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Plant 3,250 native trees around the Freedom wetland in San Francisco

Volunteers are restoring the Freedom wetland in San Francisco; $1,950 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States2,354 views
Teresa Howell
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San Francisco
The Freedom wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 70 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 68 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 $1,950 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $310 • Waste removal and skip hire: $650 • Native saplings and stakes: $990 If you're reading this, thank you.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Teresa

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($423 in total) the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Karan K. Bedi🇮🇳Verified helper
    Outstanding person

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

  • Zubby Michael Odukoya🇳🇬Verified helper
    Exceptional service

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

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  • Roberto D. Rangel

    You're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Mthatha this morning. Thinking of San Francisco.

    • Luca W. ChavezPhoto verified

      So sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Mumbai.

      • Klaus Stein

        Thinking of you, Teresa. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Los Angeles.

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