Fifty trees for West Oakland
on August 25, 2009
On Saturday, Aug 22 several local organizations partnered to plant 50 trees along MacArthur Boulevard, from West Street to San Pablo Avenue, in an economically and aesthetically depressed area of Oakland. About 150 people from across the Bay Area came out to show their support for the environment and for the neighborhood.
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