Aww, this is so heartwarming to read! :) Good luck for improving the area.
I've working on this entire Central PA area for a while, so sometimes you can notice within a week that the redrawn greenery increases, although because of my uni studies sometimes I drew just a very little. I'm overwhelmed these days, but luckily this is the last semester in university for real :D (and I work part time as an IT intern so it's not easy)