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Plant 2,350 native trees around the Jacaranda riverbank in San Francisco

Help us clean and replant the Jacaranda riverbank before the June planting window closes.

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Hailey J. Montgomery
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San Francisco
The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 117 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 138 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $1,950 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,100 • Tools and protective gear: $410 • Waste removal and skip hire: $260 • Signage and educational materials: $180 I hope life is good to you. - Hailey
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Hailey

  1. Update from San Francisco: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($302). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Small update. $252 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Arturo K. QuirogaQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hailey.

    • Hailey J. MontgomeryOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Sure. The biggest one is native saplings and stakes, $1,100. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.

  • Sneha C. Acharya

    this could happen to any of us. Greetings from Lagos

    • José S. MaldonadoQuestion

      how is Hailey doing now?

      • Nhung Dao

        Take care, Hailey. Your post was clear and honest.

        • Alp Yusuf Erdoğan

          Sending strength. Hope you get there. After 7 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything

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