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Restoring the Acacia hillside: a volunteer-led project in Laredo
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia hillside needs $2,750 for saplings and equipment.
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The Acacia hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 113 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 109 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $2,750 goes:
• Signage and educational materials: $200
• Tools and protective gear: $680
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,870
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Paulette F. Stewart 🇯🇲 · $117
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $200
- Kimberly Hansen 🇺🇸 · $20
- Hiếu Minh Trieu 🇻🇳 · $20
- Yan Gang Wei 🇺🇸 · $50
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Laredo.
Thank you. If you're in Laredo I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.
Sending love, Hana. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
good luck. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.