Plant 3,000 native trees around Acacia Creek in Bergamo

Acacia Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 63 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 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 $1,350 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $510 • Native saplings and stakes: $630 • Signage and educational materials: $210 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Alessia