Ngesonto lokugcina likaMeyi, Umqondisi Omkhulu Osabambile u-Amelia Oliver waya e-San Francisco Bay Area ukuze aqale ukuhlela umcimbi ojabulisayo futhi ahlangane namalungu amanje e-ReLeaf Network. Lapha, wabelana ngeminye imininingwane yohambo lwakhe.
[sws_blue_box ]Okokuqala yima - I-Pioneer Park, i-Mountain View.
Ngijabulela ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe kwaleli jewel elisedolobheni elivela kumalungu ebhodi le-Mountain View Trees. Nakuba ngakhulela kule ndawo, ngangingakaze ngilibone leli paki. Igcwele iqoqo elihlukahlukene lezinhlobo ezizungeze ama-oki amaningana amakhulu asesigodini. Ngihlela ukubuya ekwindla lapho lezi zihlahla zama-cherry seziqhakaza. [/sws_blue_box]
[sws_blue_box ]Isitobhi esilandelayo - Ihlathi Lethu Ledolobha, iSan Jose (isaziso se-spoiler).
Umqondisi Omkhulu Wehlathi Ledolobha lethu, u-Rhonda Berry, nami sichithe ngoLwesibili ntambama sihlela i-California ReLeaf 25th Anniversary Reunion. Lapho ngiqala ukusebenza emahlathini asemadolobheni ngo-1995, ngangivame ukuzizwa ngingenakukhuluma futhi ngithuthumela ngenxa yemisebenzi kaRhonda kanye nalokho okwafezwa i-Our City Forest. Ngijabulele ukusebenza naye ekuhleleni lo mgubho (Okthoba 11) futhi ngiyawubonga umusa wakhe wokusingatha abangani bethu bakwaReLeaf. Okugqamile ntambama kwakuwukubuka uRhonda edansa nopholi wakhe. [/sws_blue_box]
[sws_blue_box ]NgoLwesithathu - Canopy, Palo Alto.
Ngigqamile futhi ngisheshe ngiqonde endlunkulu yeCanopy ePalo Alto. Ngiyakwazi ukuhlangana no-Canopy ED Catherine Martineau mayelana nebhizinisi le-ReLeaf - njengoba uCatherine enguMgcinimafa webhodi leReLeaf. Lapho u-Catherine kufanele aphume aye komunye umhlangano, ngiyakwazi ukufunda nge-Canopy kuMqondisi Wohlelo u-Natalia, onothando oluthelelanayo lwe-arboriculture (uhlobo lwami lwe-gal). Kuyathakazelisa ukwazi ukuthi ulwazi lukaNatalia lwezokulima lwaqala lapho esebenza ngabakwa-Americorps e-Our City Forest. Sicela ufisele uNatalia okuhle kodwa njengoba efundela ukuhlolwa kwesitifiketi se-arborist kuleli hlobo. [/sws_blue_box]
[sws_blue_box ]Isidlo sasemini e-Pleasanton.
Bengingake ngavakashela kanjani leli dolobha elihle?! Kuthathe isimemo sesidlo sasemini esimnandi komunye wabantu engibathandayo (kanye nomongameli webhodi leReLeaf ozayo) uJim Clark ukuze angibonise iqiniso. Kodwa uJim ayengakwazi ukuthi ngafika ngavakashela ihhovisi le-HortScience kanye nethuba lokuvakasha no-Nelda Matheny – ebukeka enomdlandla ehhovisi lakhe eliluhlaza. Ngethemba ukuthi amandla athile obuchopho bezisebenzi ze-HortScience azongicisha. [/sws_blue_box]
[sws_blue_box ]Isitobhi sokugcina - Markum Arboretum, Concord.
Umamukeli wesibonelelo esincane sakamuva se-ReLeaf Arbor Week, i-Markum Arboretum isivele ivuse ilukuluku lami. Ngiwuthandile umdlandla nombono wabo ongaboni njengoba leli qembu lamavolontiya lisebenza ngephrojekthi yalo yokuqala yesibonelelo sikahulumeni sokutshala izihlahla. Hawu - yeka indawo emangalisa! Ngihola ezingxenyeni zale City Park engamahektha angu-17 ngumongameli webhodi u-Arti Kirch. Besilokhu sixhumana ngocingo nange-imeyili ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule futhi kuhle ukuthi ekugcineni sihlangane. Ngihlela ukubuyisela umndeni wami kule Arboretum futhi ngizogxisha umyeni wami ongumhlathi ngazo zonke izibonelo ezikhula ngenjabulo kule ndawo engcwele ye-Concord. [/sws_blue_box]
