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Plant 4,950 native trees around the Jacaranda canal in Coyoacán

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Jacaranda canal needs $700 for saplings and equipment.

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Álvaro F. Domínguez
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Coyoacán
The Jacaranda canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 119 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 114 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 $700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $310 • Tools and protective gear: $155 • Waste removal and skip hire: $180 • Signage and educational materials: $55 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Álvaro
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Álvaro

  1. Small update. $15 so far, the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled.

  2. Update from Coyoacán: I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Álvaro

  3. Thank you all. We're at 24% now ($165). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.

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  • Walter G. Bradley

    You're not alone, Álvaro. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

    • Francisca Vasconcelos

      Wishing you peace, Álvaro. This could happen to any of us. Love from Poitiers.

      • Nova Duran

        Hope things get better soon, Álvaro. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.

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