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Plant 4,950 native trees around the Lotus wetland in Los Angeles
Help us clean and replant the Lotus wetland before the September planting window closes.
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The Lotus wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 115 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 167 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $1,800 goes:
• Signage and educational materials: $280
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,100
• Tools and protective gear: $420
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Sophia
Updates from Sophia
Update from Los Angeles: I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. We're at 17% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 10% funded and I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 9% funded and I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.
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“Thought of Sophia all day after reading this. - Riyadh”
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Sending strength, Sophia. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Los Angeles