Plant 4,900 native trees around the Freedom riverbank in Ciudad de México

The Freedom riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 68 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 87 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 $600 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $50 • Tools and protective gear: $185 • Native saplings and stakes: $365 Thank you for reading my story. - Álvaro