Mashi 7, 2023
I-CAL FIRE kanye Nozakwethu Bagubha Iviki Le-California Arbor nge Grants
Yezehlakalo Zokufundisa Zokutshala Izihlahla kanye Nokunakekelwa Kwezihlahla
SACRAMENTO, California – California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the USDA Forest Service (USFS), kanye California ReLeaf bamukele ukwesekwa noxhaso lwe-Edison International kanye neBlue Shield yaseCalifornia ukugubha Iviki Le-California Arbor, Mashi 7-14, 2023. Kulo nyaka, u-$50,000 ku-Arbor Week kwenziwe uxhaso olusha lwe-Arbor Week ngenkathi i-Arbour ixhaswe yi-Edison umphakathi wokutshala izihlahla ngenkathi uxhaso olusha lwe-Edison luyi-Blue Shield. ek Youth Art Contest. I-Arbor Week Grants izoxhasa amaphrojekthi angu-10 ahlelwe amaqembu omphakathi kanye nezinhlangano ezingenzi inzuzo ezisebenza ngokuzikhandla ukwenza imiphakathi yazo ibe luhlaza, ibe nempilo, futhi iqine ngezihlahla zasemadolobheni. I-CAL FIRE kanye ne-USFS akubona abamukeli balezi zibonelelo. Izihlahla zaseCalifornia zinendaba-ikakhulukazi njengoba sibhekene nesimo sezulu esishintshayo. Enye indlela esingakha ngayo imiphakathi ekwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu iwukutshala izihlahla. Zonke izihlahla ezitshaliwe zisebenzela ukukhipha isikhutha emkhathini, ukuhlanza umoya wethu namanzi, ukupholisa izindawo esihlala kuzo, ukunikeza izilwane zasendle indawo yokuhlala, ukuxhuma imiphakathi, nokusekela impilo nempilo yethu.
Ingqungquthela yabezindaba yabanjwa ngoMashi 7, 2023, eSouth Prescott Park e-Oakland ukuze kuhlonishwe i-California Arbor Week kanye ne-Arbor Week, kanye nokwembula abawine i-2023 Arbor Week Youth Art Contest. Ngemva kwesithangami sabezindaba, ukutshalwa kwezihlahla kwe-Arbour Week bekusingathwe inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yamahlathi asemadolobheni asendaweni i-Common Vision nabanye ababambisene bomphakathi wase-Oakland.
“Sikholelwa ukuthi isihlahla akusona nje isihlahla, kodwa siwuphawu lwethemba, ukuqina, nomphakathi,” kuphawula uWanda Stewart, uMqondisi Omkhulu weCommon Vision. “Inhlangano yethu engenzi nzuzo kanye nozakwethu bomphakathi basebenza ngokuzikhandla ukuletha izindawo eziningi eziluhlaza eWest Oakland ngoba siyaqonda ukuthi indawo yasemadolobheni ephumelelayo incike empilweni nasenhlalakahleni yabahlali bakhona. Ngokutshala izihlahla nokugqugquzela ukutshalwa kwezihlahla emadolobheni, sakha ifa lokusimama nokulingana ukuze izizukulwane ezizayo zilijabulele.”
UCindy Blain, uMqondisi Omkhulu weCalifornia ReLeaf, uthe, “Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenzisana nabo bonke laba bantu abahle kakhulu ukuze sigubhe Iviki Le-California Arbor e-Oakland. Iviki Lokutshalwa Kwezihlahla liyisikhumbuzo saminyaka yonke sokumisa kancane futhi sibungaze amandla ezihlahla zethu zasemadolobheni kanye nemiphakathi ezikhulayo nezinakekelayo. Izihlahla ziyisixazululo esinamandla esisekelwe emvelweni ukulwa nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu futhi senza umehluko omkhulu ekuthuthukiseni impilo yomphakathi emadolobheni ethu - futhi lokho kufanele ukubungazwa!”
I-California ReLeaf, i-CAL FIRE, kanye ne-USFS ziyakwamukela ukusekelwa yi-Edison International kanye ne-Blue Shield yase-California kulokhu kuqashelwa okubalulekile kwenani lezihlahla. Kulo nyaka i-Edison International inikele ngomusa ka-$50,000 wezibonelelo zokutshala izihlahla ngeviki le-Arbor esifundeni sabo ukuze isize ukulwa nemicimbi yokushisa okudlulele eSouthern California. U-Edison kanye nezikhulu zezempilo zomphakathi ziyaqaphela ukuthi izehlakalo zokushisa ngokweqile zithinta kakhulu impilo yabantu nokuthi izihlahla zibalulekile
ukunciphisa umphumela wesiqhingi sokushisa sasemadolobheni.
"I-California ReLeaf inothando nobungcweti bokubhekana kahle nezinkinga ezibalulekile zezemvelo ezithinta imiphakathi yethu, futhi i-Edison International iyaziqhenya ngokuxhasa izibonelelo zokutshala izihlahla ze-Arbor Week unyaka wesihlanu ilandelana," kusho u-Alejandro Esparza, uMphathi Omkhulu weCorporate Philanthropy kanye Nokuhlanganyela Komphakathi eSouthern California Edison. “Kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke nokuqwashisa abantu futhi sibhekane nomthelela wokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke kanti i-Arbor Week isikhumbuza ukuthi sonke singenza okwengeziwe ukusiza.”
Kulo nyaka i-Blue Shield yase-California ixhasa i-California Arbor Week Youth Poster Contest ukusiza ukufundisa nokukhuthaza isizukulwane esilandelayo ngokubaluleka kokutshala nokuvikela amahlathi ethu asemadolobheni. Isiqubulo salo nyaka sithi “Izihlahla Zitshala Ikusasa Elipholile.” Umncintiswano wobuciko ukhuthaza izingane zesikole ezineminyaka engu-5-12 ukuthi zicabange ngokuthi izihlahla zingasiza kanjani ukwenza imiphakathi yethu ipholile futhi ibe nempilo. Kwamenyezelwa abawinile emqhudelwaneni, futhi umsebenzi wabo wobuciko wembulwa phakathi nesithangami sabezindaba.
"Izihlahla ziwukunakekelwa kwezempilo," kusho u-Antoinette Mayer, iPhini Likamongameli Wobuzwe Bebhizinisi eBlue Shield yaseCalifornia. “Isihlahla esiqinile sasemadolobheni sithuthukisa impilo yengqondo nengokomzimba, silwisane nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokungcola, futhi sisize omakhelwane bethu bakhe umphakathi. Kodwa imiphakathi yethu enganakiwe ivamise ukusala ngemuva. IBlue Shield yaseCalifornia iyaziqhenya ngokusebenzisana neCalifornia ReLeaf ukuxhasa umqhudelwano walo nyaka we-California Arbor Week Youth Artist Contest futhi ibandakanye intsha ekubeni amanxusa wezemvelo ukuze kwakheke ikusasa elilinganayo neliphilekayo kubo bonke abantu baseCalifornia.”
I-California Arbor Week inokusekelwa okuqhubekayo kwe-USFS kanye ne-CAL FIRE. Womabili ama-ejensi asekela ukutshalwa kwezihlahla zomphakathi ezindaweni zasemadolobheni e-California ngokusebenzisa imali yesibonelelo, imfundo, kanye nobuchwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe ngokuqhubekayo.
"I-Forest Service izinikele ekusimamiseni amahlathi anempilo, aqinile - kusukela ezindaweni zethu zasemadolobheni kuya emadolobheni ethu asemaphandleni," kuphawula iSekela likaHlathi lesiFunda uKara Chadwick. "Siyakwazisa ukusebenzisana okuningi kwalabo ababuthene ukukhumbula uSuku Lwezihlahla kanye nokusebenza kuso sonke iSifunda sethu ukutshala nokunakekela izihlahla ezisusa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni, ukuthuthukisa impilo nempilo yomphakathi, kanye nokukhulisa amahlathi amelana nesimo sezulu ezizukulwaneni ezizayo."
UWalter Passmore, we-CAL FIRE's State Urban Forester, uthe, "Izihlahla zasemadolobheni zaseCalifornia zinikeza indawo yokukhosela ekushiseni okukhulu, zihlanze umoya wethu, namanzi, futhi zithobe izingqondo nemizimba yethu. Izihlahla zisebenza nsuku zonke. I-Arbor Week iwumkhosi wazo zonke izihlahla ezisenzela zona kanye nesikhathi sokutshala noma ukunakekela izihlahla.”