Amapaki Ahlukanisa Nezinhlansi

Zonke izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo zase-California ezisekele amapaki oMbuso eminyakeni edlule ngendlela eyodwa noma enye ziyazi indaba equbule ilangabi elivutha ngaphezu kwezinyanga ezimbili. Ukuthengwa kweholide okungagunyaziwe kugunyazwe yiphini lomqondisi we-State Parks enohide lwamacala obugebengu. Izigidi ezingu-54 zamaRandi emalini “eyengeziwe” ivela ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho ingabikwanga isikhathi esingaphezu kweshumi leminyaka. Futhi zombili zenzeka emnyangweni kahulumeni othweswe icala lokuvikela uhlelo lwethu lwamapaki wombuso angama-278 njengoba izinkinga zesabelomali ziletha ukuvalwa kwamapaki angama-70 eduze neqiniso.

 

Futhi imizwa evezwa yilo mphakathi omkhulu wamaqembu amahlathi asemadolobheni, ama-land trusts, abaphathi bamapaki endawo kanye namaqembu okulondoloza imvelo ezweni lonke lapho bezwa lezi zindaba kuholela ngokusobala umuzwa wokukhaphela.  I-California State Parks Foundation - inhlangano ezimele engenzi nzuzo ezinikele ekuvikeleni amapaki kahulumeni iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-43 - ifingqa iqoqo lamaqembu amaningi kuwebhusayithi yawo, ithi "Sithukuthelele amalungu ethu, abaxhasi bethu, ozakwethu, futhi egameni labo bonke abantu baseCalifornia . Sonke sinelungelo lokulindela ukwethembeka ezinhlelweni zikahulumeni ezisisebenzelayo futhi, kulokhu, i-DPR isidumaze sonke.”

 

Kodwa njengoba umphumela walokho okwenzekayo eMnyangweni Wezamapaki Nezokungcebeleka udlala, kusenendaba enkulu ngaphambi kwethu yokuqhubeka nesifiso sethu sokusekela amapaki esifunda saseCalifornia. Imizamo eqhubekayo yamaqembu amaningi amahlathi asemadolobheni iwumfuziselo walowo mgomo. Enyakatho yeCalifornia, i-Stewards of the Coast ne-Redwoods iqhubekela phambili ekucabangeni ukusebenza kwenkundla yekhempu yase-Austin Creek SRA. E-Los Angeles, Izihlahla zaseNyakatho-mpumalanga iyaqhubeka namahlathi asemadolobheni e-Rio de Los Angeles SRA kanye ne-Los Angeles State Historic Park. Futhi ezweni lonke, i-California ReLeaf isekele umthetho oyimpumelelo oqinisekisa ukuthi lezi zimali "ezingaphezulu" zibuyela emapaki ethu esifunda.

 

Ubuholi obusha kwa-DPR kuzofanele busebenze kanzima ukubuyisela ukwethenjwa ngumphakathi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, yingakho kubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi umphakathi wethu uqhubeke nokweseka lezi zinsiza ezibalulekile. Sibonga wonke umuntu kuNethiwekhi yethu ngokugcina ukholo.