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Restoring the Liberty riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Los Angeles
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Liberty riverbank needs $3,100 for saplings and equipment.
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The Liberty riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 70 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 145 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 $3,100 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,750
• Tools and protective gear: $430
• Waste removal and skip hire: $710
• Signage and educational materials: $210
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
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Stay strong, Emiliano. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Sending good thoughts, Emiliano. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Thanks for sharing this, Emiliano. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We're a small family in Dammam but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Good luck, Emiliano. Hope this works out for you. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Praying for you, Emiliano. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted!
Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Multan but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Multan.
Hang in there, Emiliano. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Kazan.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from New Delhi.