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Restoring the Liberty canal: a volunteer-led project in Bakersfield
Volunteers are restoring the Liberty canal in Bakersfield; $2,000 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 42 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 180 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $2,000 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,100
• Tools and protective gear: $230
• Waste removal and skip hire: $420
• Signage and educational materials: $250
With deep gratitude,
Claudia
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Keep going, Claudia. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Bakersfield.
Thinking of you, Claudia. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out.
So sorry you're going through this, Claudia. Shared this with my family. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Hope this works out for you. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Udaipur!
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Bakersfield.
Keep going. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
You're not alone, Claudia. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Nagoya this morning. Take care.