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Plant 4,650 native trees around Jacaranda Creek in Scranton

Volunteers are restoring Jacaranda Creek in Scranton; $1,800 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Josephine G. Whitaker
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Scranton
Jacaranda Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 73 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 124 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 $1,800 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $670 • Tools and protective gear: $260 • Waste removal and skip hire: $590 • Signage and educational materials: $280 Thanks for being kind about this. - Josephine
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  1. We're at 52% thanks to 20 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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  • Inés H. GutiérrezID verified

    Wishing you peace, Josephine. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless

    • Vinícius Thiago MoreiraQuestion

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Scranton.

      • Josephine G. WhitakerOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Scranton I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.

    • Jameson G. Wells

      Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. God bless

      • Matthew G. BrewerPhoto verified

        hope things get better soon. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

        • Chiamaka Peace Aliyu

          Keep going, Josephine. Hope this works out for you. Love from Lyon.

          • Ilham Reza Gozali

            Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Varanasi so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Boston.

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