Setsebi sa Meru sa Sacramento City Joe Benassini ke moamoheli oa Khau ea Letsatsi la Lifate la Lifate la 2012 ho tlotla tlatsetso ea hae e ikhethang ea ho lema lifate, paballo le botsamaisi. Benassini ke e mong oa batho le mekhatlo e 16 e amoheloang ke Arbor Day Foundation selemong sena. O fumana Khau ea 'Mampoli oa Lifate ka lebaka la kananelo ea boetapele ba hae ho ntšetseng pele leano le sebetsang la meru la sechaba.
"Ka ho nehela bophelo ba hae ba setsebi ho meru e atlehileng ea litoropong le ho fana ka tlhokomelo ea bohlokoa ea lifate ka boeta-pele bo matla le leano la maano, Joe Benassini o sebeletsa e le mohlala bakeng sa litsebi tsa tlhokomelo ea lifate," ho boletse John Rosenow, mothehi le mookameli ea ka sehloohong oa Arbor Day Foundation.
Ho tloha ka 1972, Mokhatlo oa Letsatsi la Arbor o hlokometse mosebetsi oa ho etella pele bahlokomeli ba tikoloho le balemi ba lifate ka Likhau tsa selemo le selemo tsa Letsatsi la Arbor. Ho ithuta haholoanyane ka likhau le baamoheli ba selemo sena, u ka bala phatlalatso e felletseng ea boralitaba Mona.