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Restoring the Jacaranda riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Sacramento
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Jacaranda riverbank needs $2,400 for saplings and equipment.
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The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 118 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 50 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 $2,400 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $670
• Signage and educational materials: $220
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,510
Thank you for reading my story.
- Dolores
Updates from Dolores
Update from Sacramento: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 46% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($475). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled.
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your post was clear and honest. After 30 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Mannheim.
sending good thoughts. Great idea, hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
hang in there, Dolores. This could happen to any of us. God bless.
Best of luck, Dolores. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care