I-California ReLeaf ibambe ingqungquthela yabezindaba ye-Arbor Week ngoLwesihlanu, Mashi 8, e-Compton Creek Natural Park nabalingani bethu, CAL UMLILO, USDA Isevisi Yezamahlathi, Edison International, IBlue Shield yaseCalifornia, I-LA Conservation Corps, kanye nabaholi bomphakathi baseCompton. Sicela ulande i Ukukhishwa Kwabezindaba Okuhlangene noma buka ividiyo egqamile engezansi ehlanganiswe ozakwethu e-LA Conservation Corps:
Ukukhishwa Kwabezindaba: Kokukhishwa Ngokushesha
Mashi 8, 2024
I-CAL FIRE kanye Nozakwethu Bagubha Iviki Le-California Arbor
Amalungu omphakathi ayakhuthazwa ukuthi aphume ayotshala izihlahla
ISacramento, eCalifornia – UMnyango Wezamahlathi Nokuvikelwa Komlilo wase-California (CAL FIRE), i-US Forest Service (USFS), kanye ne-California ReLeaf zamukela ukusekelwa noxhaso lwe-Edison International kanye neBlue Shield yase-California ukuze kugujwe Iviki Le-California Arbor, Mashi 7-14, 2024.
Kulo nyaka, i-Edison International inikele ngo-$50,000 ku-California ReLeaf ye-California Arbor Week Grants–uhlelo oluholwa umphakathi lwesibonelelo sokutshala izihlahla olunikezwa yi-California ReLeaf ngosekelo oluvela ku-CAL FIRE kanye ne-USFS. I-Blue Shield yase-California ixhase uMqhudelwano Wobuciko Wentsha Yesonto Le-Arbor, edidiyelwe yi-California ReLeaf ngokubambisana ne-CAL FIRE. Lolu xhaso lwezimali luzoya ngqo ekusekeleni izinhlelo zomphakathi zasemadolobheni zamahlathi kuwo wonke umbuso.
"Sijabule futhi sibonga ukusebenzisana nozakwethu abaningi kangaka ukugubha Iviki Lokutshala," kusho uCindy Blain, uMqondisi Omkhulu weCalifornia ReLeaf. “Kuyathokozisa ukubona ukuthi imiphakathi ihlangana kanjani ngeVeki Lokutshala Izihlahla nangale kwayo ukuze ibone ukubaluleka kwamahlathi ethu asemadolobheni futhi isebenzisane ukutshala nokunakekela izihlahla. Isonto Lokutshalwa Kwezihlahla liyisikhumbuzo esihle sendima enamandla izihlahla ezinayo ekwakheni ukumelana nesimo sezulu, ukuxhumana nomphakathi, kanye nokwenza ngcono impilo yomphakathi.”
Ukuze kuqalwe umgubho wezwe lonke we-California Arbor Week, ingqungquthela yabezindaba ibibanjelwe e-Compton Creek Natural Park, lapho kwamenyezelwa khona abawine imiklomelo ye-2024 Arbor Week Grant kanye ne-Youth Art Contest. Futhi, i-LA Conservation Corps, umamukeli weSibonelelo Seviki Lokutshalwa Kwezihlahla lango-2024, yagqamisa iphrojekthi yabo yokwenza uhlaza emadolobheni e-Compton Creek Natural Park futhi yahola umcimbi wokutshala izihlahla nabalingani bomphakathi.
"I-LA Conservation Corps ivule i-Compton Creek Natural Park ukuze ihlinzekele indawo yokushisa isikole esiseduze nemindeni esendaweni," kusho uWendy Butts, oyiChief Executive Officer ye-LA Conservation Corps. “Isonto Lokutshalwa Kwezihlahla liyithuba elihle lokuhlanganisa umphakathi wethu ukuze utshale izihlahla ezizomela izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.”
Ngoxhaso lwe-Edison International lwe-2024 Arbor Week Grant Program, i-California ReLeaf inikeze izibonelelo zokutshala izihlahla eziyi-11 kumaqembu angenzi nzuzo namaqembu omphakathi e-Southern California ukuze kuliwe nemicimbi yokushisa okudlulele. I-Edison International kanye nezikhulu zezempilo zomphakathi ziyaqaphela ukuthi izehlakalo zokushisa okudlulele ziba nomthelela omkhulu empilweni yabantu nokuthi izihlahla zibalulekile ekwehliseni umphumela wokushisa wasemadolobheni.
“I-California ReLeaf ihamba phambili ekudaleni iCalifornia eluhlaza nenempilo ngezinhlelo ezinomthelela, ukumela, nokuzibophezela ezihlahleni nasekubandakanyekeni komphakathi. I-Edison International iyaziqhenya ukuxhasa izibonelelo zokutshala izihlahla ze-Arbor Week unyaka wesithupha ilandelana,” kusho u-Alex Esparza, uMphathi Omkhulu weCorporate Philanthropy and Community Engagement for Southern California Edison. “Izihlahla zidlala indima ebalulekile ekudaleni imiphakathi enempilo ngokuhlanza umoya esiwuphefumulayo, ngokunikeza indawo yokuhlala izilwane zasendle, nokunakekela izindawo eziluhlaza lapho omakhelwane behlangana khona futhi baxhumane, kukhuthaze ukuphila kahle ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Kufanele siqhubeke nokuqwashisa ngomthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke nokuthi ukuhlanganyela kwethu ekutshaleni izihlahla kungenza umehluko.”
I-Blue Shield yase-California ixhase i-California Arbor Week Youth Poster Contest ukuze isize ukufundisa nokukhuthaza isizukulwane esilandelayo sompetha bezihlahla ngokubaluleka kokutshala nokuvikela amahlathi ethu asemadolobheni. Indikimba yalo nyaka ibithi “I ❤️ Izihlahla Ngoba…” Umncintiswano wobuciko waminyaka yonke ukhuthaza izingane zesikole ezineminyaka engu-5-12 ukuthi zicabange ngezindlela eziningi izihlahla ezizuzisa ngayo impilo yomphakathi. Kwamenyezelwa abawinile emqhudelwaneni, futhi umsebenzi wabo wobuciko wembulwa phakathi nesithangami sabezindaba.
“Asikwazi ukuba nabantu abaphile saka emhlabeni ongenampilo. Izinga lomoya elingenampilo lishayela abantu abaningi ukuthi bafune ukunakekelwa kunanini ngaphambili,” kusho uBaylis Beard, uMqondisi Wokusimama eBlue Shield yaseCalifornia. “Izihlahla ziwukunakekelwa kwempilo. Izihlahla zihlanza umoya wethu futhi zilwe nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, zipholise imigwaqo namadolobha ethu, zihlanganise abantu ndawonye, futhi zinikeze induduzo ekucindezelekeni. Ucwaningo lwethu lwakamuva lukazwelonke luveze ukuthi u-44% wentsha eyahlolwa inenkinga yokukhathazeka kwesimo sezulu. IBlue Shield yaseCalifornia iyaziqhenya ngokweseka umqhudelwano we-California Arbor Week Youth Artist kanye nemizamo yokuhlomisa intsha yethu ukuze ithathe izinyathelo eziphusile zokubhekana nenkinga yesimo sezulu.”
I-California Arbor Week inokusekelwa okuqhubekayo kwe-USDA Forest Service kanye ne-CAL FIRE. Womabili ama-ejensi asekela ukutshalwa kwezihlahla zomphakathi ezindaweni zasemadolobheni e-California ngokusebenzisa imali yesibonelelo, imfundo, kanye nobuchwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe ngokuqhubekayo.
“Ngonyaka odlule, i-Forest Service yamemezela umklomelo wezigidi ezingu-$43.2 esifundazweni saseCalifornia kanye namaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-102.87 emadolobheni, izifunda, izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo, nezikole ukuze zisekele amahlathi ethu asemadolobheni nasemphakathini kanye nabantu—uxhaso olwenziwe lwaba nokwenzeka yi-Inflation Reduction Act. ,” kusho u-Miranda Hutten, uMphathi Wohlelo Lwezamahlathi E-Urban and Community Forestry we-Pacific Southwest Region ye-Forest Service. “Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali okuyingqophamlando kuqhakambisa ukubaluleka kwamahlathi asemadolobheni ukwakha ukulingana, ukusekela impilo yomphakathi, ukukhulisa ukumelana nesimo sezulu, nokuxhumanisa imiphakathi. Kulo mgubho Weviki Lokutshala Izihlahla, sifuna ukubonga ababambisene nabo abeseka lo mbono kanye nabantu abahlaza izindawo esihlala kuzo esifundeni sonke.”
"Izihlahla zasemadolobheni zaseCalifornia zinikeza umthunzi ekushiseni, zihlanze umoya wethu namanzi, futhi zikhuthaze inhlalakahle," kusho i-CAL FIRE State Urban Forester, uWalter Passmore. “Isonto Lokutshalwa Kwezihlahla ligubha izinzuzo zabo futhi likhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezihlahla nokunakekelwa ukuze wonke umuntu akwazi ukuthola izinsiza zabo ezibalulekile.”
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