I-Re-Oaking California

Ukulungisa kabusha umphakathi wakho: Izindlela ezi-3 zokubuyisela ama-oki emadolobheni ase-California

ngu-Erica Spotswood

Ingabe ukubuyisela izihlahla ze-oki emadolobheni kungadala ihlathi elihle, elisebenzayo, nelivumelana nesimo sezulu sezingane zethu? Embikweni osanda kukhishwa “Ukumisa kabusha iSilicon Valley: Ukwakha Amadolobha Anempilo Ngemvelo", I-San Francisco Estuary Institute uhlola lo mbuzo. Ixhaswe uhlelo lwe-Google Ecology, iphrojekthi iyingxenye I-Silicon Valley eqinile, isinyathelo sokuthuthukisa isisekelo sesayensi sokuqondisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezempilo yesifunda ye-ecosystem kanye nokuqina.

Ama-oki omdabu angaba ukukhetha okuhle kakhulu emigwaqweni, emagcekeni, nokunye ukwakheka kwezwe. Edinga amanzi amancane ngemva kokusungulwa, ama-oki angonga imali ngokunciphisa izidingo zokunisela kuyilapho ethatha ikhabhoni eningi kunezinye izihlahla eziningi zasemadolobheni eCalifornia. Ama-Oaks nawo ayizinhlobo eziyisisekelo, enza isisekelo sewebhu yokudla eyinkimbinkimbi esekela uhlobo lwe-ecosystem olunothe kakhulu lwe-biodiversity e-California. Ukuxhumanisa izindawo ezingomakhelwane nemvelo yesifunda, ukuphinda kufakwe emanzini kungakha ukuxhumana okujulile nemvelo kanye nomuzwa omkhulu wendawo phakathi kwemiphakathi yasemadolobheni.

The Ukufaka kabusha iSilicon Valley umbiko uqukethe ingcebo yeziqondiso eziqondile zezinhlelo zamahlathi asemadolobheni kanye nabanikazi bomhlaba ukuze baqalise izinhlelo zokubuyisela kabusha i-oaking. Ukuze uqalise, nazi amaphuzu avelele ambalwa:

Tshala izinhlobonhlobo zama-oki omdabu

I-California iyindawo enezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, eyingqayizivele emhlabeni, futhi ihlonishwa ngobuhle bemvelo yayo. Kubandakanya ama-oki omdabu ezinhlelweni zamahlathi asemadolobheni nokunye ukwakheka kwezwe kuzoletha ubuhle behlathi le-oki emagcekeni ethu nasezitaladini, kuthuthukise isimo esiyingqayizivele samadolobha aseCalifornia. Ama-oki omdabu angagcwaliswa nezinye izinhlobo zezilwane ezichumayo endaweni efanayo yemvelo njenge-manzanita, i-toyon, i-madrone, ne-California buckeye. Ukutshala izinhlobo eziningi kuzokwakha ukuqina kwemvelo futhi kunciphise ingozi yokuqubuka kwezifo.

Vikela izihlahla ezinkulu

Izihlahla ezinkulu ziyizindawo zokugcina ikhabhoni kanye nezilwane zasendle. Ukugcina ikhabhoni eningi ngonyaka kunezihlahla ezincane, kanye nokugcina ikhabhoni esivele ihleliwe eminyakeni edlule, izihlahla ezinkulu zigcina imali yekhabhoni ebhange. Kodwa ukuvikela izihlahla ezinkulu ezikhona kuyingxenye yendida. Ukugcina izihlahla ezinkulu endaweni kusho ukubeka phambili izinhlobo zokutshala ezizoba zikhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi (njengama-oki!), Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isizukulwane esilandelayo sezihlahla zasemadolobheni sizohlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezifanayo.

Shiya amahlamvu

Ukwelusa ama-oki ngendlela yokuwunakekela kahle kuzonciphisa izindleko zokunakekela futhi kudale indawo yokuhlala yezilwane zasendle. Ukuze uthole ukunakekelwa okuphansi, shiya udoti wamaqabunga, izingodo eziwile, nama-mistletoes eqinile lapho kungenzeka khona, futhi unciphise ukuthenwa nokulungisa izihlahla. Udoti wamaqabunga unganciphisa ukukhula kokhula ngokuqondile ngaphansi kwezihlahla futhi uthuthukise ukuvunda komhlabathi.

Ngaphambi kokufika kwezingadi zezithelo, bese kuba namadolobha, imvelo ye-oki yayiyisici esichazayo sezwe laseSilicon Valley. Intuthuko eqhubekayo e-Silicon Valley idala ithuba lokusebenzisa i-oaking kabusha ukuze kubuyiselwe amanye amagugu emvelo alesi sifunda. Nokho lamathuba akhona nakwezinye izindawo. Amahlathi aseCalifornia azodinga uguquko emashumini eminyaka ezayo ukuze kubhekwane nezinselelo zesomiso nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Lokho kusho ukuthi ukukhetha kwethu kungasiza ekulolongeni ukuqina kwamahlathi asemadolobheni emashumini eminyaka ezayo.

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