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Restoring Acacia Creek: a volunteer-led project in Los Angeles
Help us clean and replant Acacia Creek before the October planting window closes.
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Acacia Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 46 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 58 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $2,200 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $640
• Signage and educational materials: $270
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,290
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Luke
Small update. $125 so far, I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
Thank you all. We're at 1% now ($25). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
- Cameron D. Ortega 🇺🇸 · $103
- Inés M. Lozano 🇺🇸 · $100
- Salim Odhiambo Kimaro 🇹🇿 · $25
“Be well. My mother told me about this one. - Arusha”
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great idea, hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care
great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Los Angeles.