benjamin. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care
Sending strength, Benjamin. Great idea, hope you get there