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Plant 4,500 native trees around Acacia Beach in San Antonio

A neighborhood-led restoration of Acacia Beach needs $2,950 for saplings and equipment.

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Christopher D. Chapman
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San Antonio
Acacia Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 47 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 70 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $2,950 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,850 • Tools and protective gear: $230 • Waste removal and skip hire: $650 • Signage and educational materials: $220 With deep gratitude, Christopher
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Christopher

  1. Small update. $424 so far, the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 7% thanks to 7 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Amol P. ApteQuestion

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

    • Christopher D. ChapmanOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. native saplings and stakes comes first ($1,850) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Good question.

  • Nova C. Jacobs

    good luck, Christopher. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 27 people at work. Greetings from Huntsville.

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