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Plant 3,850 native trees around the Acacia hillside in Bristol

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia hillside needs $2,400 for saplings and equipment.

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Sebastian K. Burke
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Bristol
The Acacia hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 37 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 77 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,500 • Tools and protective gear: $570 • Waste removal and skip hire: $330 Glad we found this place.
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  • Atul W. SolankiQuestionPhoto verified

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sebastian

    • Sebastian K. BurkeOwnerAnswer

      Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. native saplings and stakes comes first ($1,500) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Good question.

  • Jonathan Theophilus Annan

    Good luck, Sebastian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from St. Petersburg.

    • Greyson J. Chambers

      Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Athens

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