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Restoring the Jacaranda hillside: a volunteer-led project in Oakland
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Jacaranda hillside needs $2,200 for saplings and equipment.
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The Jacaranda hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 110 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 81 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $2,200 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,050
• Tools and protective gear: $560
• Waste removal and skip hire: $370
• Signage and educational materials: $220
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Sending good thoughts. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Oakland.
Wishing you peace. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Istanbul donated after I showed her your page
Hope it all works out, Salvador. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.
Wishing you peace, Salvador. More neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Los Angeles so I could bring a meal.
Praying for you, Salvador. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Las Cruces.
wishing you the best, Salvador. More neighborhoods should do this.
take care. More neighborhoods should do this. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out
Take care, Salvador. Hope you get there. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best
Hope things get better soon, Salvador. Hope this works out for you.