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Plant 4,800 native trees around the Union riverbank in Tijuana
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Union riverbank needs $650 for saplings and equipment.
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The Union riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 86 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 64 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $650 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $180
• Tools and protective gear: $200
• Waste removal and skip hire: $200
• Signage and educational materials: $70
Thank you so much.
- Cristina
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I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Kanpur
Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Tijuana.
Sending love. This could happen to any of us. After 13 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
praying for you, Cristina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Kinondoni so I could bring a meal
Hope things get better soon, Cristina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Tijuana.
Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Tijuana.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to București so I could bring a meal.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in New Delhi but we're thinking of you.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Tijuana.
good luck, Cristina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Wishing you the best, Cristina. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
praying for you, Cristina. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Kasarani!