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Restoring Lotus Beach: a volunteer-led project in Fresno

Volunteers are restoring Lotus Beach in Fresno; $2,550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 Fresno, California, United States2,813 views
Ezra W. Murphy
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Fresno
Lotus Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 93 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 76 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 $2,550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,450 • Tools and protective gear: $640 • Waste removal and skip hire: $350 • Signage and educational materials: $110 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Julien Marc Gerard

    Sending good thoughts, Ezra. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted

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