U-Andy Trotter
IPhini likaMongameli Wezemisebenzi Yezinkundla Zabatshali Bezihlahla e-West Coast
Buyini/bebuyini ubudlelwano bakho ne-ReLeaf?
Bengilokhu ngixoxisana namaqembu ahlukahlukene e-ReLeaf Network ngiqala nge-Urban Forest Management workshop e-San Luis Obispo maphakathi nawo-1990. Ngenkathi ngingumongameli we-California Urban Forest Council ngo-2007, sasebenza ndawonye nobuholi be-CaUFC, WCISA, kanye ne-ReLeaf ukuthuthukisa iphrojekthi yokuqala ye-United Voices for Healthier Communities Planting eyayihilela imiphakathi engu-30 namalungu avela kuzo zonke izinhlangano ezi-3 ukuqedela enye yephrojekthi enkulu yokutshala ngokubambisana eCalifornia.
Ibe/isho ukuthini i-California ReLeaf kuwe?
I-California ReLeaf ihlinzeka ngethuba kumaqembu endawo asekela izihlahla ukuze afunde futhi asebenzise izinsiza zesambulela sokubambisana sezwe lonke. Eminyakeni engu-20 edlule ngibone amalungu amaningi ala maqembu efunda kabanzi mayelana nezizathu zezindlela zokuphatha amahlathi asemadolobheni ahlukahlukene. Ngenxa yalokho basebenza kangcono nochwepheshe abavela embonini yokunakekelwa kwezihlahla.
Inkumbulo engcono kakhulu noma umcimbi we-California ReLeaf?
Izinkumbulo zami ezinhle kakhulu zisebenza kuphrojekthi ye-United Voices For Healthier Communities ngo-2007. Kube yintokozo ukubuka amaqembu ezihlahla ezinkulu ezi-3 zezwe lonke (CaUFC, ReLeaf, WCISA) esebenza ndawonye ngenjongo eyodwa.
Kungani kubalulekile ukuthi i-California ReLeaf iqhubeke nomsebenzi wayo?
Amaqembu ezihlahla zomphakathi wendawo angahlinzeka ngensiza ebalulekile ekukhulumeni amahlathi asemadolobheni kanye nokufundisa ngezindlela zokuphatha ezingcono kakhulu. Inselele ebaluleke kakhulu ye-ReLeaf kungaba ukukhuthaza amanye ala maqembu kulo lonke elase-California futhi athuthukise amakhono awo ukuze abe nomthelela engiwubona emaqenjini afana ne-Sacramento Tree Foundation, i-Urban Tree Foundation, i-Our City Forest, kanye namanye amaqembu aphezulu ezihlahla ezivela esifundeni sethu.