Plant 3,050 native trees around the Liberty wetland in Cartagena

The Liberty wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 60 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 103 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $450 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $110 • Signage and educational materials: $25 • Native saplings and stakes: $315 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.