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Restoring the Lotus wetland: a volunteer-led project in Bakersfield

Help us clean and replant the Lotus wetland before the October planting window closes.

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Keith G. Jacobs
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Bakersfield
The Lotus wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 43 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 170 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 $2,000 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $220 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,500 • Tools and protective gear: $280 With deep gratitude, Keith
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  • Diana Cristina Nistor

    sending strength, Keith. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

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