I-National Park Week ngumcimbi wonyaka ogujwa yiMelika National Park Service njengendlela yokukhumbuza abaseMelika nabakwamanye amazwe amathuba amanga amapaki ahlinzeka ngawo. Ngokuqondene nezimo zangaphandle nokubaluleka komlando, lezi zindawo ziphakathi kwezinto ezinhle kakhulu ezinikezwa yi-US, yingakho i-NPS ihamba ngobude ukugubha lezi zindawo njalo ngonyaka.
Iviki elijwayelekile leZwelonke lePhalamende liye kwenzeka ngesikhathi esithile ngo-Ephreli unyaka nonyaka, futhi eziningi zezindawo zokupaka ezithatha imicimbi ekhethekile ukusiza ukugubha amazwe omphakathi kanye nezikhala zasendle eziqukethe imingcele yepaki. Njengoba lesi sigameko sibheke ngaphambi kokugijimela okukhulu kwehlobo, ama-parks amaningi aqinisile futhi afinyeleleke kakhulu kunokuba abe phakathi kweSikhumbuzo nosuku lomsebenzi, lapho ukuphumula komndeni kuvame ukuletha inani elikhulu labantu. Lokhu kwenza i-Park Week ibe yisikhathi esikhulu sokuvakashela, nakuba uqiniseke ukuthi uhlola izibuyekezo ekuvinjweni okungenzeka, njengoba izinyoka zasentwasahlobo zingenza amanye amapaki kube nzima nakakhulu ukufika.
Ezinye zezenzakalo ezithandwayo kakhulu ezenzeka kulo lonke leliviki zibandakanya iPark Rx Day, egcizelela izinzuzo zezempilo zokuchitha isikhathi emvelweni. I-Junior Ranger Day inikeza izivakashi ezincane amathuba okuthola ibheji ekhethekile ngokubamba iqhaza eminye imisebenzi emnandi nemfundo futhi.
Futhi, i-National Park Week ibuye ibuye ihlangane noMhlaba weMhlaba, okunye umcimbi waminyaka yonke okuhloswe ukuba usikhumbuze ukunakekela iplanethi yethu nokuvikela noma ukwehla kwemithombo yemvelo. I-National Parks impela iwuphawu lwalo mzamo wokulondoloza, njengoba lezi zindawo eziyisimangaliso nezokuhle zibeke eceleni futhi zivikelwe ukuze wonke umuntu azijabulele, kuhlanganise nezizukulwane zabahambi abazofika.
Yiqiniso, enye yezimpawu zeSonto Likazwelonke LamaPhakethe wukuthi izimali zokungena kwepaki ngayinye zikhishwa isikhathi esithile somcimbi Okusho ukuthi noma ubani ovakashela elinye lamapaki ngaleso sikhathi angathola ukufinyelela ngaphandle kokukhokha amazinga avamile . Lokho kungafaka kuze kube nokugcinwa okukhulu kwabahambi kuye ngokuthi yiziphi amapaki abavakashela ngaleso sikhathi. Kubalulekile ukukhomba ukuthi lesi akusona isikhathi kuphela sonyaka lapho ukungena mahhala kungenzeka. Ungathola ukuthi i-Park Service ilahlekisa yini imali kwezinye izinsuku ngokuchofoza lapha.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-100 amadoda nabesifazane be-NPS bebebenzima kanzima ukuvikela kanye nokulondoloza la mazwe, kodwa ukuwakhuthaza emphakathini kanye. Ukugwema inani labavakashi kule minyaka embalwa edlule, baye baphumelela kakhulu kulowo msebenzi. Ngenkathi lezo zinombolo ezikhulayo zihlezi kahle ngoba i-American ibheka ukubhekana nezindawo zehlane eqinisweni, ziletha nezinselele ezinkulu zePark Service. Ukubhekana nezixuku ezinkulu kungabeka ingqalasizinda kanye nezinsiza, yingakho amapaki amaningi ahlale efuna izisebenzi zokuzithandela ukusiza ukwakha imigwaqo, ukulungisa, nokugcina imvelo ihlanzekile.
Konke okukhulunywe ngakho, kunezinhlangano ezingu-411 ezakha uhlelo lwe-US National Park, kanti ezingu-59 zazo zikhethwa empeleni njengamapaki, kanti ezinye ziwela ezigabeni ezihlanganisa izikhumbuzo zesizwe, ezokuvikela, kanye nezindawo zomlando zomlando. Kulabo, cishe inkokhelo yesithathu imali yokungena kulo lonke unyaka, nakuba ngamunye wabo evumela ukungena mahhala phakathi neviki likazwelonke lePaki nezinye izikhathi kulo nyaka.
Ukwengeza, ngo-2015 ukuphathwa kuka-Obama kwamemezela i-Every Kid emgodini wePark, ovumela wonke ama-graders angu-4 nemindeni yabo-ukungena emapaki mahhala nganoma isiphi isikhathi. Izingane zidinga ukufaka isicelo semvume ngaphambi kokuba zihambe, kepha enye indlela yokuvumela abantu ukuba bazwe lezizindawo ezinhle ngaphandle kokukhokha imali yokungena.
Ngami, i-National Parks ibilokhu ihamba phambili izindawo ezinhle zokuhamba.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna ubuhle bemvelo emahlathini, ama-wildlife ama-wild encounter, noma amathuba okuphuma ngaphandle, kunzima ezindaweni eziphakeme njenge-Yellowstone, i-Yosemite, noma i-Grand Canyon. Uma ungazange uzibonele lezo zindawo okwamanje, kufanele uzibeke ohlwini lwakho lwamabhakede. Futhi uma uke ukhona lapho ngaphambili, mhlawumbe mhlawumbe isikhathi sakho sokucabangela ukubuyela emuva. Noma iyiphi indlela, ngeke ulizisole.