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Restoring the Union canal: a volunteer-led project in Sacramento

Volunteers are restoring the Union canal in Sacramento; $2,250 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Arianna F. Patel
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Sacramento
The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 93 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 60 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 $2,250 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $810 • Tools and protective gear: $610 • Waste removal and skip hire: $570 • Signage and educational materials: $260 Thank you so much. - Arianna

Updates from Arianna

  1. Update from Sacramento: I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. We're at 13% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Sacramento: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 4% funded and I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.

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    “Every little bit. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Galway”

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    “Hope this helps. Hope the June deadline works out. - Bang Khen”

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  • Wishing you peace, Arianna. Great idea, hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

    • Rooting for you, Arianna. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Eldoret but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Eldoret.

      • Looking forward to the next update. Love from Salem

        • Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

          • Antonio D. RuizID verified

            You're not alone. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Anaheim

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