The I-National Association of State Park Directors (i-NASPD) uqoke ithimba elisha lobuholi elizosiza ukuhola inhlangano iye phambili.
Umqondisi we-Arkansas State Parks uGrady Spann ungumongameli omusha we-NASPD, kanti uMqondisi weMinnesota Parks kanye no-Trails Division u-Erika Rivers usebenza njengephini likamongameli kanti uLisa Sumption, umqondisi we-Oregon Parks and Recreation, uzoqala isikhathi sakhe njengonobhala.
I-NASPD yakhiwe ngabaqondisi bepaki lombuso kuzo zonke izifunda ezingama-50. Kunamapaki ombuso angaphezu kwezi-10,200 ahlanganisa amahektare angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-18.5. Abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-740 bavakashela amapaki wombuso waseMelika minyaka yonke, nokwakha umthelela wezomnotho minyaka yonke emiphakathini yendawo engaphezulu kwama- $ 20 billion.
USpann uneminyaka engama-27 esebenza e-Arkansas State Parks, esebenze njengomqondisi wayo kusukela ngo-2016. Ngemuva kokuthola iziqu zakhe ekuphathweni kwamapaki e-Henderson State University ngo-1984, usebenze iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye e-US Army njengomphathi wezobunhloli kanye nobuphoyisa .
"Ukuba ngumongameli weNASPD ngalesi sikhathi, lapho abantu abaningi bethola amapaki ombuso, kuyakhuthaza impela," kusho uSpann. "Izivakashi eziyizigidi zivakashela amapaki ezwe lakithi nsuku zonke ukuyozithokozisa ngaphandle okuthinta izinga lempilo yabo bonke abantu baseMelika."
USpann ubize ukushaywa kwakamuva kweGreat American Outdoors Act njengokufeza okuthe xaxa kwezokungcebeleka kwangaphandle. Umthetho omusha uzohlinzeka ngemali eyengeziwe eyizigidigidi ezingama-9.5 zamaRandi eziqiwini zikazwelonke, izindawo zokulondolozwa kwezilwane zasendle namahlathi ezizosiza namapaki ombuso ezweni lonke.
"IGreat American Outdoors Act ukuzibophezela okubaluleke kakhulu esikhathini esingaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka ukuvikela izinsiza zemvelo, amasiko nezokungcebeleka ezibaluleke kakhulu ezweni lethu ukuze kuzuze lesi sizukulwane nesizukulwane esizayo," kusho uSpann.
I-Rivers isebenze njengomqondisi we-Parks and Trails Division yaseMinnesota kusukela ngo-2014 futhi yasiza ekuthuthukiseni uhlelo oluyinhloko lwepaki yombuso entsha kunazo zonke, iLake Vermillion State Park. Uphethe i-Ph.D. kuConservation Biology evela eNyuvesi yaseMinnesota.
USumption waqokwa njengomqondisi woMnyango Wezindawo Zokuzijabulisa kanye Nezokungcebeleka e-Oregon ngo-2014, waba ngowesifazane wokuqala ukuba kuleyo ndima.
"Sinenhlanhla yokuba nabaholi abanamandla futhi abanesipiliyoni abanikeza umhlahlandlela wamasu ku-NASPD," kusho uLewis Ledford, umqondisi omkhulu weNASPD. "UGrady, u-Erika noLisa bayahlonishwa phakathi kontanga yabo futhi bazosiza ukukhulisa igama lenhlangano yethu nokubaluleka kwamapaki ombuso ezimpilweni zaseMelika."
