“Uhlangana nabantu abamangalisayo—abanezinhliziyo ezinhle—abatshala izihlahla,” kusho uDavid Wilkinson, umsunguli nomongameli webhodi le-Woodland Tree Foundation.
Izingane zendawo zisiza ukutshala isihlahla ngoSuku Lokutshala.
Phakathi neminyaka eyi-10 yokusebenza, isisekelo sitshale izihlahla ezingaphezu kuka-2,100 kule Tree City USA enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeSacramento. UWilkinson ungumbhali wezomlando futhi uthi iWoodland yathola igama layo ngoba ikhule iphuma ehlathini le-oki. UWilkinson kanye nesisekelo bafuna ukulondoloza lelo gugu.
Iqembu lamavolontiya wonke lisebenzisana nedolobha ukutshala izihlahla phakathi nedolobha futhi esikhundleni sezihlahla ezigugile. Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, cishe zazingekho izihlahla endaweni yedolobha. Ngo-1990, idolobha latshala izihlahla ezintathu noma ezine. Kusukela ngo-2000, ngenkathi kwakhiwa i-Woodland Tree Foundation, bebelokhu bengeza izihlahla.
Izimpande Ekuvikelweni Kwesihlahla
Nakuba idolobha nesisekelo zisebenza ngokubambisana namuhla, isisekelo empeleni sakhula ekumangaleleni idolobha mayelana nomsebenzi wokunweba umgwaqo owawuzocekela phansi umugqa wezihlahla zomnqumo ezineminyaka eyi-100 ubudala. U-Wilkinson wayesekhomishini yezihlahla zedolobha. Yena nethimba lezakhamizi bamangalele idolobha ukuze kumiswe ukususwa.
Bagcina behleli ngaphandle kwenkantolo, umuzi wavuma ukugudluza iminqumo. Ngeshwa, abazange banakekelwe ngendlela efanele futhi bashona.
“Okuhle wukuthi lesi sigameko sigqugquzele mina neqembu labantu ukuthi sakhe isisekelo sesihlahla esingenzi nzuzo,” kusho uWilkinson. "Emva konyaka sathola ngempumelelo imali yethu yokuqala eMnyangweni Wezamahlathi waseCalifornia."
Ngenxa yokuncishiswa kwesabelomali, idolobha manje selikhuthaza isisekelo ukuthi sithwale umthwalo wemfanelo owengeziwe.
"Esikhathini esedlule, idolobha lenze izixwayiso eziningi zokumaka kanye nezinkonzo zezintambo ezingaphansi komhlaba nezisetshenziswayo," kusho u-Wes Schroeder, isazi sezihlahla zedolobha. "Lokho kudla isikhathi kakhulu, futhi sisiza isigaba sesisekelo esikhona."
Lapho izihlahla ezindala zidinga ukushintshwa, idolobha ligaya iziphunzi bese lengeza inhlabathi entsha. Bese unikeza izindawo isisekelo esikhundleni izihlahla.
“Mhlawumbe besingenza ukutshala okuncane kakhulu ngaphandle kwesisekelo,” kusho uSchroeder.
Ukusebenza Nemiphakathi Engomakhelwane
- Amavolontiya ngokuziqhenya ame eduze kwesihlahla sika-2,000 esitshalwe yi-WTF.
Isisekelo siphinde sithole usizo oluningi emaqenjini ezihlahla avela emadolobheni amabili angomakhelwane, i-Sacramento Tree Foundation kanye ne-Tree Davis. Ngo-Okthoba noNovemba, lezi zinhlangano ezimbili zathola izibonelelo futhi zakhetha ukusebenzisana ne-Woodland Tree Foundation ukutshala izihlahla e-Woodland.
“Ngethemba ukuthi bazoba ngabaholi bamaqembu emadolobheni ethu uma sitshala,” kusho uKeren Costanzo, umqondisi omusha we-Tree Davis. "Sizama ukukhulisa ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezinhlangano futhi sihlanganise izinsiza zethu."
I-Woodland Tree Foundation nayo isebenzisana ne-Tree Davis ukutshala izihlahla eduze komgwaqo onguthelawayeka ongu-113 ohlanganisa amadolobha amabili.
“Sithathe amakhilomitha ayisikhombisa emgwaqweni onguthelawayeka,” kusho uWilkinson. “Yaqedwa eminyakeni engu-15 edlule futhi yayinezihlahla ezimbalwa kakhulu.”
Isisekelo sesineminyaka eyisishiyagalombili sitshala lapho, sisebenzisa kakhulu ama-oki nama-redbuds nama-pistache.
“Umuthi uDavis wawutshala ekugcineni, futhi basifundisa ukuthi kwenziwa kanjani ekugcineni, ukuthi singatshala kanjani izithombo ezivela kuma-acorns kanye nembewu yebhakhini,” kusho uWilkinson.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2011 amaqembu amabili azohlangana ukuze atshale izihlahla phakathi kwamadolobha amabili.
“Eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo, cishe sizoba nezihlahla emhubheni. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoba kuhle kakhulu njengoba iminyaka ihamba.”
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi amadolobha amabili aqale ahlela ukuhlanganisa amadolobha awo nezihlahla emuva ngo-1903, ngokusho kukaWilkinson. Iklabhu yomphakathi yabesifazane e-Woodland, ekuphenduleni Usuku Lokutshala Izihlahla, yahlanganyela neqembu elifanayo e-Davis ukutshala izihlahla zesundu.
Izihlahla zesundu zaziwulaka. Ihhovisi lezokuvakasha laseCalifornia lalifuna ukwakha umuzwa wezindawo ezishisayo ukuze abantu basempumalanga bakujabulele ukuphuma baye eCalifornia.”
Lo msebenzi wabhuntsha, kodwa le ndawo isenezihlahla zesundu ezatshalwa ngaleso sikhathi.
Amavolontiya e-Woodland Tree Foundation atshala izihlahla edolobheni laseWoodland.
Impumelelo Yezinsuku Zanamuhla
I-Woodland Tree Foundation ithole izibonelelo ezivela e-California ReLeaf, uMnyango Wezamahlathi Nokuvikelwa Komlilo wase-California kanye ne-PG&E (yakamuva ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izihlahla ezifanele zitshalwa ngaphansi kwezintambo zikagesi). Isisekelo sinohlu lwamavolontiya angama-40 noma angama-50 asiza ngokutshala kathathu noma kane ngonyaka, ikakhulukazi ekwindla nangoSuku Lokutshala. Abafundi abavela e-UC Davis kanye nezinhloli zabafana namantombazane ziye zasiza.
Muva nje owesifazane wasedolobheni onesikhwama somndeni esiza abantulayo uthinte i-foundation. Uhlatshwe umxhwele irekhodi le-foundation kanye nomoya wokuzithandela.
“Unentshisekelo yokwenza iWoodland ibe idolobha elihamba kalula, elinomthunzi,” kusho uWilkinson. “Usinikeze isipho esikhulu sokukhokhela isu leminyaka emithathu nezimali zokuqasha umxhumanisi wethu wokuqala okhokhelwa itoho. Lokhu kuzokwenza ukuthi iWoodland Tree Foundation ifinyelele ekujuleni komphakathi.”
UWilkinson ukholelwa isisekelo
n ushiya ifa elimangalisayo lesihlahla.
“Iningi lethu linomuzwa wokuthi esikwenzayo kukhethekile. Izihlahla zidinga ukunakekelwa, futhi sizishiyela isizukulwane esilandelayo kangcono.”
I-Woodland Tree Foundation
Amalungu omphakathi ayahlangana ukuze asize ukutshala izihlahla.
Kwasungulwa unyaka: 2000
Inethiwekhi Ehlanganisiwe: 2004
Amalungu eBhodi: 14
Staff: Akukho
Amaphrojekthi afaka
: Idolobha kanye nokunye okutshalwe emigwaqweni okugcwele nokuniselwayo, umcimbi woSuku lwe-Arbor, nokutshalwa ngaku-Highway 113
Iwebhusayithi: http://groups.dcn.org/wtf