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Plant 2,450 native trees around Freedom Beach in Los Angeles

Help us clean and replant Freedom Beach before the November planting window closes.

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Alexa P. Jenkins
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Los Angeles
Freedom Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 35 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 175 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $1,550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $570 • Waste removal and skip hire: $680 • Tools and protective gear: $300 Thank you so much.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Alexa

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 29% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  2. We're at 29% thanks to 17 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Update from Los Angeles: we've started the first stage. We're at 16% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Alexa

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    “Hang in there. Thought of Alexa all day after reading this. - El Paso”

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    “Thinking of you. Thought of Alexa all day after reading this. - Warri”

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    “Best of luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Makassar”

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    “Thinking of you. Thought of Alexa all day after reading this. - Bucaramanga”

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  • Caleb Castro

    Sending strength, Alexa. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.

    • Toàn Bình Le

      Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Los Angeles.

      • Sadia Uzma Aslam

        take care, Alexa. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.

        • Aarav T. AroraAddress verified

          Wishing you peace, Alexa. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. All the best

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