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Plant 1,850 native trees around Liberty Creek in Bakersfield

Help us clean and replant Liberty Creek before the October planting window closes.

🇺🇸 Bakersfield, California, United States1,654 views
Cynthia Burton
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Bakersfield
Liberty Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 44 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 190 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,900 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $670 • Native saplings and stakes: $820 • Waste removal and skip hire: $410 Every share and every dollar helps.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Pilar H. Espinoza

    praying for you. Great idea, hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care!

    • Ramon B. PinedaQuestion

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Cynthia

      • Cynthia BurtonOwnerAnswer

        It's all in the list in the story. tools and protective gear is the big one at $670, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for asking.

    • Aarón F. Carrillo

      Keep going, Cynthia. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Bakersfield.

      • Pamela M. Young

        wishing you peace, Cynthia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care!

        • Trang Bích Chau

          Wishing you the best, Cynthia. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

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