Plant 3,200 native trees around the Acacia canal in Seattle

The Acacia canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 78 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 167 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $1,300 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $175 • Waste removal and skip hire: $510 • Tools and protective gear: $615 Every share and every dollar helps. - Shirley