Mountains Restoration Trust

NguSuanne Klahorst

Ubomi buyazenzekela. “Yayingesosicwangciso sam esikhulu ukuba ngummeli weeNtaba zeSanta Monica, kodwa into enye ikhokelele kwenye,” utshilo uJo Kitz, umlawuli oncedisayo weMountains Restoration Trust (MRT). Ukuhamba kwakhe ebuntwaneni kufuphi neNtaba yeHood kumenza akhululeke ezintabeni. Njengomntu omdala, wadibana nabantwana aboyika iizinambuzane kunye nezinto zasendle kwaye baqonda ukuba ulonwabo kwindalo alunikezelwanga. Esebenza njengomkhokeli weCalifornia Native Plant Society kunye neSierra Club, waphumelela njengomfundisi-ntsapho wangaphandle kubahlali basezidolophini, “Bandibulela ngokungathi bebekwelona theko limangalisayo kwezakha zakho!”

Ngaphantsi kwentlambo ye-oki eMalibu Creek State Park kwiiNtaba zaseSanta Monica, uKitz wayene-haa! okomzuzwana njengoko wayebukele umhlaba ojikelezileyo ngaphandle kwale mithi mikhulu. “Imi-oki yentlambo yayikhe yaba yeyona mithi ibalulekileyo neyintabalala kunxweme olusemazantsi ukuya eLos Angeles County. Aye apheliswa ngabaphambukeli bokuqala abawavunela amasimi, amafutha kunye namaplanga. " Indawo yokudubula kuthotho lweTV "MASH," ipaki yayineqaqobana eliseleyo. Waluthabatha ugwebo lwakhe ngqo kumphathi wepaki. Kungekudala wayetyala imithi kwiindawo ebezivunywe kwangaphambili. Kwakubonakala kulula ngokwaneleyo ekuqaleni.

Amavolontiya ahlanganisa iityhubhu zemithi kunye neekheji zocingo ukukhusela izithole ezincinci kwiigopher nakwezinye izikhangeli.

Ukufunda Ukuqala Okuncinci

USuzanne Goode, isazinzulu esiphambili ngemekobume kwiSithili sase-Angeles sePaki zikaRhulumente, uchaze uKitz “njengebhinqa elineengcwangu elinganikezeliyo, liqhubeka linyamekela yaye lisaqhubeka.” Mnye kuphela umthi owasindayo kwiqela lakhe lokuqala lemithi egayiweyo. Ngoku ekubeni uKitz etyala iicorns, ulahlekelwa zimbalwa kakhulu, “Xa wayetyala imithi yeegallon ezi-5 ndakhawuleza ndafumanisa ukuba xa ukhupha imithi embizeni, iingcambu kufuneka zigawulwe okanye zihlale zithintelwe.” Kodwa akukho nto inokunqanda iingcambu ze-acorns ekufuneni amanzi. Kwisangqa ezili-13 ze-ecosystem ezityalwe ngoFebruwari, ezinemithi emihlanu ukuya kwesibhozo kwisangqa ngasinye, mibini kuphela imithi eyasilelayo ukuphumelela. “Bafuna ukunkcenkceshela okuncinci xa bekhula ngokwendalo. Ukunkcenkceshela ngokugqithiseleyo yeyona nto imbi onokuyenza,” watsho uKitz, “iingcambu zifika phezulu, yaye ukuba zoma ngaphandle kweenyawo emanzini, ziyafa.”

Kweminye iminyaka uye watyala waza wankcenkceshela kancinane kangangeenyanga ezintlanu. Ngexesha lembalela yakutshanje, nangona kunjalo, amanzi amaninzi aye afuneka ukuze kufumaneke izithole ngexesha lonyaka elomileyo. Ingca yeNative bunch ibonelela ngokugquma komhlaba. Oomatse kunye nexhama ligquma engceni ukuba akukho nto yimbi ekhoyo, kodwa ukuba ingca ikhula ngexesha leemvula iya kusinda kwezi ngxaki.

Ukusebenzisa iZixhobo eziLungileyo Kunceda Imithi Ichume

I-oki yenkampu ye-MRT iphucula imbono evela kwifestile ye-ofisi yepaki ye-Goode. “Imi-oki ikhula ngokukhawuleza kunokuba abantu becinga,” utshilo. Kwiimitha ezingama-25, umthi omncinci umde ngokwaneleyo ukuba usebenze njenge-perch yeekhetshe. Kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini, i-Goode ivume indawo yokutyala i-MRT, ihlanjululwe kuqala kunye neepaki ze-archeologists ukwenzela ukuba izinto zakudala zaseMelika zihlale zingaphazamiseki.

UGoode uneemvakalelo ezixubeneyo malunga namakhaka omthi afunekayo, afakelwe iminatha yokugcina iintaka kunye namacikilishe ukuba angabanjiswa ngaphakathi. “Ukukhusela imithi emoyeni akubavumeli ukuba baphuhlise izicubu zezityalo ezomeleleyo abazidingayo ukuze ziphile, ngoko ke kufuneka zikhuselwe iminyaka eliqela.” Uye wavuma ukuba imithi yendawo yeenkampu idinga amakhaka okukhusela imithi emitsha kwiintshaba zokhula. “Mna ngokwam, ndikhetha ukutyala i-acorn kwaye ndiyiyeke izimela,” utshilo uGoode, otyale kakhulu ngexesha lomsebenzi wakhe.

I-whacker sisixhobo esiyimfuneko ekukhuliseni imithi emincinci. “Ukuqala kwethu asizange sicinge ukuba sifuna umntu oza kuqala. Siphazama kakhulu, ukhula lwakhula!” utshilo uKitz, okhuthaza izityalo ezihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala zihlala khona kwindawo tu. Abantu bomthonyama abanje nge-rye erhubuluzayo, ukhula lwentlupheko kunye ne-equestrian ragweed zigcina ikhaphethi eluhlaza ejikeleze imithi nangamaxesha ehlobo elomileyo xa yonke imbonakalo yomhlaba igolide. Yena ukhula ukhula ekwindla ekwindla ukuze aphinde akhule kwakhona kunyaka olandelayo. Ngokusika ibrashi eyomisiweyo, izikhova kunye neempungutye zinokuphelisa iigophe ezinengxaki ezinokuzitshabalalisa ngokulula. Yonke i-acorn ivalelwe kwikheyiji yocingo olungangenwa yi-gopher.

I-brigade yebhakethi ibonelela ngee-acorns kunye nezityalo ezijikelezayo kunye nesiqalo esinamandla.

Ukudala uluvo lweNdawo ngeNtsebenziswano

“Awunakuthelekelela ukuba zingaphi iimpazamo ezinokwenziwa xa ugrumba umngxuma kwaye ufaka i-acorn,” utshilo uKitz, ongakwaziyo ukuphinda atyale iMalibu Creek State Park ngaphandle koncedo oluninzi. Amaqabane akhe okuqala yayilulutsha olusemngciphekweni olusuka kwi-Outward Bound Los Angeles. Amaqela olutsha okutyalwa kwemithi ayesebenza iminyaka emihlanu, kodwa yathi yakuphela inkxaso-mali uKitz wafuna iqabane elitsha elinokuqhubeka lizimele. Oku kwenza ixesha leminye imisebenzi yakhe, ukufunyanwa komhlaba wokwandisa kunye nokudibanisa iindlela kunye neendawo zokuhlala zaseSanta Monica Mountain.

UCody Chappel, uMnxibelelanisi wokuBuyiselwa kweNtaba kwiTreePeople, omnye umbutho ongenzi nzuzo wamahlathi eLos Angeles osekwe eLos Angeles, yingcali yakhe yangoku esemhlabeni kulawulo lomgangatho we-acorn. Ukhusela ikamva lomthi kunye namavolontiya ambalwa azimiseleyo anokuchitha iiyure ezintathu kuphela ukuze afunde ngokunyanyekelwa nokunyanyekelwa kwe-acorn. I-Chappel iqokelela i-acorns elungelelanisiweyo epakini kwaye ifakwe kwi-emele. Iisinki zityalwa, iiflethi azikwenzi, kuba umoya ubonisa umonakalo wezinambuzane. Uthetha ngeentaba "njengemiphunga ye-LA, umthombo womoya."

I-Chappel ibamba iminyhadala yokutyala kwe-MRT ngamaxesha aqhelekileyo, ingena kumawaka amalungu kunye nebhodi yabalawuli abadumileyo abafumana inkxaso-mali evela ku-mega-donors Disney and Boeing.

Eyona ndawo ithandwayo nguKitz kule paki kule mihla kukuthambeka okujonge ngasempuma, apho i-oki encinci iyakuthi ngenye imini ikhuthaze amabali “endawo” kunye nentelekelelo. Izizwe zamaChumash zakha zaqokelela ama-acorns apha ukwenza i-mush kwimingxuma yokusila yale paki. Amabali emingxuma yokusila ayinangqiqo ngaphandle kwee-oki. UKitz wayenomfanekiso-ngqondweni wokuba ababuyise, kwaye ngokwenza njalo wafumana indawo yakhe kwiiNtaba zeSanta Monica.