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Plant 3,050 native trees around the Freedom riverbank in San Diego

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Freedom riverbank needs $900 for saplings and equipment.

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Allison B. Cox
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San Diego
The Freedom riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 40 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 99 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 $900 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $190 • Signage and educational materials: $220 • Waste removal and skip hire: $490 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Allison
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Narayan BaralAddress verified

    Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

    • Henry E. CallahanID verified

      Sending love, Allison. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care.

      • Tevita L. Kereama

        Thinking of you, Allison. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up.

        • Majid Karim Mansour

          More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Caloocan

          • Dolores S. Delgado

            Take care, Allison. Great idea, hope you get there

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