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Restoring the Jacaranda riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Fresno

Volunteers are restoring the Jacaranda riverbank in Fresno; $1,550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Kimberly D. Watson
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Fresno
The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 113 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 148 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $1,550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $490 • Tools and protective gear: $540 • Waste removal and skip hire: $290 • Signage and educational materials: $230 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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