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Restoring the Liberty canal: a volunteer-led project in San Diego

Help us clean and replant the Liberty canal before the November planting window closes.

🇺🇸 California, United States1,771 views
Isla C. Prescott
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San Diego
The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 111 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 146 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $1,600 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $360 • Native saplings and stakes: $550 • Waste removal and skip hire: $690 If you're reading this, thank you. - Isla

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  • Sending strength, Isla. Hope you get there. Thinking of San Diego

    • wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Seattle.

      • Sending love, Isla. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Lagos so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

        • how is Isla doing now?

          • Stay strong, Isla. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Kilkenny so I could bring a meal. God bless!

            • Wishing you peace, Isla. Hope you get there. Love from Bahir Dar

              • Ramesh J. AcharyaQuestionID verified

                Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Isla.

                • Good luck, Isla. More neighborhoods should do this. Take care.

                  • looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Thane this morning. Greetings from Thane.

                    • Keep going, Isla. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

                      • praying for you, Isla. Looking forward to the next update. All the best.

                        • Sending strength, Isla. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                          • Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Likoni.

                            • Hope things get better soon, Isla. Shared this with my family.

                              • Sending good thoughts, Isla. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 30 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.

                                • Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

                                  • hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Nashik

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