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Restoring Pioneer Creek: a volunteer-led project in Los Angeles

Help us clean and replant Pioneer Creek before the November planting window closes.

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David G. Young
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Los Angeles
Pioneer Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 35 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 63 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $3,200 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,800 • Tools and protective gear: $590 • Waste removal and skip hire: $610 • Signage and educational materials: $200 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - David
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Jorge Caio AlmeidaQuestion

    what exactly is the $3,200 for?

    • Deepa W. Garg

      sending love. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care

      • Bình Nhân Dinh

        Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Love from Coyoacán.

        • Daan Van der Wal

          Hope things get better soon, David. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care

          • Masaru Akira Ishikawa

            Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Suwon donated after I showed her your page

            • Rashid Mazen Cherif

              Looking forward to the next update. I hope November is when things finally get easier

              • Hạnh Hà Vu

                Best of luck, David. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

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