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Plant 4,300 native trees around the Lotus wetland in San Diego

Volunteers are restoring the Lotus wetland in San Diego; $3,050 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States1,258 views
Marcus B. Collins
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The Lotus wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 112 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 176 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $3,050 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,500 • Tools and protective gear: $420 • Waste removal and skip hire: $820 • Signage and educational materials: $310 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

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  • Saba Almaz NegashPhoto verified

    Hope things get better soon, Marcus. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best

    • Sending good thoughts, Marcus. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of San Diego.

      • best of luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer!

        • sending love, Marcus. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

          • Ibrahim HamdanID verified

            Sending love, Marcus. Your post was clear and honest. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

            • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Marcus.

              • Marcus B. CollinsOwnerAnswerAddress verifiedPhoto verified

                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.

            • sending love, Marcus. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Los Angeles so I could bring a meal.

              • thinking of you, Marcus. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.

                • Wishing you the best, Marcus. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours.

                  • I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Love from Kyiv

                    • Keep going, Marcus. More neighborhoods should do this

                      • keep going, Marcus. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

                        • It takes guts to ask. Well done. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.

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