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Restoring the Sycamore canal: a volunteer-led project in San Jose

Help us clean and replant the Sycamore canal before the July planting window closes.

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States1,025 views
Roberto T. Cortés
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San Jose
The Sycamore canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 117 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 86 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $850 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $160 • Waste removal and skip hire: $390 • Tools and protective gear: $300 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Roberto

  1. Update from San Jose: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 36% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 22% thanks to 7 of you. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “From my family to yours. Small amount but sent with love. - Likoni”

  • Michał Ryszard Konieczny 🇵🇱 · $50

    “Blessings. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Gliwice”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Small amount but sent with love. - Newcastle”

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    “All the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Pietermaritzburg”

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    “Happy to help. My mother told me about this one. - Chattanooga”

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  • Aiden Jimenez

    Good luck. More neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Gangnam so I could bring a meal

    • Elias J. Davidson

      Hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Bandung this morning. Blessings

      • Jordan F. Taylor

        Thinking of you and your family, Roberto. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together.

        • Muhammad Syed

          Sending strength. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Buffalo.

          • Marilyn F. Williamson

            Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.

            • Tyler Chambers

              Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

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