Plant 5,000 native trees around the Freedom riverbank in Berlin

The Freedom riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 98 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 127 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 $1,000 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $690 • Signage and educational materials: $65 • Tools and protective gear: $245 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.