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Plant 3,550 native trees around the Baobab hillside in Shreveport
Volunteers are restoring the Baobab hillside in Shreveport; $2,350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Baobab hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 103 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 158 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 $2,350 goes:
• Signage and educational materials: $160
• Waste removal and skip hire: $790
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,400
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Hope things get better soon, Adeline. This could happen to any of us. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.