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Restoring the Acacia canal: a volunteer-led project in Los Angeles

Volunteers are restoring the Acacia canal in Los Angeles; $2,500 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Eliana N. Evans
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Los Angeles
The Acacia canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 66 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 106 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $2,500 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,650 • Tools and protective gear: $260 • Waste removal and skip hire: $490 • Signage and educational materials: $100 With deep gratitude, Eliana

Updates from Eliana

  1. 71% there. I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes. Thank you.

  • Evgeny Sergei Medvedev 🇺🇦 · $250

    “Praying for you. Hope the April deadline works out. - Kyiv”

  • Inés A. Mora 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Lourdes Remedios Concepcion 🇵🇭 · $200
  • Roman Volodymyr Morozov 🇷🇺 · $200
  • Jin-woo Tae-yang Hwang 🇰🇷 · $100
  • Charlene E. Ndlovu 🇿🇦 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. Been where you're, it gets better. - Johannesburg”

  • Rebecca C. Pierce 🇬🇧 · $100

    “My mother told me about this one. - Glasgow”

  • Dua Dua Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Kannan K. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Esteban D. Santos 🇺🇸 · $75

    “You got this. Hope the April deadline works out. - Spokane”

  • Dawit Eyob Gebremariam 🇪🇹 · $75

    “Every little bit. Small amount but sent with love. - Jimma”

  • Daria Viktoria Tkachuk 🇺🇦 · $72

    “Hope the April deadline works out. - Kyiv”

  • Usha P. Bedi 🇮🇳 · $67.50
  • Noah J. Joyner 🇺🇸 · $66

    “Best of luck. Hope the April deadline works out. - Oakland”

  • Swapnil L. Patil 🇮🇳 · $55.50

    “Thought of Eliana all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Ana D. Ramos 🇨🇴 · $50
  • Tayo Olumide Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Sneha D. Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Get well soon. My colleague told me about this one. - Rohini”

  • Dina Nada Taha 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Houston”

  • Arthur Caio Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Eliana all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”

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  • Take care, Eliana. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out.

    • Nomsa C. SteynQuestionAddress verified

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Eliana!

      • Eliana N. EvansOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        The list at the bottom is the whole picture. native saplings and stakes is the biggest at $1,650. Ask me anything else.

    • Wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. After 20 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.

      • You're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Los Angeles

        • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Los Angeles.

          • Thinking of you and your family, Eliana. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

            • Thinking of you, Eliana. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Quezon City.

              • how is Eliana doing now?

                • Thinking of you. Hope you get there. I hope April is when things finally get easier.

                  • Stay strong, Eliana. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                    • Wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Obuasi donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

                      • Wishing you peace, Eliana. Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Envigado.

                        • Stay strong, Eliana. Hope this works out for you. God bless.

                          • Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.

                            • Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                              • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to Iztapalapa so I could bring a meal. All the best.

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